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

Hannah 3 · 03-27-2001, 10:37 AM

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As to the original question of w'what IS Tom' -

I have know idea where she got this from, but my sister andustar claims that Tom was a character taht Tolkien made up entirely unconnnected with ME... and then he mixed the two. I'll have to ask her about that...
But that would mean he isn't in any category like Maia, Valar, Eru himself. <img src=smile.gif ALT="

"> He's just, well,

~*Hannah*~ If one puts an idea forward to a true englishman - always a rash thing to do - he never dreams of considering whether the idea is right or wrong. The only thing he considers of any importance is whether one believes in it oneself. ~ Oscar Wilde</p>

03-27-2001, 10:37 AM	#18
Hannah 3 Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 64	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 37</TD><TD><img src=http://www.durmstrang2k.homestead.com/files/aeris.jpg WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Beam Me Up Tommy As to the original question of w'what IS Tom' - I have know idea where she got this from, but my sister andustar claims that Tom was a character taht Tolkien made up entirely unconnnected with ME... and then he mixed the two. I'll have to ask her about that... But that would mean he isn't in any category like Maia, Valar, Eru himself. <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> He's just, well, ~*Hannah*~ If one puts an idea forward to a true englishman - always a rash thing to do - he never dreams of considering whether the idea is right or wrong. The only thing he considers of any importance is whether one believes in it oneself. ~ Oscar Wilde</p>