Of Bombadillos and Balrogs - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Phil The Balrog · 01-03-2002, 01:20 AM

Does anyone every think about the fact that the name Tom Bombadil is pretty unique? Every other middle earth name is fairly similar - Elrond, Frodo, Gandalf, Morgoth, etc etc etc. They all have that middle earth likeness. Tom Bombadil is pretty strange compared to Fingolfin and the like. Maybe he's not from Middle Earth at all. Perhaps he just visiting.

01-03-2002, 01:20 AM	#38
Phil The Balrog Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11	Does anyone every think about the fact that the name Tom Bombadil is pretty unique? Every other middle earth name is fairly similar - Elrond, Frodo, Gandalf, Morgoth, etc etc etc. They all have that middle earth likeness. Tom Bombadil is pretty strange compared to Fingolfin and the like. Maybe he's not from Middle Earth at all. Perhaps he just visiting. __________________ -Yes, I'm Phil the Balrog.