Tom Bombadil - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

lathspell · 05-01-2002, 04:02 AM

Indo Silver - The Tom Bombadil-question is a topic that is discussed over and over on the downs. There are some ideas of what he could be:
- Eru, but Tolkien himself said that he wasn't
- Manwë (the reasons to believe this I do not know)
- Tolkien himself (somehow I don't think Tolkien would do such a thing)
- An earth spirit (it might be so and than Goldberry might be a Water spirit)
- A maiar (which can be so as well, but still seems quiet unlikely to fit the tale of the Silmarillion)
- An enigma (which, it is said, Tolkien himself claimes him to be)

The always-returning TB-question is quiet unanswerable, in my opinion, for there's too little proof anything about him.
As said before me you might check out our poll-results to get an idea.

greetings,
lathspell

05-01-2002, 04:02 AM	#4
lathspell Regenerating Ringkeeper Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 757	Indo Silver - The Tom Bombadil-question is a topic that is discussed over and over on the downs. There are some ideas of what he could be: - Eru, but Tolkien himself said that he wasn't - Manwë (the reasons to believe this I do not know) - Tolkien himself (somehow I don't think Tolkien would do such a thing) - An earth spirit (it might be so and than Goldberry might be a Water spirit) - A maiar (which can be so as well, but still seems quiet unlikely to fit the tale of the Silmarillion) - An enigma (which, it is said, Tolkien himself claimes him to be) The always-returning TB-question is quiet unanswerable, in my opinion, for there's too little proof anything about him. As said before me you might check out our poll-results to get an idea. greetings, lathspell __________________ 'You?' cried Frodo. 'Yes, I, Gandalf the Grey,' said the wizard solemnly. 'There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming.'