However, little was known between this decision and his appearance in The Lord of the Rings. After he loses the Ring to Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, he is forced by his obsession to leave the Misty Mountains and pursue it. He wants equally to possess the Ring and to be free of its impact on him, much like an addict who both loves and hates his addictions. Gollum is a fascinating character in how he represents addiction and obsession.
In that novel, readers learn that the deranged Gollum was once known as Smeagol, having been forever transformed by his obsession with the One Ring, which transformed and deformed him. Tolkien in The Hobbit in 1937, but his role in this mythology really expanded in the sequel, The Lord of the Rings.
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