Posted: March 17, 1999 at 11:38:45: by Olorin
Re-reading book 4 of LotR recently I found myself wondering about Gollum. In the journey through the dead marshes he is described as being pale and white. When the Hobbits meet Faramir, he is described (by one of Faramir's troops I think) as "an ill-favoured black fellow" or something similar. There are a number of other contradictory descriptions, if memory serves.Most illustrations show him as having brown skin but as a Hobbit (albeit one 'twisted' by bearing the One Ring for 900 or so years) I would presume that he had white skin to start with. He avoids the light so he wouldn't have a tan. Can anybody add any more information?
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