Who do you think Tom Bombadil really was - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

the Lorien wanderer · 12-04-2000, 09:40 PM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/bluepal.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Tom Bombadil

I suppose you're right upto an extent Mithaden. People will not stop wondering about or discussing his true race or whatever.
But I think it's quite clear that Tolkien wanted Tom to remain a mystery, an enigma. And if we all love Tolkien as madly as we say we do, wouldn't we do better to respect what he wanted us to know, and not dissect his characters?

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12-04-2000, 09:40 PM	#1
the Lorien wanderer Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 276	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pile o' Bones Posts: 12</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/bluepal.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Tom Bombadil I suppose you're right upto an extent Mithaden. People will not stop wondering about or discussing his true race or whatever. But I think it's quite clear that Tolkien wanted Tom to remain a mystery, an enigma. And if we all love Tolkien as madly as we say we do, wouldn't we do better to respect what he wanted us to know, and not dissect his characters? Not all those who wander are lost.</p>