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 <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle>  Re: Tom Bombadil
 
 I have always been partial to the Maia theory although it has been denied by JRRt in his letters.
 But I must admit that it does not account for the rings lack of power over him.
 I think he and Goldberry [not to mentioon her parents!!!!] are a oddball item in lotr and they don't fit into any category -no matter how much my left brain dominated mind would like them to.
 So I just enjoy reading his comic verse to my 4 yr old : }
 
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