Tom Bombadil

[Legolas]

Imrahil:

I too hold with the theory he is Eru Reincarnate.

I think you meant 'incarnate' - it couldn't be Eru reincarnate - that would mean Eru had already been to Middle-earth in another form.

Anyway, Tolkien explicitly denied this in Letter No. 181 (twice!):

There is no embodiment of the One, of God, who indeed remains remote, outside the World, and only directly accessible to the Valar or Rulers.

There is no 'embodiment' of the Creator anywhere in this story or mythology.

[ January 12, 2003: Message edited by: Legalos ]