Tom Bombadil, Who is he?

[Walter]

Grey: Oh yeah - We sure could use them...

 

[DGoeij]

Tom for president! But he'd probably forget he was anyway. Gandalf named him a moss-gatherer once.
You guys are right about the elves though. We could do with some honest and wise minds to talk some sense in the world.

 

[Lord_Dracona]

Now, I'm lost, and I wnt to achieve some of the success Tolkien did! First of all, someone tell me what the other books are about. I haven't gotten much money recently, so I haven't gotten the stuff, but as a little info., I believe all of his notes are listed in The Sil., A Middle-Earth atlas I saw somewhere, and all of THe Lost Tales. Hey, as a little side note, somebody send me some inf. on those books if you read them, and tell me briefly what there about. My email is [email protected]. I need to find some other way to enter Tolkien's head than just rereading his books over and over.

New contest, who can tell me throgh a pm what Tolkien's FULL name is, and answer the following Questions most like it would be read BY TOLKIEN!!!

1 which is shorter, dwarves or hobbits?
2 did Tolkien ever visit america?
3 what is Strider's REAL name, and what is his title?

Remeber, only Lord Dracona can rule the elemental dragons of the world, and use them to make happiness on Earth(Dracona is an Elf, and of high Elven Decent! It would be good if we had him to council us all. pm me if you want Dracona's personel advice.

 

[Strider]

jeez, talk about egos, lord of flies, i was on a vacation, so, whazz up ever here? i finiched the second book of the HOME, so now i gotta buy the 3rd and 4th combo.

 

[King-Under-Mt.]

I think Tom Bombadil is a Maia, or maybe a Vala that came to middle-earth. Maybe he's even Manve himself, and his wife Goldberry is Varda. Or maybe Tom is Mandos. Or even Tulkas.

 

[Walter]

'Who are you, Master?' he (Frodo) asked.

'Eh, what?' said Tom sitting up, and his eyes glinting in the gloom. 'Don't you know my name yet? That's the only answer. Tell me, who are you, alone, yourself and nameless? But you are young and I am old. Eldest, that's what I am. Mark my words, my friends: Tom was here before the river and the trees; Tom remembers the first raindrop and the first acorn. He made paths before the Big People, and saw the little People arriving. He was here before the Kings and the graves and the Barrow-wights. When the Elves passed westward, Tom was here already, before the seas were bent. He knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.'

 

[Dain Ironfoot]

I think that the world was created buy eru's dreams.

 

[Strider]

first off, it's spelt by, not buy, and second off, that is what tom bombadil may be, eru illuvatar, the creator, only in physical form. though, one also has to consider what he said, not being able to use his power beyond the forest, now that's interesting, especially when you remember eru has a somewhat dislike for melkor, and would probably do everything he could to destroy him. something to think about

 

[Jinshü]

What a mofo this PC is!!!!!

 

[Jinshü]

WooPsiE! Wrong PostBoard! *embarrassed* Let me go and die.

 

[Cian]

Originally posted by Strider
... and second off, that is what tom bombadil may be, eru illuvatar, the creator, only in physical form. though, one also has to consider what he said, not being able to use his power beyond the forest, now that's interesting, especially when you remember eru has a somewhat dislike for melkor, and would probably do everything he could to destroy him ...

Regarding the One (Ilúvatar):

"The One does not physically inhabit any part of Eä." JRRT

 

[Walter]

My first remark is about typo's, spelling and grammatical errors: If only those posts would be allowed here that are grammatically correct, without any typos or spelling errors there wouldn't be a space or bandwith problem for this forum (not to mention that my posting counter would be somewhere in its teens or twens...)

Second, there has been already quoted somewhere that Iluvatar/Eru does not dwell on Arda and while Tom may appear powerful in his forest he does not at all appear like the creator...

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And third if I would make sure that I actually scroll to the end of a thread "before" I post a reply I would notice that someone already has beaten me on the reply... *bows to Cian*

 

[Strider]

very true, in the silmarillion, but you have to remember, tom bombadil contained such power, that not even the maia contained, so, if not eru, then valarian?

by the way, if you're so concerned about typos, go and talk to only adult posts, not with all these ages mixed up. if you think we'll all use spellcheck and do all that extra work when we can only use the computer for 30 minutes, forget it. i don't care wether we type wrong or not, just if it's spelt right. capitals don't matter, unless in relation to the following:
HoME
Silmarillion
J.R.R.Tolkien
or in any relation to a name.

 

[Walter]

Originally posted by Strider
first off, it's spelt by, not buy

Strider: evidently my hint was too subtle, I am not concerned about those who make typos, grammatical errors or spelling mistakes, because I think we all make those, I am concerned about those members who criticize typos the way You do! Your posts are not quite error-free either...

 

[DGoeij]

Als ik gewoon in het Nederlands tiep maakt het geen ene moer uit of ik spelfouten maak. Valt de 90% die dit totaal niet kan lezen toch niet op. HA.

 

[Greymantle]

Originally posted by Strider

capitals don't matter, unless in relation to the following:
HoME
Silmarillion
J.R.R.Tolkien
or in any relation to a name.

Is that so. Let me quote from the same post.

very true, in the silmarillion, but you have to remember, tom bombadil contained such power, that not even the maia contained, so, if not eru, then valarian?

Not that I especially care.

 

[DGoeij]

Daarom, zeur niet zo ontzettend over een spelfout hier of daar. Tiepen in een andere taal is al lastig genoeg zonder te gaan muggenziften. Humor eigenlijk dat de meesten dit nooooit zullen begrijpen.

or shall I continue in english, with typing errors? Since I guess that to actually make myself clear I'd better use errored english than correct Dutch.

 

[Ståle]

I always thought Tom was one of the Valar(more specifically, Aüle the Smith). I sincerely doubt he [Tom] beeing a Maia, as the Ring had no power over him(Gandalf was a Maia, and he was terrified of even touching the Ring, lest alone wear it), he sees the one who wears it(again, he probably saw the spirit world of the Nazgul, meaning he had great powers), and he can make it dissapear.

Yes.