Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
With the upcoming Hunt for Gollum film on the horizon, many are revisiting this shadowed stretch of Middle-earth history. Drawing directly from The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, and Unfinished Tales, this video breakdown follows Gollum’s movements year by year!
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Chapters:
00:00 – Chapter 1: PART ONE - Gollum After Bilbo.
01:41 – Chapter 2: PART TWO 2941–2947: Into Wilderland
03:38 – Chapter 3: PART THREE 2951–2980: The Shadow Grows in the South
06:19 – Chapter 4: PART FOUR 3009–3017: The Long Hunt
09:35 – Chapter 5: PART FIVE 3017–3018: The Prisoner of Mirkwood
11:22 – Chapter 6: PART SIX The Significance of These Years
12:20 – Chapter 7: So, What Was Gollum Doing Between The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings?
Additional Channels:
🎲 The Tabletop Alliance: youtube.com/@TTAlliance
🐲 History of Dragon Ball: youtube.com/@HistoryofDragonBall
🏹 The 6th Ranger: youtube.com/@the6thranger
🦇 The Batcave: youtube.com/@thebatcave111
Art credits in order it first appears:
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – New Line Cinema
Green Hill Country – Ted Nasmith
And Back Again – arisuonpaa
Gollum – Maremorn
Middle earth – Klaradox
Riddle Game – Ted Nasmith
Precious Dreams – JakeMurray
Gollum's Cave – Shockbolt
The Hobbit Trilogy – New Line Cinema
Gollum – debandsketches
Gollum – padoart
Gollum – ThornSpine
Gollum's Journey Commences – Benef
Gollum or Smeagol – Shockbolt
Gollum The Hobbit – Freksama
I See You – Thornspine
One Rings to Rule Them All - Austin Hartell
First Sight of Ithilien – Ted Nasmith
Gollum – AlMaNeGrA
Gollum - Vanderstelt Studio
The Eye of Sauron - Ralph Damiani
Gollum - Aste17
The Hobbit - Gandalf - Daniel Govar
Gollum - Concept-Art-House
Gandalf the Grey – MattDeMino
Strider – CKGoksoy
Aragorn - Imad Awan
Through the Marshes – Ted Nasmith
Aragorn Captures Gollum - Gareth Sleightholme
The Elvenkings Gate - JRR Tolkien
Smeagol – cicakkia
Gollum at Bag End – metalSullivan
The Nine – engelszorn
Gollum's Approach - chillier17
Legolas - Esther Schrader
Gollum's Gaze – laietano
Gollum - Mark22
Gollum – Cinar
Smeagol - Nyph-Atzbel
Disclaimer:
This video is for educational and entertainment purposes, following fair use guidelines. All artwork is credited to the respective artists. Please feel free to contact us for any credit or removal requests.
Tags:
#TheLordoftheRings #LordoftheRings #Lotr
With the upcoming Hunt for Gollum film on the horizon, many are revisiting this shadowed stretch of Middle-earth history. Drawing directly from The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, and Unfinished Tales, this video breakdown follows Gollum’s movements year by year!
Do You Need To Contact Us?
✉ contact@thebrokensword.co.uk
Support Us:
🔗 Patreon: patreon.com/thebrokensword
Follow Us:
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/TheBrokenSwordYouTube
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/TheBroken_Sword
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/thebroken_sword
Chapters:
00:00 – Chapter 1: PART ONE - Gollum After Bilbo.
01:41 – Chapter 2: PART TWO 2941–2947: Into Wilderland
03:38 – Chapter 3: PART THREE 2951–2980: The Shadow Grows in the South
06:19 – Chapter 4: PART FOUR 3009–3017: The Long Hunt
09:35 – Chapter 5: PART FIVE 3017–3018: The Prisoner of Mirkwood
11:22 – Chapter 6: PART SIX The Significance of These Years
12:20 – Chapter 7: So, What Was Gollum Doing Between The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings?
Additional Channels:
🎲 The Tabletop Alliance: youtube.com/@TTAlliance
🐲 History of Dragon Ball: youtube.com/@HistoryofDragonBall
🏹 The 6th Ranger: youtube.com/@the6thranger
🦇 The Batcave: youtube.com/@thebatcave111
Art credits in order it first appears:
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – New Line Cinema
Green Hill Country – Ted Nasmith
And Back Again – arisuonpaa
Gollum – Maremorn
Middle earth – Klaradox
Riddle Game – Ted Nasmith
Precious Dreams – JakeMurray
Gollum's Cave – Shockbolt
The Hobbit Trilogy – New Line Cinema
Gollum – debandsketches
Gollum – padoart
Gollum – ThornSpine
Gollum's Journey Commences – Benef
Gollum or Smeagol – Shockbolt
Gollum The Hobbit – Freksama
I See You – Thornspine
One Rings to Rule Them All - Austin Hartell
First Sight of Ithilien – Ted Nasmith
Gollum – AlMaNeGrA
Gollum - Vanderstelt Studio
The Eye of Sauron - Ralph Damiani
Gollum - Aste17
The Hobbit - Gandalf - Daniel Govar
Gollum - Concept-Art-House
Gandalf the Grey – MattDeMino
Strider – CKGoksoy
Aragorn - Imad Awan
Through the Marshes – Ted Nasmith
Aragorn Captures Gollum - Gareth Sleightholme
The Elvenkings Gate - JRR Tolkien
Smeagol – cicakkia
Gollum at Bag End – metalSullivan
The Nine – engelszorn
Gollum's Approach - chillier17
Legolas - Esther Schrader
Gollum's Gaze – laietano
Gollum - Mark22
Gollum – Cinar
Smeagol - Nyph-Atzbel
Disclaimer:
This video is for educational and entertainment purposes, following fair use guidelines. All artwork is credited to the respective artists. Please feel free to contact us for any credit or removal requests.
Tags:
#TheLordoftheRings #LordoftheRings #Lotr
