Mary Grace asked this question about The Lord of the Rings:
What is Tom Bombadil? Is he The Witch King, like the theory on dorkly.com says? Is he a demonic being, the most evil creature ever concieved, like another theory states? Or is he just a jolly old man? Honestly I don't know what to think of him. The Ring had no effect on him...and he saw Frodo wearing it...
Super Colin Blow Tom Bombadil is better explained in Book II, ch 2 (The Council of Elrond). He's a good guy, but one of the ones that is so good that he can't be a mai…moreTom Bombadil is better explained in Book II, ch 2 (The Council of Elrond). He's a good guy, but one of the ones that is so good that he can't be a main character, if you follow me.(less)
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