![]() ![]() Nothing suggests that he has invented it himself and the text clearly says that he “said” it. The origin of the song is not completely clear: One might argue that it is derived from a similar poem spoken by Bilbo at the end of The Hobbit. It is sung by Bilbo when leaving the Shire after the “long-expected party” and, with textual alterations, sung repeatedly later by Frodo. Rather,įrodo and Sam both make it to Shelob's Lair together, where Gollum finally reveals what he was attempting to do.The Old Walking Song, the very first song to be encountered by the reader in The Lord of the Rings, is without doubt the most well-known song from the book, primarily because of it being the first one and thus the most likely to still get read. To that point, it's worth noting that in the book, Frodo trusts Gollum as much as Sam does, and does not rebuke Sam for being mean to Gollum or turn him away, leaving Sam to fend for himself, when Sam overhears Gollum's plan. The movie, of course, changed that motivation likely to make Gollum seem more likable. If he wasn't convinced Frodo had it, or he wasn't aware anyone was around, his default state is resentment merely because someone else has the Ring and he does not. He only cares so much as he is the current holder of the Ring. The movie replaces this scene with one where lovable Gollum is playing in the pool and singing without a care in the world, but the mean men brutally capture him.īut Gollum doesn't care at all about, and has no crisis of conscience regarding Frodo. Presently out of the darkness Gollum came crawling on all fours, like an erring dog called to heel. I shall take Precious, and I shall say: make him swallow bones and choke. Immediately, Gollum changes his tune when he knows someone's listening, but even now he doesn't listen to Frodo, until: Leaves poor Sméagol and goes with new friends. Come quickly, if you wish to escape death. Men will kill you, if they find you here. ![]() Shortly after this, Frodo attempts to get Gollum to go with him, but Gollum will not at first: He's annoyed that the Hobbits left him only insofar as they took Precious with them. Shown here, Gollum isn't weighing Precious against his friends, the Hobbits. He wished it would stop, and that he never need hear that voice again. Frodo shivered, listening with pity and disgust. So it went on, almost as unceasing as the waterfall, only interrupted by a faint noise of slavering and gurgling. ![]() Nasty Men, they'll take it, they'll steal my Precious. Gone and left us, gollum and Precious is gone. White Face has vanished, my precious, at last yes. The second occurrs several chapters later in "The Forbidden Pool" when Anborn and Frodo attempt to capture Gollum:įissh, nice fissh. Where are they with my precious? Curse them! We hates them." The thieves, the thieves, the filthy little thieves. "Where iss it, where iss it: my precious, my precious? It's ours, it is, and we wants it. He was getting lower now and the hisses became sharper and clearer. The first one occurs in "The Taming of Sméagol" when Frodo and Sam realize it's Gollum who's been following them through the Dead Marshes, and just before Gollum realizes he's been made: The two component monologues come from two completely different scenes. Instead, parts of this monologue are an amalgam of a couple of Gollum monologues in the book, and other parts-like the "leave now and never come back" part-is made up specifically for the adaptation. ![]() The implication, given later scenes, is that Gollum does have a legitimate crisis of, and change in conscience while he's helping Frodo and Sam.īut in the book, that's not that case and this monologue never happens as it is. This occurs shortly after Sam and Frodo find Gollum, during a random night on the Marshes. ( dances around, happily) Gone, gone, gone! Smeagol is free! we told him to go away! And away he goes, preciousss. ( Smeagol pants and looks around for Gollum) We. ( fiercely) Where would you be without me? Gollum, Gollum. ( cries, whispering) I hate you, I hate you. First, the full monologue, courtesy of Nilmandra of the Council of Elrond forums and reformatted by : ![]()
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