My word Essex I had never thought of Bombadil as being such an important character before!
Personally I like him and his songs, but I always saw him as an amusing diversion, though one that introduced the dangerous element of the world beyond the Shire so it wouldn't be such a shock when we met up with the Black Riders at Bree.
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
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