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Iarwain · 04-20-2003, 07:48 PM

Wise words, HC. I agree completely. My problem with debates such as this is with those who justify his removal by questioning the value of his character. By their standards it is almost impossible to judge what a worthy character is, as they call him annoying and say he is a bore to the beginning of the book. Tom Bombadil is a wandering minstrel, scorned by all for being what he is, a necessary anamoly without which this story would lose much of its mysticism.<P>Iarwain

04-20-2003, 07:48 PM	#25
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	Wise words, HC. I agree completely. My problem with debates such as this is with those who justify his removal by questioning the value of his character. By their standards it is almost impossible to judge what a worthy character is, as they call him annoying and say he is a bore to the beginning of the book. Tom Bombadil is a wandering minstrel, scorned by all for being what he is, a necessary anamoly without which this story would lose much of its mysticism.<P>Iarwain __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"