![]() ![]() Also, in view of Tolkien’s devotion to his Catholicism, and in light of his extensive rationalization of “sub-creation” in his famous essay “On Fairy-Stories”, I just don’t think his mind worked that way. ![]() Truly, there are no hints of this in Tolkien’s writings, and I think that such a Twilight-Zone styled twist would be uncharacteristic of him. But for the short time of its passage through his own country, it seems not to have affected him, and within the boundaries of his own realm, Tom seems certainly to have been Master.Ī few people have written in questioning whether Tom Bombadil might not actually be Eru. If Tom would have been persuaded to take the Ring, it would, over time and in the end, have worked its power upon him and corrupted him. Tom also clearly had his own boundaries, at least geographically, for when he takes leave of the hobbits he says “Tom’s country ends here: he will not pass the borders”. Thank you.Ī: It seems more plausible that Tom Bombadil was uninterested in the kind of power that the Ring conveyed. I don’t think it’s because Tom Bombadil didn’t want power so he was unaffected, because Gandalf was just as uninterested in power as Tom. ![]() When Gandalf was offered the ring he refused saying that the power would corrupt him as any other. If Tom Bombadil is a lesser Maiar, then why was Tom completely unaffected by the ring when he placed it on his finger, Tom didn’t even disappear. Q: Gandalf and the other wizards were obviously powerful Maiar sent to protect Middle Earth. Back in December 1999, these were the questions on the minds of fans… ![]()
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