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| caption=Déagol from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''
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| death=c. [[Third Age 2463|T.A. 2463]]<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>
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'''Déagol''', was the [[Stoors|Stoor]] [[Hobbit]] who had found [[the One Ring]] while diving in the [[Gladden]] river (a tributary to the [[Anduin]]) with his friend [[Sméagol]] (and "evidently a relative", as told by J.R.R. Tolkien in <i>Letters</i> #214, p. 292). Sméagol (later known as [[Gollum]]) demanded the ring and murdered Déagol when he refused to give it to him.
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'''Déagol''', was the [[Stoors|Stoor]] [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] who had found [[the One Ring]] while diving in the [[Gladden River|Gladden]] river (a tributary to the [[Anduin]]) with his friend and relative [[Sméagol]].<ref>{{L|214}} p. 292</ref> Sméagol (later known as [[Gollum]]) demanded the ring and murdered Déagol when he refused to give it to him.<ref>{{FR|I2}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Déagol is an [[Old English]] translation of the "original" [[Westron]] name '[[Nahald]]'. Both names carry the meaning "apt to hide, secretive".
''Déagol'' is an [[Old English]] translation of the "original" [[Westron]] name '[[Nahald]]'.<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref> Both names carry the meaning "apt to hide, secretive".


==Adaptations==
==Adaptations==
In [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]], Déagol is played by [[New Zealand]] actor [[Thomas Robins]].
'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Déagol is played by [[New Zealand]] actor [[Thomas Robins]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992718/bio|articlename=Biography for Thomas Robins|dated=|website=[http://www.imdb.com/ IMDB]|accessed=30 January 2012}}</ref>


==References==
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# ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Shadow of the Past]]''
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# [[Appendix B]]
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# <i>[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]</i>, Letter 214, p. 292
| died=c. {{TA|2463}}
 
}}
{{sequence|prev=[[Isildur]], c. 2461 years earlier|next=[[Gollum|Sméagol]]|list=[[Ring-bearer]]<br>briefly, <code>III</code> c. 2463}}
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| pvac=Vacant
[[Category:Hobbits]]
| prev=Last held by:<br/>[[Isildur]], c. 2461 years earlier
| list=[[Ring-bearers|Ring-bearer]]
| dates=briefly, c. {{TA|2463}}
| next=[[Gollum|Sméagol]]
}}
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Revision as of 10:09, 18 September 2015

Déagol
Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King - Déagol.jpg
Déagol from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Biographical Information
LocationNear Gladden Fields
Birthc. T.A. 2400-2450[source?]
Deathc. T.A. 2463[1]
Gladden Fields
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Déagol

Déagol, was the Stoor Hobbit who had found the One Ring while diving in the Gladden river (a tributary to the Anduin) with his friend and relative Sméagol.[2] Sméagol (later known as Gollum) demanded the ring and murdered Déagol when he refused to give it to him.[3]

Etymology

Déagol is an Old English translation of the "original" Westron name 'Nahald'.[4] Both names carry the meaning "apt to hide, secretive".

Adaptations

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:

Déagol is played by New Zealand actor Thomas Robins.[5]
Déagol
Died: c. T.A. 2463
Vacant
Last held by:
Isildur, c. 2461 years earlier
Ring-bearer
briefly, c. T.A. 2463
Followed by:
Sméagol


References