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	Tom Bombadil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tom's gift of the Barrow-blades would have far-reaching consequences, as Merry used his to wound, weaken and distract the Witch-king of Angmar at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields; it turned out that the blades were especially endowed with spells intended for his harm.
		Tom Bombadil's origins in the cosmology of Middle-earth have puzzled even erudite fans, as he is arguably the only character in Tolkien's entire legendarium who does not neatly fit into any of the categories of beings Tolkien created.
		Bombadil could be part of the Music of the Ainur, which would explain why he was there in the beginning, but if he was indeed part of the music, it is not said why he exists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Bombadil (2699 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
		Tom Bombadil was, however, part of The Lord of the Rings from the earliest drafts.
		Tolkien introduced Tom into The Lord of the Rings at a very early stage, when he still thought of it as a sequel to the The Hobbit, as opposed to the The Silmarillion (the tone was changed during the first chapters of The Lord of the Rings).
		Tom fit the original (slightly childish) tone of the early chapters (which resembled that of the The Hobbit), but as the story progressed it became higher in tone and darker in nature.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/The_Adventures_of_Tom_Bombadil (508 words)

	Who is Tom Bombadil?
		Tom's inability to separate song from his other activities, speaking, walking, working, suggests that it is very fundamental to his being in a profound way that distinguishes him from all other beings encountered in the trilogy.
		Although this interpretation of Tom's singing is inconsistent with the general claim that Tom is nonrational, it is not inconsistent with Tolkien's own characterization of Tom in two letters in 1954, in which Tom is associated with the pure scientific study of nature.
		Tom is immune to the influence of the ring not because of his high moral character, but because he is not capable of having a moral character at all.
	www.cas.unt.edu /~hargrove/bombadil.html (5083 words)

	tom bombadil - ek$i sozluk
		elfler tarafýndan hem "yaþlý" hem de "babasý olmayan" anlamlarýna gelen iarwain ben-adar olarak adlandýrýlan tom bombadil, büyük ihtimalle yýldýz iþýðý çaðlarýnda orta dünyaya gelen bir maia ruhuydu.
		tom bombadil, yüzüðü taþýyan hobbitleri önce yaþlý ormandaki yaþlý adam söðüt'ün elinden daha sonra da höyüklü yamaçlardaki höyük hayaletlerinden toplam iki kez kurtararak yüzük macerasýnda önemli bir rol oynamýþ oldu.
		tolkien ailesi için tom bombadil, yazarin oglu michael’a ait olan hollanda mali bir oyuncak bebektir.
	sozluk.sourtimes.org /show.asp?t=tom+bombadil (852 words)

	Tom Bombadil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Tom Bombadil was however part of Lord of the Rings from the earliest In recent film and radio adaptations of the story is notable by his absence because nobody quite what to do with him.
		The Adventures of Tom Bombadil a book of verse published in 1966 purported to contain a selection of poems from Middle-earth some of which were Tom Bombadil.
		Tom Bombadil is by Gandalf called the being in existence also evident by his Sindarin name Iarwain Ben-adar (Eldest and Fatherless).
	www.freeglossary.com /Middle_Earth/Tom_Bombadil (685 words)

	The Barrow-Downs
		Many songs sung Tom Bombadil, and many stories he told the hobbits, most from times long gone, for Tom said he has been since the beginning of time, and about the ways of nature.
		Bombadil was soon left out of the specualtions of the Council of {137}Elrond^ about him, as he would not care about events outside his realm, and would pay the Ring any attention, not even to destroy it.
		JRR Tolkien had created the character of Tom Bombadil before he wrote LOTR, and it seemed apt to him to use Bombadil in the new context of the novel.
	www.barrowdowns.com /theme-bombadil.php (736 words)

	The Grey Havens - Else: Who or what was Tom Bombadil?
		Tom was originally a doll (with blue jacket and yellow boots) owned by Tolkien's son Michael.
		In a contemporary letter (1937) Tolkien explained that Tom was meant to represent 'the spirit of the (vanishing) Oxford and Berkshire countryside'.
		The only support for this notion is on theological grounds: some have interpreted Goldberry's statement to Frodo (F: "Who is Tom Bombadil?" G: "He is.") as a form of the Christian "I am that am", which really could suggest the Creator.
	tolkien.cro.net /else/tombom.html (519 words)

	Tom Bombadil - Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia
		Tom Bombadil - postać ze stworzonego przez J.R.R. Tolkiena Śródziemia, występował epizodycznie w powieści Władca Pierścieni: Drużyna Pierścienia oraz był głównym bohaterem w zbiorze wierszy Przygody Toma Bombadila.
		Tom Bombadil był beztroskim zawadiaką z kasztanatowatą brodą.
		Tom Bombadil był odporny nawet na czary Jedynego Pierścienia, który kusił tak potężne istoty jak czarodzieja Gandalfa, królową elfów Galadrielę, czy dziedzica Isildura Aragorna.
	pl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Bombadil (287 words)

	Encyclopedia of Arda: Tom Bombadil
		Tom was a creature of contradictions, one moment defeating ancient forces with hardly an effort, the next capering and singing nonsensical songs.
		Tom's powers are apparently limitless, at least within his own domain, and this has led a lot of people of suggest that he might be none other than Eru Ilúvatar himself.
		In his preface to The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Tolkien tells us that Tom's name is 'Bucklandish in form', and suggests that it was given to him by the Hobbits of that region.
	www.glyphweb.com /arda/t/tombombadil.html (3480 words)

	The Fantasy Forum - Tom Bombadil
		Tom must be one of the Valar...and my guess is he is Aulë, which means Goldberry is Yavanna.
		Tom's most important role in the book, as karatron hinted at, may be to be a break up between all the dismal action surrounding the dark riders.
		Tom would have been one of the good Maiar under Eru, except that he broke away to be himself in Middle Earth.
	www.thefantasyforum.com /printthread.php?t=4510 (1650 words)

	Tolkien Crackpot Theories
		Tom Bombadil and the Witch-king of Angmar are the same person.
		In Tom's questioning of the Hobbits, JRRT notes that "there was a glint in his eyes when he heard of the Riders." (Fellowship p.
		Elrond plays along with Tom in public, being kind enough not to reveal his secret, but also seems to know that Tom and the Witch-king are one and the same; hence his refusal to give the Ring to Tom for safekeeping (Fellowship p.
	www.flyingmoose.org /tolksarc/theories/bombadil.htm (821 words)

	The Lord of the Rings
		In July, the Countdown Collection was announced with the query, "Where's Tom Bombadil?!" Now we know where he is – he's at the end of the Countdown Collection "road," one of the four bonus preview cards you can receive along with a collector's binder, when you collect all 18 cards in The Countdown Collection.
		His actual subtitle, The Master, comes from Chapter 7 of Book 1, In the House of Tom Bombadil Goldberry tells the hobbits that her husband "is the Master of wood, water and hill...
		Tom Bombadil is the Master." (By the way, there was an error in the game text shown on the image-less card in the original contest.
	www.decipher.com /content/2003/12/121503lotrcountdowncon-res.html (576 words)

	Who's older--Tom Bombadil, or Treebeard? Message Board
		Oh, I forgot, I agree that tom bombadil was older...
		Tom is older, if you go back and re-read the books, Treebeard says (these aren't the exact words) he was there since the first ent.
		Treebeard is oldest becuse tom bombadil says he was here before anyone came here i think he is refering to elves and not to ents for ents were created by Eru on request of Yavana to protect her trees.
	www.allreaders.com /board.asp?BoardID=7386 (542 words)

	ipedia.com: Tom Bombadil Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		His appearance is only brief, but behind Bombadil's simple façade there are hints of great knowledge - he can see the Ringbearer when invisible and is unaffected by wearing the Ring himself.
		It is clear, though, that Bombadil was not in Tolkien's conception part of Middle-earth from the start; he was created in honour of a Dutch doll belonging to his children, to whom Tolkien told stories about Tom Bombadil.
		In recent and radio adaptations of the story Bombadil is notable by his absence, because nobody knows quite what to do with him.
	www.ipedia.com /tom_bombadil.html (495 words)

	Tom Bombadil - Science-Fiction & Fantasy forums
		Tom Bombadil, if I remember correctly, was the hero of a whole cycle of stories that Tolkien told to his children, predating LOTR.
		Bombadil?', well for me he introduced the Hobbits and the readers to the sheer magic that awaited 'us' outside of the Shire.
		And without Tom Bombadil, then the hobbits would have been eaten by a tree, or had their throats cut by wights.
	www.chronicles-network.com /forum/3651-tom-bombadil.html (1165 words)

	Tom Bombadil - Page 2 - Science-Fiction & Fantasy forums
		Tom Bombadil may have been a 'throwback' or an inclusion for pure entertainment value or he could have been an example of the mythology Tolkein was going for.
		Tom Bombadil and Goldberry were also important to him, but not in every one of the same ways.
		Tom was rescued, and survived to become the hero of a poem by the children's father, 'The Adventures of Tom Bombadil', which was published in the Oxford Magazine in 1934."
	www.chronicles-network.com /forum/3651-tom-bombadil-2.html (1666 words)

	Tom Bombadil
		Tom Bombadil is an ancient being, that is known in many parts of Middle-earth, by many names and in different aspects.
		Bombadil might have the power to keep the One Ring safe in his realm, as Elronds chief counsellor Erestor suggested, but he is too light-hearted for such a task (LOTR I, 278f).
		Tom Bombadil made his first appearance in the "Oxford Magazine" about 1933 (Letters, 178).
	www.tolkienonline.de /etep/Tolkien/B/Bombadil.html (473 words)

	Tom Bombadil's House of Dreams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Tom Bombadil's house is like Galadriel's Mirror showing what was or what may be.
		Tom appears to be some kind of elemental nature being, older than ancient Treebeard, perhaps a Vala who never left Middle-earth.
		The name Tom Bombadil itself is given to him by the Buckland hobbits, and he cheerfully accepts it and uses it in contact with hobbits.
	www.jrrtolkienepics.com /TomBombadil.html (1111 words)

	Tom Bombadil - Ardapedia
		Tom Bombadil ist eine der geheimnisvollsten Figuren in Tolkiens Welt.
		Diese Aussagen lassen immer wieder Diskussionen aufkommen, was Tom Bombadil wirklich ist.
		Darunter war auch die Geschichte von Tom Bombadil, die im Reich des Königs Bonhedig spielt und deren Hauptfigur dem Leser des Herrn der Ringe sehr vertraut erscheinen dürfte: "'Tom Bombadil was the name of one of the oldest inhabitants of the kingdom; but he was a hale and hearty fellow.
	ardapedia.herr-der-ringe-film.de /index.php/Tom_Bombadil (1191 words)

	GreenBooks.TheOneRing.net™ \| Special Guest \| Who is Tom Bombadil?
		Tom Bombadil is one (intentionally).’ The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien p174.
		However, I cannot say that Tom Bombadil seems to be in any way a creature who cannot make up his mind between good and evil.
		And it would suggest an answer to how, as Glorfindel suggests, Tom Bombadil could be ‘Last as he was First,’ since one would guess the penalty for a half fallen angel would indeed be expulsion from the heavenly realms until the final resolution of all things.
	greenbooks.theonering.net /guest/files/060101.html (1321 words)

	Tom Bombadil vs. Peter Jackson --The Lord Of The Rings --Hollywood Jesus
		It is arguable, I think, that the character of Tom Bombadil represents the most significant such omission to be found (not found?) in the first installment of Jackson's film trilogy.
		After a short series of misadventures, the group is rescued and hosted by Tom Bombadil, a curious mannish creature who not only dwells in the Forest, but seems to be its master.
		While visiting with Bombadil -- who seems well informed about the various comings and goings related to Frodo's quest -- Frodo is surprised to learn that the Ring has no power at all over old Tom; further, Bombadil seems to be wholly disinterested in the thing.
	www.hollywoodjesus.com /lord_of_the_rings_feature_07.htm (1023 words)

	Meduseld - In the House of Tom Bombadil
		Tom seems to be a very brave character for Tolkien to have put in...
		I always thought that Tom already was there before Sauron and the Rings of Power, and that that's why he wasn't influenced by the power of the One Ring.
		Tom Bombadil isn't affected by the Ring in the same way that Sam wasn't affected by it.
	meduseld.proboards2.com /index.cgi?board=bookclub&action=display&thread=1079925880&page=1 (831 words)

	What is Tom Bombadil?
		Bombadil as a Maia (or an unaffiliated Ainu)
		Tom's total indifference to the Ring is also left entirely unanswered by the Maia theory: all of the other Maiar who interact with it are tempted.
		Bombadil would be the "Last" independent native of Middle-earth immediately before he became "inactive" because there were no independent things left in the world for him to study.
	tolkien.slimy.com /essays/Bombadil.html (1252 words)

	J.R.R. Tolkien Who's older--Tom Bombadil, or Treebeard? Message Board
		posts on 3/29/2006 7:17:30 AM Treebeard is oldest becuse tom bombadil says he was here before anyone came here i think he is refering to elves and not to ents for ents were created by Eru on request of Yavana to protect her trees.
		Maybe Treebeard is the oldest of those living in the area where he lives and Tom Bombadil the oldest of those living around where he lives.
		Maybe Treebeard is the oldest of the living trees and Tom Bombadil the oldest of the living who or whatevers.
	www.allscifi.com /Board.asp?BoardID=7386 (1725 words)

	Who was Tom Bombadil and when did he enter Middle earth? - Q&A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Tom Bombadil was the oldest being in middle-earth along with TreeBeard.
		JRR Tolkien created Tom as a founding father of middle-earth much as Aule was a father of the people of middle earth.
		Tom Bombadil was actually inspired by one of Tolkien`s sons(can`t remember his name now) doll.But I suppose everyone knows this and I can`t tell you anything new.Anyway,I find it interesting that Arthaxerxes has the same feather on his hat as Tom does.
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