Oh sorry, thought they said Gollum.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the Golem tradition in Europe gave rise to the Frankenstein monster. As to the “Franken” in Frankenstein, I wouldn’t be surprised if there isn’t some sort of connection to the Kabbalist Jacob Frank.
It would be fun if somebody were to make a connection of Al Franken in connection with all this. You know, Golem-Frankenstein-Al Franken. He sort of reminds me of a Golem come to think of it.