Thread: Who do you think Tom Bombadil really was
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Old 08-11-2009, 08:08 AM   #183
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Originally Posted by Fordim Hedgethistle View Post
Bombadil is master. That is all we know and all we need to know.
Agreed.
However - viewed purely as an entertaining thought-construct, regardless of its truth value, I find alatar's theory ingenious, especially the part about Fatty Lumpkin as the Third Person of the Trinity. After all, if the Holy Spirit can be symbolized by a pigeon, why not a pony? Both species have been used to convey messages...
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