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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took
"Up came Tom with his big boots on
Said he to Troll, "Pray, what is yon?"
Was the Tom of Sam's troll-song actually Tom Bombadil? I'd never thought of that before.
Also, I'm sure at least one of the Cottons was called Tom. (Maybe short for Tolman; I don't recall exactly).
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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.