tom bombadil

Were they of the Maia? Perhaps not quite of the same rank with Sauron, Mithrandir (and the other Istari), Luthien, the Balrogs, or Eonwe, but nonetheless do you think they belonged to the same race? Based on the passage here from Chapter 7, 'In the House of Tom Bombadil', from Book One of the...

Greetings! The two never met in Fellowing of the Ring, yet Tom got some knowledge from farmer Maggot. How? Was Tom Bombadillo a frequent visitor to hobbit-land? :confused:

Although it is often debated whether this chapter should be included in the book at all, I feel that it does add to the whole of the story. Certainly from the hobbits' point of view, it must feel magical to find a safe haven so unexpectedly in the middle of the Forest.

I believe this is a work that is often appreciated but rarely discussed. From Bombadil goes Boating to The Last Ship it is a story that has entertained me ever since my earliest childhood. That is why I decided to dedicate this thread to a work that is often overlooked but never...

I think Tom may be Tolkien's version of Father Time and his Goldberry mother nature, or maybe in a different view Tom is organic nature personified (Trees, grass, animals?) and goldberry is inorganic nature personified. (water, rivers) I don't know what do you think?

There have been plenty of posts expressing disapointment at the exclusion of Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire; and most of us accept that it was a necessary contraction. Glorfindel was an undeveloped character whose omission has been well discussed. So what I want to ask is: What...

From The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Fog on the Barrow-Downs: Concidering what befell later, was Bombadil's choice of weapons for the hobbits a pure coincidence? Did he have such foresight that he 'knew' that one of those knives would come to good use?

I have read many times the chapters where Tom Bombadil appears but I can not understand who he really is.I would like you to give me more information about Tom Bombadil.

What do you have to say about the mist that covers the connection between Tom and Mr. Maggot?

When the hobbits are walking with Bombadil following their encounter with the Barrow-Wights they hear him singing in a strange, old and "delightful" tongue which was unknown to them-what was it? Frodo knew Sindarin well-and he also knew some Quenya and so if it was either then it would not...

Elgee begins in a spooky stage whisper. It was finally revealed to me, the great secret. . .it was so obvious all along, perhaps too obvious. It was a secret long kept hidden, long sheltered in the Old Forest of Buckland. . .I fear for my life now that this secret has been discovered. Those...

I have often wondered the result of these to meeting. While the discussion of Bombadil has heated up again I ask this question. Would Sauron have any power of our favorite enigma or would Tom just laugh at him, give him some flowers and a have a nice day bumper sticker? Tom held the ring in his...

I'd still like to know :confused: When Tom Bombadil put the Ring on his finger and he did not disappear. The Hobbits noticed this and Frodo asked: 'What are you, Master?' Tom Bombadil answered; "....Eldest, that's what I am. Mark my words my friends: Tom was here before the river and the...

The absence of the whole Tom Bombadil sequence from the movie - done for time constraints, no doubt - made the Purist List and I'm sure was noted by all who had read the books first. My question is hypothetical... IF Bombadil had been included in the movie, who should have been cast in the...

I'm not quite sure about this. It seems to me I've read some things in LOTR that make this unclear. Let me see if I can dig up some quotes.. (Bombadil, speaking about himself in FOTR) (Gandalf, talking about Treebeard in TTT) They both seemed to be described as the oldest living...

ok in the book Tom bombadil has been around in the old forest area since before the forest was there. now i was wondering does anybody know what race Tom is if he is an elf valar or what?

if we are to consider that Bombadil is indeed Aule, then why does Gandalf (whom is Olorin) more active in the matters of middle earth in the third age?? is it because Aule's power is limited by his part in the Music in the beggining? but wasn't it also mentioned in the sill. that Aule took the...

Hope this question isn't so simple I sound stupid! What is Tom Bombadil? I have read Sil, and it makes no comment on him, and I am plagued by this question at night. I know the origin of the character Tom Bombadil, but he seems to have no background in LOTR, which is extremely odd for even...

This is a ridiculous question but Bombadil said he was eldest, which is basically the only knowledge we have about what he is, but why then did Gnadlaf say that Treebeard was eldest?

About Tom Bombadil... I was born in Israel and tuss Hebrew is my mother laguage. It is known Tolkien himself knew a lot of languages and used a lot of his knowledge to create his Elvish languages. I`m realy sure Tolkien used some Hebrew writting-laws to create his languages. Two major examples...