Nickel is very strong and resistant to corrosion, making it excellent for strengthening metal alloys. It is also very ductile and malleable, properties that allow its many alloys to be shaped into wire, rods, tubes and sheets.
Played by: Andy Serkis. Name: Gollum. Alias: My precious (in The Hobbit); SmÃ©agol, Slinker, Stinker, skulking fellow, Her Sneak, black sneak, gobbler with the flapping hands, Trahald (in LOTR) Date of Birth: c. T.A. 2440. Race: Hobbit of (or related to) the Stoor branch.
His hero for the trilogy was Frodo Baggins, the adopted son of Bilbo. Both hobbits become bearers of the Ring of Power that is central to Tolkien's fantasy world. Extra credit: In the Peter Jackson film versions of The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo appears as an old man and is played by actor Ian Holm. For Jackson's Hobbit films, Bilbo was played by Martin Freeman.