Gollum is the Tolkien character associated with the repeated phrase “My precious.”
Gollum was once a hobbit-like river person named Sméagol. He found the One Ring while fishing with his cousin Déagol and murdered Déagol to take it. The Ring’s influence and his long isolation transformed him into the furtive creature known as Gollum.
The phrase refers primarily to the Ring, which Gollum treats as a beloved possession despite its destructive power. He uses “my precious” as a possessive expression, revealing both his dependence on the Ring and his psychological corruption. The line became even more famous through film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings.
Gollum is not the Ring’s original maker or its rightful owner. Sauron created the One Ring, while Gollum possessed it for centuries before Bilbo Baggins won it in a riddle contest beneath the Misty Mountains.