G i-ollum yayisetshenziswa njenge-hobbit egama linguSmegol. Uqhamuka eqenjini lezingwevu ezazihlala empumalanga ngaphesheya kwezintaba zakwaMisty eduze komfula i-Anduin. Igama uGollum lavela kuye ngenxa yokukhwehlela kwakhe kabi, okwakuzwakala kanjalo. Ngenxa yomphumela weRand Ring eyodwa, waphila isikhathi eside kakhulu - iminyaka engama-589.
UGollum uhlala isikhathi eside ezintabeni zaseMisty ngemuva kokuthatha le ndandatho, wabulala umzala wakhe uDegol, owathola indandatho emfuleni. Emhumeni, uGollum wadla izinhlanzi namalulwane.
Ngenxa yethonya lendandatho, wanqotshwa ubuntu obuqhekekile. I-smegol kwakuwubuntu bakhe obuhle, owayesakhumbula uthando nobungani, noGollum - omubi, owayesola wonke umuntu nakho konke, futhi wayefuna ukubulala noma ngubani owayengenela indandatho. Ubuntu obubili bavame ukukhulumisana futhi baxabane bodwa.
UGollum wafunda ukusinda kahle endle. Wasabela ngokushesha, waba ngumdobi omuhle kakhulu futhi wayengabamba izinhlanzi ngaphandle kokuzivumelanisa nanoma yimaphi amanzi kunoma yiliphi izinga lokukhanya. Wayengadla noma yikuphi ukudla okuluhlaza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabhukuda ngokuphelele futhi wakwazi ukufihla nokugoba ngokuphelele. Uhambe kakhulu futhi mhlawumbe njengomhloli wamazwe wabahambi wayelingana ne-Aragorn neGandalf. Wangena kalula ezindaweni ezinobudlova nezindawo. Ngakho-ke, yena ngokwakhe wakwazi ukuthola ukudlula kwakhe ngokusebenzisa iMarshes efile, futhi yena ngokwakhe wathola indawo eyimfihlo eya kuMordorhi ezintabeni. Uyena uqobo wakwazi ukudlula kulo lonke elaseMoriya ukusuka empumalanga kuya emasangweni asentshonalanga, okwakunzima ngisho nakuGandalf uqobo.
Ngemuva kokufa kukaGollum, impela uFrodo wayezomthethelela, ngoba uFrodo wayengamthathi njengesidalwa esibi ngempela esifanelwe ukufa. Ukube bekungengenxa yeGollum, kungenzeka ukuthi uFrodo ngabe wayilalela intando kaSauron e-Orodruin futhi wayengeke ayichithe indandatho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma uFrodo egcina indandatho, khona-ke eminyakeni eminingi ngabe wayefana ncamashi noGollum.
