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ElanorGamgee · 04-07-2004, 02:15 PM

At an on-campus Tolkien forum I recently attended, I believe the professor mentioned that the name Gollum can be traced back to the Indoeuropean root word for "throat," gol, which could also mean "greed."

04-07-2004, 02:15 PM	#7
ElanorGamgee Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 314	At an on-campus Tolkien forum I recently attended, I believe the professor mentioned that the name Gollum can be traced back to the Indoeuropean root word for "throat," gol, which could also mean "greed." __________________ Soli Deo Gloria