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Oliphaunt · 08-13-2000, 02:50 PM

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<blockquote>Quote:<hr> "These are the Nermir and the Tavari, Nandini and Orossi, brownies, fays, pixies, leprawns, and what else are they not called, for their number is very great: yet they must not be confused with the Eldar, for they were born before the world and are older than than its oldest, and are not of it, but laugh at it much, for they had not somewhat to do with its making, so that for the most part a play for them..."<hr></blockquote>
I'm just reading Book of Lost Tales, and that section really made me think of Tom Bombadil. I know that since the whole canon thing has come up so much lately BOLT can't be too reliable, but it all seemed to fit.
This might explain those mysterious hintings about him being before the hills and the trees, him being first, and him leaving last as he came first. It also might explain why the ring has no power over him: the ring is of the world, and so it cannot control Bombadil. Lastly, the whole thing about them laughing at the world would definitely make sense as to why he's always laughing, singing, and making light of such serious topics (the ring).

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08-13-2000, 02:50 PM	#1
Oliphaunt Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 48	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pile o' Bones Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/nenya.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Rerof. galpsi <blockquote>*Quote:*<hr> "These are the Nermir and the Tavari, Nandini and Orossi, brownies, fays, pixies, leprawns, and what else are they not called, for their number is very great: yet they must not be confused with the Eldar, for they were born before the world and are older than than its oldest, and are not of it, but laugh at it much, for they had not somewhat to do with its making, so that for the most part a play for them..."<hr></blockquote> I'm just reading Book of Lost Tales, and that section really made me think of Tom Bombadil. I know that since the whole canon thing has come up so much lately BOLT can't be too reliable, but it all seemed to fit. This might explain those mysterious hintings about him being before the hills and the trees, him being first, and him leaving last as he came first. It also might explain why the ring has no power over him: the ring is of the world, and so it cannot control Bombadil. Lastly, the whole thing about them laughing at the world would definitely make sense as to why he's always laughing, singing, and making light of such serious topics (the ring). </p>