Slinker
From Tolkien Gateway
Slinker was a name given to Gollum by Samwise Gamgee. He originally used Slinker to refer to Gollum's slinking around before they had captured him.[1] He then came to use Slinker and Stinker to refer to the two contrasting sides of Gollum's personality,[2] caused by possession of the One Ring for so long.[3] Slinker was the fawning, desperate to please, "Sméagol" side and Stinker was the plotting and sinister "Gollum" side of him.[2] When he first came into the service of Frodo Baggins his Slinker side was more prominent but the closer they got to the Black Gate the more the Stinker side started to take over and Slinker became more like Stinker.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Taming of Sméagol", p. 604
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Black Gate is Closed", p. 638
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Shadow of the Past", pp. 53-5
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Stairs of Cirith Ungol", p. 714