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Old 01-09-2009, 12:06 AM   #1
Laurinquë
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There's always the chance that he was just used as a way of divine intervention, but I doubth it. I dont know, but when I read the part about Tom I always get the feeling that he is timeless, immortal and divine, kinda like Eru himself. Maybe he is Eru in physical form, inhabiting the old forest of middle earth, watching as each age slowly passes by and keeping himself amused by His Children's wars and struggles :P (after all he never participated himself in the war against Melkor!)

That's what my mother thinks (er, sorry to bring my mum into this...), and I must say that the same idea occurred to me as well. Goldberry herself described Tom Bombadil as being 'the master', whatever that implies.

I'm not saying this theory is likely, but Tom just strikes me as being of divine origin, though I could not say how. He's among my very favourite characters; right up there with Sam and Old Man Willow ironically.

In my mind, Tom Bombadil was much as he is described in the book, though perhaps more drab in his clothing choices.

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