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Gwaihir the Windlord · 09-19-2001, 09:39 PM

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What utter tosh

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> When Tolkien specifically stated that Tom was an enigma, I think he did it for a reason. In my opinion, it is not our place to call him one thing or another, but to gather facts about him and see him in that manner. Conjecture is useful, but you have to draw the line somewhere.<hr></blockquote>

Well it's still fun to speculate. Tom must have some explanation attached, what what?

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09-19-2001, 09:39 PM	#1
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Essence of Darkness Posts: 849</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> What utter tosh <blockquote>*Quote:<hr> When Tolkien specifically stated that Tom was an enigma, I think he did it for a reason. In my opinion, it is not our place to call him one thing or another, but to gather facts about him and see him in that manner. Conjecture is useful, but you have to draw the line somewhere.<hr></blockquote> Well it's still fun to speculate. Tom must have some* explanation attached, what what? </p>