Tom Bombadil
Tomasz Zapala
Please tell me what do you know about Tom Bombadil ???
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Zapala Tomasz
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Ron Ploeg
Tomasz Zapala wrote:
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> Please tell me what do you know about Tom Bombadil ???
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Ron Ploeg
Yeah
He was cool. He wore a feather in his hat.
Jon
JR
I see that so far, you've gotten two funny but non-helpful answers.
This newsgroup is about more than humor, so... Do a websearch on the
keyword Bombadil. There are several webpages with good information.
One site in particular is devoted purely to the Tom Bombadil character.
Hope this helps you.
J.R.
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Tomasz Zapala <zapa...@tl.krakow.pl> wrote in article
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> Please tell me what do you know about Tom Bombadil ???
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Ron Ploeg
I am afraid you caught the newsgroup at a wrong time to start the
discussion on Bombadil all over again (it had just ended for the xxx
time- it seems there is a careful new thread again though...).
The thing is there is not enough information available to make a
definite conclusion on who or what Bombadil really was. And that is why
one always gets the same suggestions and opinions over and over again.
One could always try to add another view though. How about this one:
I always refer to Tom Bombadil as " Tolkien's Hoax ".
from LETTERS 144
"As a story, I think it is good that there should be a lot of things
unexplained (especially if an explanation actually exists); and I have
perhaps from this point of view erred in trying to explain to much, and
give to much past history. My readers have , for instance, rather stuck
at the Counsel of Elrond. And even in a mythical Age there must be some
enigmas, as there always are. Tom Bombadil is one (intentionally)."
:)
At your service;
Ron Ploeg