Bombadil = yearning?

Its hard to say what came first, or whether notes and ideas sat in the bottom of Tolkiens desk for some time before being implimented.

Just a general point on the way we are taught to read today. i think often we read too much into characters themes and places. We are forced to at GCSE and Alevel and it just goes on. We read into characters because we have come to expect allagory and symolism. Sometimes it is nice to just read a book and learn about a character from the context from the book and simply not worry about their representation.

Differnt characters will mean different things to different people. As a general rule, keep your mind open to other interpretations. In the long run it doesnt matter what Bombadill or anyone represents, if anything at all, because your veiw will always be slightly different.

Hm Hoom! Lets not be hasty, indeed!

-Nicoli