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Hookbill the Goomba · 12-31-2004, 12:38 PM

The problem with the problem of Bombadill, is that if one were to go back in time to ask Professor T about this, would he give a strait answer? Firstly, if he was supposed to be J.R.R himself, I doubt he would admit it. Secondly, No one knew about the Silmarillion and the Vallar then, so he would probably not explain them to you. Thirdly, He being very catholic, would probably not tell you if Tom was supposed to be Eru, if, that is, you take Eru to be an interpretation of God... and also because you're not supposed to know about Eru... Or, it having to be at least 12 years after his beginning of righting, he might not remember his original explanation... Tolkien was, contrary to popular belief, Only Human.

12-31-2004, 12:38 PM	#7
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	The problem with the problem of Bombadill, is that if one were to go back in time to ask Professor T about this, would he give a strait answer? Firstly, if he was supposed to be J.R.R himself, I doubt he would admit it. Secondly, No one knew about the Silmarillion and the Vallar then, so he would probably not explain them to you. Thirdly, He being very catholic, would probably not tell you if Tom was supposed to be Eru, if, that is, you take Eru to be an interpretation of God... and also because you're not supposed to know about Eru... Or, it having to be at least 12 years after his beginning of righting, he might not remember his original explanation... Tolkien was, contrary to popular belief, Only Human. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...