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hegemonmatt · 07-31-2001, 05:45 PM

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Re: Why is enigma pretty much tied with maia and earth spiri

I was reading on Tolkien's biography that Tom was a doll of Christopher Tolkiens that as a child he hated. J.R.R.T and the other boys liked the doll so he started inventing stories at night for them. After the publication of the Hobbit he introduced the Adventures Of Tom Bombadil as a potential sequel. But, the publishers turned it down. So, because he liked the stories so much he decided to put Tom in the sequel anyway. This really doesn't help to see what Tom really was in the books, but I thought it was interesting.

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07-31-2001, 05:45 PM	#15
hegemonmatt Pile O'Bones Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 15	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pile o' Bones Posts: 16</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Why is enigma pretty much tied with maia and earth spiri I was reading on Tolkien's biography that Tom was a doll of Christopher Tolkiens that as a child he hated. J.R.R.T and the other boys liked the doll so he started inventing stories at night for them. After the publication of the Hobbit he introduced the Adventures Of Tom Bombadil as a potential sequel. But, the publishers turned it down. So, because he liked the stories so much he decided to put Tom in the sequel anyway. This really doesn't help to see what Tom really was in the books, but I thought it was interesting. </p>