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littlemanpoet · 11-21-2002, 09:55 PM

Hi Tom Bombariffic! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I like ya, so I'll let the little hasty thing slide. Honest, I meant nothing negative. I honestly forgot to take into consideration that some threads are gonna be more light-hearted and not heavy with all the Ph.D. stuff.

I'm really intrigued by your thought about Tom Bombadil coming BEFORE Eru and all the rest. Tolkien was writing Beren and Luthien and a few other stories already during World War One, and I think Bombadil was created for Tolkien's kids which would put it later - but I'm not sure Tolkien had Arda so thought out by the time he made up Bombadil. Hope that helps?

And thanks, Lush, for the kind word. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

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11-21-2002, 09:55 PM	#32
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Hi Tom Bombariffic! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I like ya, so I'll let the little hasty thing slide. Honest, I meant nothing negative. I honestly forgot to take into consideration that some threads are gonna be more light-hearted and not heavy with all the Ph.D. stuff. I'm really intrigued by your thought about Tom Bombadil coming BEFORE Eru and all the rest. Tolkien was writing Beren and Luthien and a few other stories already during World War One, and I think Bombadil was created for Tolkien's kids which would put it later - but I'm not sure Tolkien had Arda so thought out by the time he made up Bombadil. Hope that helps? And thanks, Lush, for the kind word. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [ November 21, 2002: Message edited by: littlemanpoet ] [ November 21, 2002: Message edited by: littlemanpoet ]