Tom Bombadil - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Hakon · 06-07-2009, 05:26 PM

I could not find a thread already about him so I just made this one. I have always wondered who he is. I know what inspired Tolkien to create Tom but I do not know who Tom is. None of us do since nothing is really explained about him in the books. Some of the theories I have heard about him are that he is Eru or he is in fact the land itself in the form of a person. I doubt that second one. I do not think that he could be Eru. He is not serious enough. I think wikipedia offers some insight into who he could be, but it is not a lot. What do you all of you think about Tom?

06-07-2009, 05:26 PM	#1
Hakon Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 736	Tom Bombadil I could not find a thread already about him so I just made this one. I have always wondered who he is. I know what inspired Tolkien to create Tom but I do not know who Tom is. None of us do since nothing is really explained about him in the books. Some of the theories I have heard about him are that he is Eru or he is in fact the land itself in the form of a person. I doubt that second one. I do not think that he could be Eru. He is not serious enough. I think wikipedia offers some insight into who he could be, but it is not a lot. What do you all of you think about Tom?

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