Of Bombadillos and Balrogs

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Re: Of Bombadillos and Balrogs

Maia can choose any form they want can't they? So is it not feasible that some had wings and some didn't? Why must their be general fixed image witch all the balrogs took? I really think that the whole winged balrog topic has been hacked to death at this stage anyway. The answers await us in the halls of Mandos.
As for Tom Bombadil? I don't know, I'll never be certain, but right now I'm thinking Aule. I'm not going to get fully into why now but it stems from his freedom from want of possesion of the ring. This is a trait of Aule's. Above someone said that we aren't supposed to question TB's origins. I disagree. Tolkien said that he left TB in to act as an &quot;enigma&quot;. I think this means he's there as a discussion piece. Enigmas are there for people to try and solve them. No doubt Tolkien knew himself given his obsessive attention to detail. But he probably left him in to give us something more relevant to discuss than whether balrogs had frickin wings are not.

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