I always thought that Smeagol and Deagol were Smayagol and Dayagol .. but I have the Tolkien Audio collection and the man himself seems to say Smeegol and Deegol....!!!! I think the BBC radio version should be a fairly accurate guide since CRT advised on pronunciation providing a recording. His reading of the Silmarillion was very helpful.
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“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”
Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
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