A critical look at the Tom B / Witch King theory - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 07-11-2002, 01:24 PM

Maybe some of you have visited the Tolkien Sarcasm page. There's a section called Crackpot Theories and within this section lie a few that puzzle me a lot.

Namely, Tom Bombadil is the Witch King.

The guy who put it forward gave a lot of reasons. Examples, Tom Bombadil was never heard of until the Ringwraiths existed. Gandalf never told how his meeting with Bombadil went at the Havens (because Witch King was destroyed at Pellenor). Ring had no effect on Bombadil. Bombadil had control over Barrow Wights and Wights originally came from Angmar (or something like that)

And don't forget the old classic, they are never in the same scene at the same time!

I can't remember all of it. Anyway, the point is, I found it really interesting and couldn't think of a single way to prove Tom's innocence to this evil!

Can you?

07-11-2002, 01:24 PM	#1
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	A critical look at the Tom B / Witch King theory Maybe some of you have visited the Tolkien Sarcasm page. There's a section called Crackpot Theories and within this section lie a few that puzzle me a lot. Namely, Tom Bombadil is the Witch King. The guy who put it forward gave a lot of reasons. Examples, Tom Bombadil was never heard of until the Ringwraiths existed. Gandalf never told how his meeting with Bombadil went at the Havens (because Witch King was destroyed at Pellenor). Ring had no effect on Bombadil. Bombadil had control over Barrow Wights and Wights originally came from Angmar (or something like that) And don't forget the old classic, they are never in the same scene at the same time! I can't remember all of it. Anyway, the point is, I found it really interesting and couldn't think of a single way to prove Tom's innocence to this evil! Can you? __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond