Who do you think Tom Bombadil really was - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Morsul the Dark · 08-14-2009, 06:45 AM

Tolkien says Bombadil doesn't fit into middle-earth so only one true answer remains;

Eru creator of ME would fit in
Any Vlar or Maiar samething.
Tolkien himself fits in.
Witchking
Crazy Hobbit Hobo- even that works

Tom Bombadil after process of elimination ;
"When you eliminate the impossible that which is left, however improbable, is true"-Spock

An Alien!

Rhugga II · 09-26-2009, 01:59 PM

I think it most likely that Tom is a Melian-like being. However, he is deeply in touch with the Earth and nothing else really - kind of like uber Radagast. Tom is a traditional woodland spirit out of mythology and his wife is a fairy - perhaps an intrusion or throwback to concepts featured The Book of Lost Tales. This helps to explain Tom's actions visa vi the One Ring. He is so enamored with the green things and growing things, like the extrapolation of Hobbitness, that he does not desire power over others and therefore the Ring cannot sway him or even make him invisible. Tolkien's ultimate fantasy may have been a Wizard Hobbit - it certainly is a great combination.

08-14-2009, 06:45 AM	#1
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Tolkien says Bombadil doesn't fit into middle-earth so only one true answer remains; Eru creator of ME would fit in Any Vlar or Maiar samething. Tolkien himself fits in. Witchking Crazy Hobbit Hobo- even that works Tom Bombadil after process of elimination ; "When you eliminate the impossible that which is left, however improbable, is true"-Spock An Alien! __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

09-26-2009, 01:59 PM	#2
Rhugga II Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cameth Brin ("The Twisted Hill") Posts: 21	I think it most likely that Tom is a Melian-like being. However, he is deeply in touch with the Earth and nothing else really - kind of like uber Radagast. Tom is a traditional woodland spirit out of mythology and his wife is a fairy - perhaps an intrusion or throwback to concepts featured The Book of Lost Tales. This helps to explain Tom's actions visa vi the One Ring. He is so enamored with the green things and growing things, like the extrapolation of Hobbitness, that he does not desire power over others and therefore the Ring cannot sway him or even make him invisible. Tolkien's ultimate fantasy may have been a Wizard Hobbit - it certainly is a great combination. Last edited by Rhugga II; 10-20-2009 at 01:36 AM. Reason: Response to new thought

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