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Originally Posted by Aganzir
Where was the discussion about Tom Bombadil's influence on Sam? Was this mentioned there, or is it something I was going to post but never did?
Because when B-berry linked Sam's sudden bursts of poetry to Tom Bombadil, the choice of the name 'Tom' in the poem seems hardly coincidental.
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Well, there was my paper on "Tolkien and Nonsense" at RotR *coughs* where Tom's influence on Sam was discussed and I do believe I have mentioned it once or twice here on the Downs.
It is no accident that Tom is linked with folk nonsense verse. (And for that reason--the relation of Bombadil to early folk nonsense--I would reject
Mithalwen's claim that Tom's poetry is "sub~vogon".)
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Originally Posted by Inzil
You know, why should this be all about Bombadil? There's another Tom in Middle-earth!
Tom the Troll says: "What's a spambot anyways? And can yer cook 'em?"
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By jove, you've got it!
