Who do you think Tom Bombadil really was

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by alatar

Though maybe not particularly enamoured with ingenious Downers (in theory)...

With some of us it is possible that enarmoured might be preferable.

Originally Posted by alatar

Why people think the worst of me, I'll never know. Sometime's a post is just a post.

Worst? Here I was thinking it was a valuable form of community service!

Originally Posted by alatar

And then for Tolkien to go on later and deny that Tom is divine (well, of course it's not...not in that way). Definitely would be a fun prank.

As we all know, Tom is divine.

Originally Posted by Morthoron

it jibes with my idea that Bombadil is Tolkien's literary joke

Humour is the best antidote to horror.

Originally Posted by Morthoron

He's an ent that aint, or rather, a pent-up ent that lent out its cerements then went and spent time in a tent as an unfashionable, dissident gent. That's what he meant.

Venting or lenting, this is a bent rent.

Originally Posted by Inziladun

I know it can't always be done, but that doesn't stop me trying

The best ones are those that allow us to keep trying.

Originally Posted by Ibrin

I really, really, REALLY hope Eru is on a higher plane than Peter Jackson...

The author of his works rather than in his works.