Q: Was It Really Theoretically Possible for Another Person to Control the One Ring? ANSWER: This is a hard question to summarize. I received the […]
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These articles discuss Tom Bombadil or mention him in some significant way.
Why Did Bombadil Tolerate the Presence of Barrow-wights?
Q: Why Did Bombadil Tolerate the Presence of Barrow-wights? ANSWER: A reader submitted this question in March 2021: Tom Bombadil considered the Barrow Downs, or […]
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What Happened to Tom Bombadill after the Destruction of the One Ring and the Fall of Sauron?
Q: What Happened to Tom Bombadill after the Destruction of the One Ring and the Fall of Sauron? ANSWER: We know that Tom continued to […]
Continue readingIf I Only Had a Bombadil
I promised the people on Xenite.Org’s Middle-earth mailing list that I’d write something about Bombadil this week. So, let me start out by saying that […]
Continue readingWhy Do You Say Tom Bombadil Was Affected by the One Ring?
Q: Why Do You Say Tom Bombadil Was Affected by the One Ring? ANSWER: Because when people say that Bombadil was not “affected by the […]
Continue readingWhy Is Tom Bombadil Always Left Out?
Q: Why Is Tom Bombadil Always Left Out? ANSWER: The full question seems to be, “Why is it that whenever someone adapts The Lord of […]
Continue readingWhy did Peter Jackson Leave out Tom Bombadil?
Q: Why did Peter Jackson Leave out Tom Bombadil? ANSWER: Peter Jackson’s decision not to include Tom Bombadil in the “Lord of the Rings” movies […]
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What Is Tom Bombadil?
Q: What Is Tom Bombadil? ANSWER: Tom Bombadil has puzzled many people. Is he an elf? Is he one of the Valar? Is he a […]
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