Tom Bombadil is older than the Elves and the Ents.
Evenstar1: It's been speculated that Tom is Eru embodied? Please direct me to a thread where I can read about this.
About the dwarves: They were created before the Elves were awakend. I have read nowhere that they were created before the elves where created. How long where the Elves created before they awoke? I do not know. I not read all of HoME though, and the answer may be there.
The Dwarves were up and going for a little while before the Elves where awakend. Eru jumped Aule about it, and put the dwarves to sleep, because he wanted his Children (Elves)to come first.
The shepherds were not made for the sole purpose of keeping the drwaves in line. They were to protect all trees against whatever might harm them.
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