Eldest?

[davem]

Originally Posted by ninja91

I suppose that Treebeard is older than Bombadil. I mean, obviously Treebeard is said to have been around for eons. And Bombadil? It is not known, nor is it documented. Therefore, I would say that Treebeard has a couple more years under his belt.

Well, Tom does tell the Hobbits 'Eldest, that's what I am.' But in an early draft Goldberry responds 'He's not the eldest - he's a very naughty boy!' - however Tolkien removed this for the published version, along with the section where Merry & Pippin at Isengard have a long discussion on 'What have the Elves ever done for us?'

Of course, Tom is clearly a bit of a looney, so maybe you have to take that with a pinch of salt