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Kaiserin · 08-20-2003, 02:57 AM

Fascinating theory on Bombadil. I quite enjoyed reading this thread.

About his "silliness": If he is indeed the physical embodiment of unmarred Ea, he could choose (if he willed)to take a simple, non-threatening and even "sily" form, such as the one the Hobbits saw.

"River-woman's daughter" could just be a metaphor, to say that "she dwelt by the river", or "she's a river-spirit-type".

[ August 20, 2003: Message edited by: Kaiserin ]

08-20-2003, 02:57 AM	#78
Kaiserin Wight Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cair Paravel Posts: 150	Fascinating theory on Bombadil. I quite enjoyed reading this thread. About his "silliness": If he is indeed the physical embodiment of unmarred Ea, he could choose (if he willed)to take a simple, non-threatening and even "sily" form, such as the one the Hobbits saw. "River-woman's daughter" could just be a metaphor, to say that "she dwelt by the river", or "she's a river-spirit-type". [ August 20, 2003: Message edited by: Kaiserin ] __________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.