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Bombadil more or less breaks JRRT's own pattern of fitting everthing/one into a pattern. This of course is like a splinter in the mind for some, and thus we post...
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Very well put, lindil, and right on the money into the bargain. Bombadil is a valuable lesson from a writing point of view: when faced with a large plot hole or a discordant element, less is more. Readers love an enigma!