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Old 10-27-2015, 06:10 PM   #1
Balfrog
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Tom Bombadil – An Intriguing Answer !

An interesting read that adopts a wholly different angle than any others out there, is provided per the link below. The writer is Priya Seth (author of Breaking The Tolkien Code) who explains Tom supposedly to the nth detail. The author states that the essay is broken into four sections – though only the first section is released thus far.


https://priyasethtolkienfan.wordpress.com/


It's certainly different – in particular I haven't seen anyone else suggest that Tolkien endowed Tom with a secret role. Nor have I seen anyone who has implied such a purpose or for that matter – such an interesting route to his assimilation and integration.

The conjectured 'answer' also has merits – as it explains a couple of conundrums – that of who was first to Middle-earth and how Treebeard can be the “oldest living thing” yet Tom is “Eldest”.

I think, for the moment, it is a good idea to respect the author's wishes and refrain from commenting negatively until the entire article has been published and digested . So far it is intriguing!

Any thoughts from others?
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