The VFX crew was headed by Adam Thomas while Maciej Kuciara supervised the Digital Matte works. Alban Kasikci, Brett Frame, Daren Horley, Dennis Fraser, Corey Butler, Guillaume Benamout, Ismail Kemal Ciftcioglu, Joe Kormendi, Hesam Bani-Eghbal, Kaustav Sinha, Michael James, Nick Marshall, Tiberius Viris and Vladimir Teneslav were Matte Painters. With almost 160 people down the crew list the film crew had 60 on visual effects shots for the film over the internet.
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The Hunt for Gollum
The Hunt for Gollum | VFX
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arwen's dad in lord of the rings
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Her father was Elrond half-elven, a descendant of the Man Tuor.
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what is an elven?
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who created the aforementioned character?
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J. R. R. Tolkien
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are there any other names of the character?
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is the character referred in any literature?
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Yes, in "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen".
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what kind of literary work is it?
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The tale is set in the Third and Fourth Ages of fictional universe.
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is it a novel?
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It is a story within the Appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings".
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what is the story about?
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It narrates the love of the mortal Man Aragorn and the immortal Elf-maiden Arwen, telling the story of their first meeting, their eventual betrothal and marriage, and the circumstances of their deaths.
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who is the mortal man?
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Aragorn is a fictional character who was a Ranger of the North, first introduced with the name Strider and later revealed to be the heir of Isildur, King of Gondor. He was a confidant of Gandalf and part of the quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron.
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"Trotter" "Strider" “Padathir” and "Du-finnion” to name a few.
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The film is set in Middle-earth, when the wizard Gandalf the Grey fears that Gollum may reveal information about the One Ring to Sauron. Gandalf sends ranger Aragorn on a quest to find Gollum.
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Adam Thomas
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The VFX crew was headed by Adam Thomas while Maciej Kuciara supervised the Digital Matte works. Alban Kasikci, Brett Frame, Daren Horley, Dennis Fraser, Corey Butler, Guillaume Benamout, Ismail Kemal Ciftcioglu, Joe Kormendi, Hesam Bani-Eghbal, Kaustav Sinha, Michael James, Nick Marshall, Tiberius Viris and Vladimir Teneslav were Matte Painters. With almost 160 people down the crew list the film crew had 60 on visual effects shots for the film over the internet.
The Hunt for Gollum | VFX
The Hunt for Gollum is a 2009 British fantasy fan film based on the appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". The film is set in Middle-earth, when the wizard Gandalf the Grey fears that Gollum may reveal information about the One Ring to Sauron. Gandalf sends ranger Aragorn on a quest to find Gollum. Filming took place in North Wales, Epping Forest, and Hampstead Heath. The film was shot in high definition video, with a budget of £3,000 (US$5,000). The production is completely unofficial and unauthorized, though Bouchard said he had "reached an understanding" with Tolkien Enterprises in 2009.
The Hunt for Gollum | Introduction
Gandalf explains his concerns about Gollum's knowledge of the Ring falling into enemy hands, and asks Aragorn to find the creature with his tracking skills. After initially having little luck, Aragorn crosses paths with a fellow ranger and distant kinsman named Arithir (Arin Alldridge), a Ranger of the North, who reports hearing rumours about a creature that has been stealing fish from open windows in local villages; the movie cuts to a scene of Gollum doing just that, and eating his ill-gotten gain atop the roof. Aragorn and Arithir part ways, and Aragorn encounters and kills a pair of orc scouts in the forest.
The Hunt for Gollum | Plot
It is unclear whether the production violates the rights held by the Tolkien Estate and New Line films. Fred von Lohmann, director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, told National Public Radio that the high quality of the film and its global reach via the internet could potentially create legal issues.
The Hunt for Gollum | Legal issues
Gollum is a character in British writer J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth. Gollum may also refer to:
Gollum (disambiguation) | Introduction
He also wants to question Gollum, who had borne the ring for many years. Gandalf searches long and hard for Gollum, and often has the assistance of Aragorn. Aragorn eventually succeeds in finding Gollum. Gandalf questions Gollum, threatening him with fire when he proves unwilling to speak. Gandalf learns that Sauron has forced Gollum under torture in Barad-dûr to tell what he knows of the ring. This reinforces Gandalf's growing suspicion that Bilbo's ring is the One Ring.
Gandalf | Gandalf the Grey
He soon locates Gollum by a fish pond afterwards and captures the creature in a snare trap. Having secured the whining and protesting Gollum inside a sack, Aragorn sets out for Mirkwood. On the way, he briefly spots one of the nine Ringwraiths in the woods, but avoids it. Later that same day, he is attacked by an orc squad and defeats them, but is hit by a poison dart which takes effect after he dispatches his last attacker. He collapses beside a patch of Athelas flowers and has a vision of Arwen (Rita Ramnani) in Rivendell.
The Hunt for Gollum | Plot
Gollumjapyx smeagol is a species of dipluran, named after Gollum, a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. It was first discovered in caves in the Spanish province of Castellón
Gollumjapyx | Introduction
I was fooled the first time I saw it. ... the special effects in the trailer are flawless." A writer for the film website Rotten Tomatoes said, "the trailers suggest it'll be better than "Eragon" ... or "Krull"". The Tolkien scholar Robin Anne Reid wrote that "The consensus seems to be that the film is atypical of fan productions because of its professional production values" and calls it a "hybrid fan/pro film".
The Hunt for Gollum | Critical response
The film is set during the timespan of "The Fellowship of the Ring". It takes place 17 years after Bilbo Baggins's 111th birthday party and just before Frodo Baggins leaves the Shire for Rivendell (an interval which was not outlined in the ). The wizard Gandalf fears that Gollum may reveal information about the One Ring to the Dark Lord Sauron, and sends the Ranger Aragorn, heir of Isildur, on a quest to find him. The story opens with a brief prologue about the ring's disappearance before cutting to Aragorn (Adrian Webster) and Gandalf (Patrick O'Connor) at an inn (presumably the Prancing Pony) in Bree.
The Hunt for Gollum | Plot
The Tolkien scholar Charles W. Nelson described Gollum as an evil guide, contrasted with Gandalf, the good guide (like Virgil in Dante's "Inferno") in "Lord of the Rings". He notes, too, that both Gollum and Gandalf are servants of The One, Eru Ilúvatar, in the struggle against the forces of darkness, and "ironically" all of them, good and bad, are necessary to the success of the quest.
Gollum | Evil guide
"The Hunt for Gollum" had a shooting budget of less than £3,000. Location filming took place in North Wales, Epping Forest and Hampstead Heath. 160 people volunteered as crew members for the production. The production design was based on Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" films. Director Chris Bouchard said, "Peter Jackson's individual look was a big inspiration, it's been an adventure for us to play in that world that he created." The fight scenes were "a huge technical challenge".
The Hunt for Gollum | Principal photography
Tolkien describes Gollum's personality after he had been captured by Frodo and Sam: Gollum hates everything Elf-made. In "The Two Towers", Sam bound Gollum's neck with Elven rope, which caused Gollum excruciating pain by its mere presence. He was unable or unwilling to eat the "lembas" bread Sam and Frodo carried with them, and rejects cooked rabbit in favour of raw meat or fish.
Gollum | Personality
Dale Nelson, writing in the "J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia", suggests that Gollum may derive from H. G. Wells's Morlocks in his 1895 novel "The Time Machine". They have "dull white" skin with a "bleached look", "strange large grayish-red eyes" with "a capacity for reflecting light", and run in a low posture somewhere close to all fours, looking like "a human spider", through having lived for generations underground in darkness.
Gollum | Degenerate
Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He was introduced in the 1937 fantasy novel "The Hobbit", and became important in its sequel, "The Lord of the Rings". Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit of the River-folk, who lived near the Gladden Fields. Originally known as Sméagol, he was corrupted by the One Ring and later named Gollum after his habit of making "a horrible swallowing noise in his throat". Sméagol obtained the Ring by murdering his relative Déagol, who found it in the River Anduin. Gollum referred to the Ring as "my precious" or "precious", and it extended his life far beyond natural limits.
Gollum | Introduction
Serkis had earlier provided the voice and performance for Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Computer animation | Modeling
In the first edition of "The Hobbit", Tolkien made no reference to Gollum's size, leading illustrators such as Tove Jansson to portray him as very large. Tolkien realised the omission, and clarified in later editions that Gollum was "a small slimy creature." "The Two Towers" characterises him as slightly larger than Sam; and later, comparing him to Shelob, one of the Orcs describes him as "rather like a spider himself, or perhaps like a starved frog." "The Hobbit" states that Gollum had pockets, in which he kept a tooth-sharpening-rock, goblin teeth, wet shells, and a scrap of bat wing; it describes him as having a thin face, "big round pale eyes", and being "as dark as darkness".
Gollum | Characteristics
His testimony alerted Sauron to the existence and significance of hobbits in general and the Baggins family in particular. He was freed, but was soon caught by Gandalf and Aragorn, who interrogated him about the Ring and placed him in the care of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood. He escaped them (with the help of Sauron's Orcs) and descended into Moria.
Gollum | "The Lord of the Rings"
However, no such figure was mentioned in medieval Saxon or English sources regarding the 8th and 9th centuries.
Ivar Vidfamne | Introduction
Taking the form of wizards, they were led by Saruman. Unsure of the origin of the evil power in Dol Guldur, the wizard Gandalf was sent to investigate. However, Sauron hid from Gandalf, waiting for four hundred years before returning. Around the same time, the One Ring was found by a Hobbit named Sméagol, who became utterly corrupted by it, living in the caves of the Misty Mountains, and physically transforming into a creature known as Gollum. For five hundred years, Gollum was consumed and corrupted by the Ring. Eventually, Gandalf was able to determine the evil presence in Dol Guldur was indeed Sauron.
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest | Background
In Tolkien's "Red Book of Westmarch", the name "Déagol" is supposedly a translation of the "original" name in the author-invented language of Westron, "Nahald", with the same meaning.
Gollum | Name
In 1973, a genus of ground sharks was named "Gollum" by the taxonomist Leonard Compagno, who noted that the slender smooth-hound "bears some resemblance in form and habits" to the Tolkien character. In 1992, a genus of intertidal sea slugs was named "Smeagol" in reference to the original name of the Tolkien character. In 2015, a species of cave-dwelling harvestmen was named "Iandumoema smeagol".
Gollum | In zoology
R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings".
Shadowfax (band) | Introduction
Similarly, Callaway argues, Gollum "is being partly manipulated by Eru in this cosmic chess game" citing Gandalf's remark that Gollum "has some part to play yet, for good or ill". And indeed, Gollum's "alter ego", Sméagol, struggles to be good, speaks the truth when questioned by Frodo, and guides them through the Dead Marshes. In short, as Tolkien writes, Gollum is "not altogether wicked". Finally, at the end of the quest inside Mount Doom, Gollum takes the Ring from Frodo, and causes it to be destroyed, completing the quest successfully at the moment that Frodo had announced that he would keep the Ring.
Gollum | Playing a part in a cosmic game
Gandalf is a fictional wizard in J. R. R. Tolkien's book "The Lord of the Rings". Gandalf may also refer to: In Norse mythology and legend:
Gandalf (disambiguation) | Introduction
In "The Two Towers", rangers of Ithilien wonder if he is a tailless black squirrel. According to Sam in "The Fellowship of the Ring", he had "paddle-feet, like a swan's almost, only they seemed bigger" when Gollum was following their boat by paddling a log down the River Anduin. In a manuscript written to guide illustrators to the appearance of his characters, Tolkien explained that Gollum had pale skin, but wore dark clothes and was often seen in poor light. In "The Fellowship of the Ring", Aragorn states that "his malice is great and gives him a strength hardly to be believed in one so lean and withered." In "The Two Towers", Gollum's grip is described as "soft, but horribly strong" as he wrestles with Sam.
Gollum | Characteristics
The sound mix was completed at the Futureworks studio in Manchester. The composers for "The Hunt for Gollum" were Adam Langston, Andrew Skrabutenas and Chris Bouchard. The soundtrack has never been released on CD. The soundtrack was released for free music download.
The Hunt for Gollum | Audio
He wandered in the wilderness for a few years until he finally retreated to a deep cavern in the Misty Mountains. The Ring's malignant influence twisted his body and mind, and prolonged his life well beyond its natural limits. Gollum left his cave in pursuit of Bilbo a few years after losing the Ring, but the trail was cold. He made his way to the edge of Mordor, where he met the monstrous spider Shelob and became her spy, worshipping her and bringing her food. He was eventually captured by Sauron's forces and tortured, revealing to Sauron the names of "Baggins" and "the Shire".
Gollum | "The Lord of the Rings"
In the new version, Gollum pretended that he would show Bilbo the way out if he lost the riddle-game, but he actually planned to use the Ring to kill and eat the hobbit. Discovering the Ring missing, he suddenly realised the answer to Bilbo's last riddle—"What have I got in my pocket?" (a question at first not meant as a riddle, but as a self-asked one)—and flew into a rage. Bilbo inadvertently discovered the Ring's power of invisibility as he fled, allowing him to follow Gollum undetected to a back entrance of the caves. Gollum was convinced that Bilbo knew the way out all along, and hoped to intercept him near the entrance, lest the goblins apprehend Bilbo and find the Ring.
Gollum | "The Hobbit"
"The Hunt for Gollum" debuted at the Sci-Fi-London film festival and on the Internet, free to view, on 3 May 2009. By 20 October, it had been viewed by 5 million people, and over 13 million times by February 2015 (including views of the REDUX version with improved audio).
The Hunt for Gollum | Introduction
Taking the form of wizards, they were led by Saruman. Unsure of the origin of the evil power in Dol Guldur, the wizard Gandalf was sent to investigate. However, Sauron hid from Gandalf, waiting for four hundred years before returning. Around the same time, the One Ring was found by a Hobbit named Sméagol, who became utterly corrupted by it, living in the caves of the Misty Mountains, and physically transforming into a creature known as Gollum. For five hundred years, Gollum was consumed and corrupted by the Ring. Eventually, Gandalf was able to determine the evil presence in Dol Guldur was indeed Sauron.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) | Background
Isildur is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, the elder son of Elendil. He was born in Númenor, and fled with his father when the island was drowned. He became King of Gondor. He cut the Ring from Sauron's hand, but instead of destroying it, claimed it for his own. He was killed by orcs, and the Ring was lost in the River Anduin.
Isildur | Introduction
Gollum speaks in an idiosyncratic manner, often referring to himself in the third person, and frequently talks to himself. In "The Hobbit", he always refers to himself as "my precious". When not referring to himself in third person, he sometimes speaks of himself in the plural as "we", hinting at his split personality. The rare occasions when he actually says "I" are interpreted by Frodo as an indication that Sméagol's better self has the upper hand. Gollum also uses his own versions of words similar to the original words. He usually adds -es to the end of a plural, resulting in words such as "hobbitses" instead of hobbits or "birdses" instead of birds.
Gollum | Speech
"The Hunt for Gollum", a fan film based on elements of the appendices to "The Lord of the Rings", was released on the internet in May 2009. It is set between the events of "The Hobbit" and "The Fellowship of the Ring", and depicts Aragorn's quest to find Gollum. The film's visual style is based on that of the Jackson films. Although it is completely unofficial, it has received coverage in major media. Another fan made feature film, "Born of Hope", produced and directed by Kate Madison, was released online on December 1, 2009 on Dailymotion and later on YouTube.
Middle-earth in film | Fan films
These doubles were scanned from having actors perform movements in a motion-capture suit, and with additional details created using ZBrush. There are even morphs between the doubles and actors at times. Horses also performed with mo-cap points on them, although deaths are keyframe animation. Weta began animating Gollum in late 1998, using a generic human muscle system, to convince New Line Cinema they could achieve it. Andy Serkis played Gollum by providing his voice and movements on set, as well as performing within the motion capture suit. His scenes were filmed twice, with and without him. Originally Gollum was set to solely be a CG character, but Jackson was so impressed by Andy Serkis' audition tape that they used him on set as well.
Production of The Lord of the Rings film series | Animation and computer graphics effects
Taking the form of wizards, they were led by Saruman. Unsure of the origin of the evil power in Dol Guldur, the wizard Gandalf was sent to investigate. However, Sauron hid from Gandalf, waiting for four hundred years before returning. Around the same time, the One Ring was found by a Hobbit named Sméagol, who became utterly corrupted by it, living in the caves of the Misty Mountains, and physically transforming into a creature known as Gollum. For five hundred years, Gollum was consumed and corrupted by the Ring. Eventually, Gandalf was able to determine the evil presence in Dol Guldur was indeed Sauron.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North | Background
A variety of commentators have suggested that Gollum constitutes a "shadow figure" for Frodo, as his dark "alter ego" ("other 'I'") according to Carl Jung's theory of psychological individuation. Some have identified many such "pairings", such as Denethor as a shadow for Théoden, Boromir for Aragorn, Saruman for Gandalf, Ted Sandyman for Sam Gamgee, the Barrow-wight for Tom Bombadil, and Shelob for Galadriel, but the Gollum/Frodo pairing is by far the most widely accepted.
Gollum | Psychological "pairing" with Frodo
Similarly at Mount Doom, when Frodo and Sam were attacked by Gollum, Frodo grabbed the Ring and appeared as "a figure robed in white... [that] held a wheel of fire". Frodo told Gollum "in a commanding voice" that "If you touch me ever again, you shall be cast yourself into the Fire of Doom", a prophecy soon fulfilled.
One Ring | Powers
Bilbo at first thought to kill Gollum in order to escape, but was overcome with pity, and so merely leaped over him. As Bilbo escaped, Gollum cried out, "Thief, Thief, Thief! Baggins! We hates it, we hates it, we hates it forever!"
Gollum | "The Hobbit"
A team led by Randy Cook performed the animation using both motion capture data and manual recreation of Serkis' facial reference. Gollum's CG model was also redesigned during 2001, now using a subdivision surface model instead of the NURBS model for "Fellowship" (a similar rebuild was also done for the digital doubles of the lead actors), when Serkis was cast as Sméagol, Gollum's form before he is cursed by the One Ring, so as to give the impression that Serkis as Sméagol transforms into the CG Gollum. The original model can still be glimpsed briefly in the first film. Over Christmas 2001, the crew proceeded to reanimate all the previous shots accordingly within two months.
Production of The Lord of the Rings film series | Animation and computer graphics effects
Best Fiction Produced for the Web for "The Hunt for Gollum" at the 2009 Cinéma Tous Ecrans festival.
Chris Bouchard | Awards and honours
Cornelius Columbanus Vrancx (c.1530–1615) was the 60th abbot of St Peter's Abbey in Ghent.
Cornelius Columbanus Vrancx | Introduction
Commentators have described Gollum as a psychological shadow figure for Frodo, and as an evil guide in contrast to the wizard Gandalf, the good guide. They have noted, too, that Gollum is not wholly evil, and has a part to play in the will of the omnipotent god of Middle-earth, necessary to the destruction of the Ring. For Gollum's literary origins, scholars have compared Gollum to the shrivelled hag Gagool in Rider Haggard's 1885 novel "King Solomon's Mines", and to the subterranean Morlocks in H. G. Wells' 1895 novel "The Time Machine".
Gollum | Introduction
Taking the form of wizards, they were led by Saruman. Unsure of the origin of the evil power in Dol Guldur, the wizard Gandalf was sent to investigate. However, Sauron hid from Gandalf, waiting for four hundred years before returning. Around the same time, the One Ring was found by a Hobbit named Sméagol, who became utterly corrupted by it, living in the caves of the Misty Mountains, and physically transforming into a creature known as Gollum. For five hundred years, Gollum was consumed and corrupted by the Ring. Eventually, Gandalf was able to determine the evil presence in Dol Guldur was indeed Sauron.
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | Background
Bilbo's Riddle to Gollum: "What have I got in my pocket", Odin's final riddle to Vafþrúðnir and again Odin, disguised as Gestumblindi with the same riddle to King Heidrek ("What did Odin whisper in Balder's ear before Balder was cremated?"), are neck riddles.
Neck riddle | Introduction
Huntjov was according to Snorri Sturlasson king in Nordmøre before and during Harald Fairhair's wars of conquest. Together with his son Solve Klove and his father-in-law, king Nokkve of Romsdal, he led an army to stop king Harald from advancing south from Trøndelag. At the first battle of Solskjell both kings fell, and their kingdoms were taken by Harald.
Huntiof, King of Nordmøre | Introduction
Shelob is a fictional demon in the form of a giant spider from J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". Her lair lies in Cirith Ungol ("the pass of the spider") leading into Mordor. Gollum deliberately leads Frodo Baggins there in hopes of recovering the One Ring when Shelob attacks Frodo. The plan is foiled when Samwise Gamgee greatly injures Shelob with Frodo's Elvish dagger, Sting, and the Phial of Galadriel.
Shelob | Introduction
Infernus is a Norwegian black metal musician and founding member of Gorgoroth. Infernus may also refer to:
Infernus (disambiguation) | Introduction
Hunimund (395 - after 469) was a leader - variously described by Jordanes as dux and as rex - of the Suebi.
Hunimund | Introduction
The main character of "Farmer Giles of Ham" by J. R. R. Tolkien is named Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo.
Ahenobarbus | Fictional bearers of the name
In the first edition of "The Hobbit", Gollum's size is not stated. Originally, he was also characterised as being less bound to the Ring than in later versions; he offered to give the Ring to Bilbo if he lost the riddle game, and he showed Bilbo the way out of the mountains after losing. To fit the concept of the ruling Ring that emerged during the writing of "The Lord of the Rings", Tolkien revised later editions of "The Hobbit". The version of the story given in the first edition became the lie that Bilbo made up to justify his possession of the Ring to the Dwarves and Gandalf.
Gollum | "The Hobbit"
He built an academy and passed on knowledge to followers. His apprentice, Saxon (James Horan), became power hungry, forming a triad to oppose him. When Crypto next returns to the monastery, he witnesses Saxon kill the Master. He interrogates the villain at gunpoint amidst the sudden appearance of Nexos, and Saxon dies in the confusion. Pox deduces that the Nexos have been cloned on Earth, and only one organization could accomplish such. They then set off for Belleville, France, home of the Francodyne corporation.
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon | Plot
Taking the form of wizards, they were led by Saruman. Unsure of the origin of the evil power in Dol Guldur, the wizard Gandalf was sent to investigate. However, Sauron hid from Gandalf, waiting for four hundred years before returning. Around the same time, the One Ring was found by a Hobbit named Sméagol, who became utterly corrupted by it, living in the caves of the Misty Mountains, and physically transforming into a creature known as Gollum. For five hundred years, Gollum was consumed and corrupted by the Ring. Eventually, Gandalf was able to determine the evil presence in Dol Guldur was indeed Sauron.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game) | Background
When Atlas returned with the apples, he did not want to retake the weight of the world back. Hercules tricked Atlas by saying that he would gladly stay and hold up the world, but asked Atlas if he could take the weight again so he can adjust his cloak. Atlas took back the weight of the world and Hercules immediately picked up the Golden Apples and ran off.
Hercules of the Forum Boarium | Subject
Skalamander ends up captured by Black Knight's men.
List of Generator Rex characters | Skalamander
The player will encounter Gollum (voiced by Liam O'Brien). Talion discovers that the wraith who revived him is Celebrimbor (voiced by Alastair Duncan), the greatest Elven smith master of the Second Age, who also seeks revenge against Sauron.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Setting
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Fortissimus | 2009
Once we have looked at each particular case, with the director and the VFX supervisor we decide whether—because of the environment or the circumstances—it is the right way to go practically."
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Creatures on screen
Giving the Hobbits provisions, he sent them on their way to continue their quest, but warned Frodo that their guide, Gollum, was a treacherous creature, and that an unknown terror lived in Cirith Ungol, where Gollum was leading them.
Faramir | "The Two Towers"
John D. Rateliff is an author of roleplaying games and an independent scholar, specializing on the Inklings and in particular Tolkien studies (study of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien).
John D. Rateliff | Introduction
Gollum and King Heidrek were both angry and frustrated with their opponent. King Heidrek becomes violent and swings his sword, Tyrfing, at Odin. Gollum demands a total of three guesses due to the nature of Bilbo’s question. This is in contrast to how Vafþrúðnir is depicted as being calm and accepting of his fate when bested by Odin. Odin's riddle contest with Vafþrúðnir influenced not only other works within Norse mythology, but also more modern works of literature such as "The Hobbit".
Vafþrúðnir | Parallels to literature and popular culture
In the meantime, Bilbo had left the Shire to live in Rivendell, and upon the advice of Gandalf had (very reluctantly) given the Ring to his nephew, Frodo Baggins. With the information given him by Gollum, Sauron, still unable to take physical form, thus sent the Nazgûl to the Shire to retrieve the One Ring.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) | Background
In Tolkien's book "The Children of Húrin", he is slain by Turin from below much like Fafnir. Turin and Glaurung also have an exchange after the mortal blow is dealt.
Fafnir | As inspiration for Tolkien
Not all the runes mentioned in "The Hobbit" are Dwarf-runes. The swords found in the Trolls' cave (which were from the ancient kingdom of Gondolin) bore runes that Gandalf allegedly could not read. In fact, the swords Glamdring and Orcrist, forged in Gondolin, bore a type of letters known as Gondolinic runes. They seem to have been obsoleted and forgotten by the Third Age, and this is supported by the fact that Tolkien writes that only Elrond could still read the inscriptions of the swords. Tolkien devised this runic alphabet in a very early stage of his shaping of Middle-earth.
Cirth | Gondolinic Runes
In the 1977 Rankin/Bass adaptation of "The Hobbit" and its 1980 "The Return of the King", Gollum was voiced by Brother Theodore. He appeared somewhat froglike. In Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings", Gollum was voiced by Peter Woodthorpe. In the Soviet-era television film "Сказочное путешествие мистера Бильбо Бэггинса, Хоббита" (The Fairytale Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit), a green-faced Gollum is portrayed by Igor Dmitriev.
Gollum | Film and stage adaptations
The new-age group Shadowfax took its name from Gandalf the White's horse named Shadowfax.
List of things named after J. R. R. Tolkien and his works | Music
It's like the Renaissance is still close to his heart, but he doesn't show it to anyone". His outfit is intended look more "military" in the second game, reflecting his work as part of an anti-terrorist organization.
Adam Jensen (Deus Ex) | Visual design
Olaf ('Ridder av I Klasse av St. Olavs Orden, Norge').
John Kneen | Manx Studies
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Robert Holdstock | Select bibliography
Dhoulmagus is eventually revealed to be a pawn of Rhapthorne, a demonic lord and the game's true antagonist, who is manipulating the jester in an attempt to free himself from the scepter inside of which he has been imprisoned.
Dragon Quest VIII | Characters
Next to them are Joey Pechorin and Don MacChuill (who will gain more importance in "Ink", the sequel to "Vellum"). The main characters' story is framed within the story of the Book of All Hours, a tome in which Metatron, the scribe of the Covenant, has inscribed the destiny of the whole Vellum; the book has been stolen by Guy Reynard, who uses it to travel through the Vellum. This frame story appears in short sections called Errata, at the end of each chapter. The events in the novel are described in a non-linear order, with several skips ahead and back in time.
Vellum (novel) | Introduction
Dáinsleif ("Dáinn's legacy") is king Högni's sword, according to Snorri Sturluson's account of the battle known as the Hjaðningavíg. When Heðinn offers him compensation for the abduction of his daughter, Högni replies:
Dáinsleif | Introduction
Gollum's real name was Sméagol, and he had once been a member of the secluded branch of the early Stoorish Hobbits. He spent the early years of his life with his extended family under a matriarch, his grandmother. On Sméagol's birthday, he and his relative Déagol went fishing in the Gladden Fields. There, Déagol found the Ring in the riverbed after being pulled into the water by a fish. Sméagol fell immediately under the Ring's influence and demanded it as a birthday present; when Déagol refused, Sméagol strangled him. Sméagol later used the Ring for thieving, spying and antagonising his friends and relatives, who nicknamed him "Gollum" for the swallowing noise he made in his throat, until his grandmother disowned him.
Gollum | "The Lord of the Rings"
The Gorgoroth name dispute refers to a legal dispute between musicians from Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth over who had ownership of the band's name, which was derived from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. The parties to the dispute were band founder Infernus (Roger Tiegs) and members Gaahl (Kristian Espedal) and King ov Hell (Tom Cato Visnes). It began in October 2007, when it was announced that Gaahl and King had decided to part ways with Infernus, although the former two claimed to have "fired" the latter. The dispute was concluded in March 2009 when a court verdict recognising Infernus as the legitimate user of the name was announced, and the outcome of the dispute also established a precedent in Norway for subsequent similar disputes.
Gorgoroth name dispute | Introduction
In the continuity of "The Book of Lost Tales", the character's name was Ottor Wǽfre (called by the Elves Eriol). He set out from what is today called Heligoland on a voyage with a small crew but was the lone survivor after his ship crashed upon the rocks near an island. The island was inhabited by an old man who gave him directions to Eressëa. After he found the island the elves hosted him in the Cottage of Lost Play and narrated their tales to him. He afterwards learned from the Elves that the old man he met was actually "Ylmir".
Tolkien's legendarium | Ælfwine framing device
Gandalf identified Gollum's ring as Sauron's One Ring. Saruman, seeking power, used Orthanc's "palantír", and was corrupted by Sauron. Sauron captured Gollum and learnt that the Ring had been found by a Hobbit named "Baggins". Sauron sent the Nazgûl to the Shire; they pursued the ring-bearer Frodo, who escaped to Rivendell. There, Elrond convened a council. It determined that the Ring should be destroyed in Mount Doom, and formed the Fellowship of the Ring to achieve this. Saruman attempted to capture the Ring; his army was destroyed and his stronghold at Isengard was overthrown. The "palantír" of Orthanc fell into the hands of the Fellowship; Aragorn used it to show himself to Sauron as if he held the Ring.
Sauron | The War of the Ring
Catherine College). Vleeskruijer was granted the title "B.lett.Oxon" (Bachelor of Letters Oxoniensis) at this university by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1951.
Rudolf Vleeskruijer | Introduction
In 2004 she travelled to Beijing as VFX consultant for Tsui Hark’s "Seven Swords". As digital artist she created the 10K rendering for "The Hulk" poster and worked on productions including "Men in Black II", "Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End", "The Hobbit: 'An Unexpected Journey", "The Desolation of Smaug" and "Tintin".
Karen Ansel | VFX for film
Before he kills Lief, the giant asks one more riddle to determine how Lief should die. He asks Lief to make a statement. If the statement is true, the giant will strangle him to death. But if the statement is a lie, the giant will cut his head off. But Lief is clever and makes the statement that his head will be cut off. If the giant does this, the statement will be made true, thus forcing him to strangle Lief instead. But if the giant strangles him, the statement will be made a lie and he must be beheaded.
List of Deltora Quest characters | The Giant with Golden Eyes
Gruffydd Vychan ap Iowerth Goch (c. 1150 - 1221) was a medieval British knight and Marcher lord. He was known by the epithet "Y Marchog Gwyllt o Cae Hywel" (the Wild Knight of Cae Howel), Cae Howel being a Manor near Kinnerley, Shropshire He held the titles Knight of Rhodes and Knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. He succeeded to his father's estates in Kinnerley.
Gruffydd Vychan ap Iowerth | Introduction
The heavy VFX work was done by Gradient Effects, known for their work on Stranger Things and Thor: Ragnarok, the "ashes" that are seen folling after the crash scene were previously used in Stranger Things "upside-down world"
Megan (film) | Production
He has been imprisoned since then.
Arkaitz Goikoetxea | Introduction
Official website of Tom Gauld
Goliath (graphic novel) | External links
Figwit does not appear in Tolkien's writings and was created exclusively for the films; thus there is little authentic information regarding him, save that he is a Royal escort. The only "official" place where the name Figwit is used is on several Topps trading cards, including a "The Return of the King" series card, titled "Return to Rivendell," and an Authentic Autographs card featuring the signature of actor Bret McKenzie. In "The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game" he was assigned the name of Aegnor, one of Galadriel's brothers in "The Silmarillion." A Figwit action figure was also created, though it was named "Elven Escort," as in the film.
Figwit | In other media
This is a list of characters from "Nexo Knights".
List of Nexo Knights characters | Introduction
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is an upcoming action-adventure game developed and published by Daedalic Entertainment. It is based on "The Lord of the Rings". The game is scheduled for release for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles in 2021.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum | Introduction
Fafnir is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Fafnir (Marvel Comics) | Introduction
While Sam fights with Gollum, Frodo enters the chasm in the volcano where Sauron forged the Ring. Here Frodo loses the will to destroy the Ring, and instead puts it on, claiming it for himself. Gollum pushes Sam aside and attacks the invisible Frodo, biting off his finger. As he dances around in elation, Gollum loses his balance and falls with the Ring into the fiery Cracks of Doom. The Ring is destroyed, and with it Sauron's power. Frodo and Sam are rescued by Gandalf and several Great Eagles as Mount Doom erupts. After reuniting with the Fellowship and attending Aragorn's coronation as King of Gondor, the four hobbits return to the Shire.
Frodo Baggins | "The Return of the King"
The Fellowship is composed of Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Gandalf, a silvan elf from Mirkwood named Legolas, a dwarf from Erebor named Gimli, and a man from Gondor named Boromir, son of Denethor, Steward of Gondor.
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | Background
Through the influence of the Ring, Gollum's life was extended far beyond that of other members of his clan. An average hobbit lifespan is over 100 years, but a span of 556 years separates Gollum's finding of the Ring and its destruction, by which time he was almost 600 years old.
Gollum | Age
The origin of the Askeladden character has been sought by some scholars in the old Norse god Loki, in his aspect as a fire "vættir".
Askeladden | Further analysis
When he returned, he believed that his love had been killed with the rest of his clan, and desired vengeance. He led the 5 surviving clan members in a raid on the Vikings, and personally chased the Viking leader Hakon when he fled with Princess Katharine as hostage. He rescued Katharine, but Hakon himself was tackled by the Captain and they fell to their deaths, Things were only compounded when he returned to the main group of Wyvern's refugees to discover that the 5 remaining members of his clan had already been turned to stone by a grief-stricken Magus using a spell from his ancient grimoire known as the Grimorum Arcanorum.
Goliath (Gargoyles) | Character biography
Ghân-Buri-Ghân talks like a Hollywood Tarzan" using short broken phrases like "Wild Men live here before Stone-houses" and "kill orc-folk". She compares him with the "Wild Hobbit" Gollum, who is psychotic, haunted by voices, and who uses "baby-talk", like "cruel little hobbitses": in her view, the Wild Man is "evolutionarily regressive", whereas Gollum is "psychologically regressive".
Drúedain | Significance
Faulstis Low is the bearer of the Ordo Codex, daughter of Glad Di, wife of Vy Low, and royal knight of Juliannes.
List of Shadow Skill characters | Faulstis Low
Callaway calls this "the ultimate heroic self-sacrifice", arguing that Gollum acted "consciously" using "the good fraction in his mind finally overpowering the Ring's evil".
Gollum | Playing a part in a cosmic game
Erasmus introduces the player character, the Hero, to the Greece-like kingdom of Silmaria, whose king was recently assassinated. Thus, the traditional Rites of Rulership are due to commence, and the victor will be crowned king. The Hero enters the contest with the assistance of Erasmus, Rakeesh, and many old friends from previous entries in the series. The Hero competes against competitors, including the Silmarian guard Kokeeno Pookameeso, the warlord Magnum Opus, the hulking Gort, and the warrior Elsa Von Spielburg.
Quest for Glory | "Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire"
The mists surrounding Barad-dûr are briefly withdrawn, and: This raises the question of whether an "Eye" was Sauron's actual manifestation, or whether he had a body beyond the Eye. Gollum (who was tortured by Sauron in person) tells Frodo that Sauron has, at least, a "Black Hand" with four fingers. The missing finger was cut off when Isildur took the Ring, and the finger was still missing when Sauron reappeared centuries later. Tolkien writes in "The Silmarillion" that "the Eye of Sauron the Terrible few could endure" even "before" his body was lost in the War of the Last Alliance.
Sauron | Eye of Sauron
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Megatext | Introduction
His mission complete, Vartox departs.
Vartox | Current status
In the end, the CGI Gollum was rotoscoped and animated on top of these scenes.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Special effects