Where did Tom go?

[Elenanna]

<BR> Re: Re:Well what if one of the hobbits came back</b><br><br> Well, if you were to cut out everything that isn't absolutely <i> vital</i> to the story it would be a lot shorter and lacking the mystical essence of Tolkiens' work. <br> (sorry, I'm getting a bit eccentric here aren't I?)<br> Does anyone agree with me that Tom Bombadil should not be cut? What don't get is: WHY?!!! Why in blazes are they cutting him out, and replacing Glorfindel... with &quot;superstrength&quot; (or something like that according to the unreliable sources that I have) Arwen, can someone please show me the logic to these cuts (if there is any). <p>Visit me at <a href=http://pub16.ezboard.com/blorien16140>Lorien</a> friend of <a href=http://pub16.ezboard.com/bamongwareth>Amon Gwareth</a> and <a href=http://pub2.ezboard.com/brivendel>Rivendel</a> find my corpse at <a href=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi>The Barrowdowns</a> </p>