Gollum comes from people similar to hobbits. Before he became addicted to the ring, he was a simple person who liked fishing.
Gollum was a hobbit living on the banks of the Anduin. He was a very good fisher and was very deft and cunning even then.
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He left out the finding of the ring, the fact that he at any point turned invisible, and later told them the ring was a present, and that he had it before he met Gollum.
His name was Gollum and he was a Hobbit that was corrupted by the magic of the ring that he carried for the extended period of time before it fell to the hands of Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring.
He was named for the sound he made. It was a sort of 'gollum' sound deep in his throat.
Gollum is a Close relative to the hobbits who gets changed by the influence of the ring.
Bilbo said, talking to himself, "what have i got in my pocket?" (it was the Ring). Gollum thought it was a riddle and Bilbo decided to make it one. he gave Gollum three chances to guess and gollum lost after four. then gollum went "to get something" (it was the ring), and Bilbo thought he was abandoned and left with the ring on. Gollum thought Bilbo knew the way out and he wanted to follow him, realizing Bilbo had the ring. Bilbo saw Gollum racing towards the gate and followed him to safety.