Reading through this thread, a thought occurred to me... Maybe Tom is "Father Nature"? I know traditionally it's considered "Mother Nature", but maybe Tolien thought of Tom that way.
I am no where near as educated on LOTR, etc as the rest of you, but it was just a thought.
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