I think I just realized why “Gollum” (the Tolkien character) is so named. In Jewish mythology, there is this creature called a “golem” made out of clay (or stone) that is animated by a piece of paper in his head that says, “G-d is truth.” [I think that is right. I'm a little rusty on my Jewish mythology.] Gollum, while he retains a bit of Sméagol, is basically a shell, animated only by the power of the ring; he is a twisted golem, given life by Sauron rather than G-d, but a sort of golem nevertheless.
And for my next trick, I’ll bite the head of this chicken and take a bow.
[...] I bloggen Yodelling Llama blir det vidare forklara at ein golem er eit vesen, …made out of clay (or stone) that is animated by a piece of paper in his head that says, “G-d is truth.” (…) Gollum, while he retains a bit of Sméagol, is basically a shell, animated only by the power of the ring; he is a twisted golem, given life by Sauron rather than G-d, but a sort of golem nevertheless. [...]
Pingback by Katolikken » Blog Archive Sitatet: 25. august 2006 « — August 25, 2006 @ 3:11 am
Yeah, dude, Adam and Eve–the paper is the bible. The holy word, or “god is truth” or bible gives you a directive, and the people who wrote the bible know what it means.
Comment by D'lo — April 18, 2009 @ 6:31 am
Well more than likely Gollum is meant to represent the archetypal Jew in Tolkien’s tales. Just note how sly, self-serving, materialistic, untrustworthy and manipulative he is …
Comment by Boer — June 30, 2010 @ 3:14 pm
[...] bloggen Yodelling Llama blir det vidare forklara at ein golem er eit vesen, …made out of clay (or stone) that is animated [...]
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