It's somewhat reassuring to learn,
Child, that I'm not the first to think of this.
I'm not surprised that Tolkien was well versed in Jung, or knew Campbell.
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The answer is that there is no one answer, no single and unified figure to find.
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Notwithstanding this rather self-confident statement of negation, I still think that the Trickster (in its positive elements) is the least worst fit for Tom Bombadil (more or less on a par with Churchill's statement regarding democracy, if you know what I mean).
