Honestly, Tolkien doesn't seem like the kind of author to have a self-insert in his works. As you said, Faramir is the closest to Tolkien, and that was by accident.

@NerdoftheRings

3 ай бұрын

100%. Definitely not the kind of person to consciously put himself in his works.

@rudista10

3 ай бұрын

What do you mean closest ? Did we forget Beren?

@teleportedbreadfor3days

3 ай бұрын

@@NerdoftheRings But he would pour his most deeply rooted feelings into it, right? Perhaps that is what he did with Faramir, Beren and, maybe, Tom

@teleportedbreadfor3days

3 ай бұрын

@@rudista10 You’re right

@BooksForever

3 ай бұрын

You speak of self-insertion as though it were an unsavory or shameful character flaw. That’s a fresh take on the historical sweep of all writers who ever bent over their pens.

I think Bombadil is more like the personification of middle earth itself. Or the way middle earth should be like if it was not twisted by Melkor. Joyful, a place of peace and love that makes you sing along out of pure joy.

@oneoflokis

3 ай бұрын

That's nice too!!

@BrianEthridge-wg6ko

3 ай бұрын

You know what? I've read a lot of these and that is the best hypothesis I've heard so far!! Kind of like that big spider Ongoliant was maybe the personification of the void or at least came from it! Making Tom the personification or the spirit of Little Earth makes perfect sense! He would not be able to beat sauron because well he's just not strong enough but that would explain how he was there before melchor and his abilities. Like I said, good job

@gene51231356

3 ай бұрын

I always thought Tom was a metaphor for the reader. He observes Middle Earth but is immune to its evils, and acts like he has no personal stake in events but just enjoys seeing them. He is carefree, able to come and go as he pleases, something in-world characters cannot afford. He can be difficult to get attention from and will leave if bored.

@lfr234

3 ай бұрын

I liked that tom is the personification of the music of the ainur while ungolianth is the personification of the discord of melkor (which would be ironic.. given the fact that she nearly devoured him)

@andrewthomas891

3 ай бұрын

excellent suggestion! Makes sense to me. Thank you from Hollywood FL

I dont want to know who tom bombadil is. Thats part of the magic about him... i just wanna be a fly on the wall in that conversation with him and gandalf.

@aletheuo475

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I likewise enjoy him best as an enigma, and his tales of the ways of trees and the flowing of water, glimmerings on the edge of sight. Perhaps someday, the One who made such things will tell me these tales as they were meant to be told.

@valentinkambushev4968

3 ай бұрын

Agree. Just like I don't want to know how the Jawas from Star Wars look underneath their hoods, I don't want to know who or what is Tom. I bet if you ask him, he would answer: "Even I don't quite know that."

@SJPace1776

3 ай бұрын

​@@valentinkambushev4968 He would say he's a merry fellow, and that his pants are yellow.

@garmisra7841

3 ай бұрын

@@SJPace1776 Boots! You're thinking of boots. Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow. He's a merry fellow, even so.

The intro made me and the wife laugh so hard thank you it was perfect

Thank you for shooting this down immediately. Personally I do get tired of people looking for a deeper meaning by looking at Tolkien himself instead of his stories. They have plenty enough depth on their own

Always a good day when nerd of the rings posts

I think he would see himself as more of a Bilbo.

That description of Edith (his Luthien) to Christopher kills me, especially the ending

@nomercyinc6783

2 ай бұрын

edith wasnt his lithien, luthien is luthien. luthien isnt short hand for woman

@12classics39

2 ай бұрын

@@nomercyinc6783Lúthien is described as the most beautiful of all the Children of Ilúvatar, with hair and eyes the same color as Edith’s, who danced for her lover in a glade just like Edith once danced for J.R.R. Tolkien. Lúthien is also a strong proactive heroine, constantly saving Beren’s life and breaking all the rules to achieve her goals. All of which says a lot about how Tolkien felt about his wife, and what he saw in her.

As a big Tolkien fan that found a strong liking for Tom and Goldberry as I first read the books, I feel like I have to share my one theory, that goes as follows: Tom is just Nature itselfe. Not like the Einur: created to rule and create EA in their speciallity (I don't propose that he is Yavanna (or an ent)) but rather born out of Nature itselve. Just a tool for Tolkien to give nature/the grass/the earth itselfe a voice and personality. That would also explain how he is "eldest and fatherles" and why he "was here when the dark Lord came from the outside". As nature Tom would have been there since Iluvatar brought the Universe in existance by saing "EA". That would also explain his powers over Old Man Wollow and the Barrow Witghts (his Interest in the latter and his "work". He is just trying to keep everything clean (like blood sealing a wound (No I don't want to state that Tom is some magical parisite or anything like that)) That would also mean that Saruman (as he is damageing the trees of Orthatic) is not just ripping trees out of the earth but rather fighting an indirect war against Tom (not like he was fighting the Ents, but rather how Morgoth was "fighting" Hurin (through torture of his offspring but also though torture of him). On this hill I would also try to argue that Tom wouldn't have a presents in the Unseen (for he would literally be the seen world) what would also make him more or less imune to the ring. In the end I don't have any prove in that, I am just a german teenager who is a bit too obsessed with Middle Earth and anything Tolkien, so please correct me politely if I disregared anything that Tolkien wrote that would disproove this theory (or if I just comleatly destroyed the lore)

The original Bombadil Theory video is one of my favorites on the channel and one of the first I watched when I first subbed, so its cool to see a suppmement to that one with another (admittedly rather out there) theory. I personally subscribe to the "Bombadil is Ainilinadle run-off" theory that also explains the likes of Ungoliant.

Another example of weaving together very good Tolkien research! The children's toy doll, the shared dream of the world-destroying ocean wave and the comparison to Faramir (a favorite character) are lovely.

It’s crazy, my son and I were discussing who Tom Bombadil really is just minutes before your video popped up in my feed! It’s my birthday today and I decided to watch the extended editions through completion and the conversation simply came up. What an enjoyable lazy birthday watching LOTR’s with my son only to have your insightful video pop up to enhance our discussions. Thank you!

the NO was so perfect!

I like the Tom Bombadil character. The fact that his origin is a mystery makes the story more enjoyable, in my opinion. Thanks for the video. As usual the artwork was great.

I heard that Tom Bombadil is in fact Morgoth 🙂 Okok, I'm quiet now. But I still like the idea that he is Tolkien himself. The line from Gandalf that he is 'oldest and fatherless' is a strong hint. And Tolkien never denied that he is Bombadil, but the denied that he is Iluvetar. Also your description at the end that Tolkien is like a hobbit, would also fit good on Bombadil.

Wow you're really going into depth with the theories. Amazing.

The intro to this video gave me the laugh I really needed today. Thank you, Matt! 😅

My dear Matt, what an amazing video! the letter 213 to WH Alden put me to tears! I can not describe what those words make me feel! an incredible Philosopher!

😂 No “rolls outro” you’re hilarious

I was just watching your old video about the origin of Tom when this notification popped out! Hope we see him in RoP season 2

@josef-klemensdudestein9793

3 ай бұрын

then new levels of heresy will be reached no one could think about.

My own best guess is that Tom Bombadil is the counterbalance to Ungoliant. If the latter's origin story is that she crept up over the Walls of Night (perhaps an accidental manifestation of Melkor's discord), then Tom skipped merrily from the Timeless Halls into Arda before history began (as a consequence of Eru's attempt to correct the discord of Melkor) -- a kind of "yin" to Ungoliant's "yang," if you will. (Goldberry and Shelob may be similarly connected, although this is even more speculative.) The fact that both have existed before the beginning of Arda and have equally mysterious origins makes this an intriguing possibility, in my humble opinion.

You know who would've made a great casting choice for Tom Bombadil? Robin Williams or maybe Gary Oldman.

@valentinkambushev4968

3 ай бұрын

My money go to Robin.

@bobblehead67

3 ай бұрын

Brian Blessed

@bentilbury2002

3 ай бұрын

Nicholas Cage 😜

@RoanCritter

3 ай бұрын

I always think of a young Tom Baker when I think of Bombadil, tho whether that would've been the best casting I can't say.

@alexiachimciuc3199

2 ай бұрын

​@@bentilbury2002 Christopher Walken 😊

Honestly, that begining would have made a good April Fool's video. XD

@stardust949

3 ай бұрын

lol! yes!

That into was hilarious!! I enjoy the idea of Tolkien as a hobbit - what a lovely existence that would be!! As always, thank you for all that you do!!!! 🖤🖤🖤

...very clear and pointed analysis... I was very touched, when I found out that Tolkien arranged that the names of Beren and Tinuviel were to be engraved on his shared grave with his wife Edith alongside their own names... how more profoundly can one state the most intimate bond with a character... yet the affiliation with Faramir is feasible, and so is his deep apparent love and affinity for the hobbits, their simplicity, good-humoured-ness and life style... 💖

@DonLoco3

3 ай бұрын

Tolkien was just a tall Hobbit.

If someone were to ask Tolkien “who is Tom Bombadil?” He would likely say “I don’t know” or “I should have to discover that”. He’s an intentional mystery and Tolkien seemed to have liked partaking in the wondering about Middle Earth himself. To believe that he decided on a “true” identity of Tom is completely missing the point in my opinion. If you want to know who Tom is, all you need is this: “Frodo asks Tom: ´Who are you, master´? And Tom answers: Eh, what? Don’t you know my name yet? That’s the only answer. Tell me, who are you, alone, yourself and nameless? But you are young and I am old. Eldest, that’s what I am.”

What a wonderful video! This is the one channel I trust the most Tolkien wise

Speaking of recurring dreams, I have a certain dream every couple years. In it, I am climbing a snowy mountain, sometimes alone, sometimes in a group. Every time, I find myself in a stone hall, with a tomb illuminated by moonlight, where I am overcome with sadness, as if mourning the loss of a close friend.

Tom was not affected by the ring since he had all he wanted there was nothing for the ring to tempt him with. The ring had no power when a person is 100% happy with what he is and what he has. When one is perfectly content and happy with what he is and what he has how can you tempt them

Hahaha! Loved the start of the video! LOL!!! I wasn't even going to question you. NOTR, You're always someone who puts a lot of time and research into your videos I figured if you said NO then NO it is... But I love that Tom Bombadil is a mystery, and listening to theories is always fun but I'm glad we will never know for sure.

I've personally always believed that Bombardil is the music of the ainur. I've legitimately always viewed him as the physical manifestation of the music, perhaps being the ying to ungoliants yang. Tom Bombadil could represent the good in the music, while ungoliant represents the more sinister aspects. Specifically in tom bombadils perspective, he was there before any other being in arda, which lends credibility to the theory. Its also clear that he's extremely "powerful" not that that feels like the best word here.

Lol! 35 Seconds in, well done sir, well done! Love your content and will continue even watching beyond "the answer"

0:26 you got me in the first half not gonna lie 😅😅😅

There are many, many Tolkien channels on KZread. Yours is the best. Hands down.

I really appreciate Tolken's view on wars. As someone who saw mass slaughter at The Somme you wouldn't blame him for having zero tolerance for war or bloodshed, but he acknowledged that for all its horror and pain it brings to others it is an occasionally needed evil. On a side note who wouldn't want to be a Hobbit? No worries beyond what work needs to get done that day, good food and company, Gandalf and his fireworks along with a good smoke. Sounds like a life any sane man would want

Well presented, as usual! :D

I think this may be one of my favourite videos so far !

Wow. I didn't expect it, but this was a very touching video. Tolkien's disdain towards war (manifest in Faramir) and his day-to-day lifestyle similar to hobbits, and being grounded in a divine/religious orientation (the dreams of the great wave/Atlantean complex) - he's a good man. It's not just his writings that inspire, but his life itself. Thanks for making this. I'd love to see more videos about Tolkien himself if you go that route!

My thoughts are that Tom an inverse of Sauron. Tom has everything he wants, he desires nothing. He doesn't need to use coercion on anyone or conquer any place. He has all he needs right where he is. So, he sets up the over-arching battle between coercion and freedom.

I feel like we now need a video about Goldberry!

I miss Tom Bombadil in movies

@rafaelnegron7007

3 ай бұрын

You make it sound like he had a huge role in the movies. He never appeared in the movies.

@marlbor05

3 ай бұрын

You can always watch the Soviet and Finnish adaptations

@aresaurelian

3 ай бұрын

That is how you know it is adaptations, and not the real thing.

@stardust949

3 ай бұрын

If Jackson HAD included Tom Bombadil---he would have turned him into yet another "druggy" misfit dopey idiot-----like he did to Radagast the Brown. 🤨

@kokainkalle

3 ай бұрын

Go watch high school musical then....

Nice work dude thanks

Something I am noticing in watching your videos while also "rereading" (listening to the audiobooks) you do a very good Rob Inglis impression. Your Gandalf voice is so close I thought for a moment you had just used the track of Inglis reading the from the audiobooks

I like to think he is a pure expression of appreciating existence and his place there in.

Brilliantly done, once again! I loved the contrast with how Tolkien commented on his own relation to his work and characters. Also, I read Humphrey’s biography some time ago, and I’d completely forgotten that Tom Bombadil began as a toilet-drenched doll! That may explain his watery exploits 😂 This also reminded me how badly I want to read all Tolkien’s letters - can’t wait for the audio book to come out this month so I can have some help!

Awesome video as always! Do you mind a question about something not related to it? In the ‘dagor dagorath’ video you said that only after that battle will be revealed of which material the Silmarils where made of… may ask you what you think of the hypothesis that they somehow hold a spark of the imperishable flame?

The quote provided about the connection between Tolkien and hobbits was wonderful.

I loved the start. "NO" lol so good Matt. I laughed. That's amazing about the Wave dream. I had no idea about that! Woow! Very cool.

Anon: Is Tom Bombadil Tolkien himself? Me: To understand that, Anon, we must go back to the Ainulundelë: _"In the beginning Eru, the One, who in the Elvish tongue is named Ilúvatar, made the Ainur of his thought; (...)"_

I have always believed that Tom is the only remainder left in the world from the first song of the Eru. It was such a short lived song and not much was ever said it only noted that there was some disunity from Melkor and it was much less than in the second song. Being that nothing in the world of Middle Earth affects him it would only make sense that he isn't from it but from the first act of creation, and was simply given a place as care-taker of the land once it was created. Just a theory on my part!

If you look hard enough you can find Tolkien in most of all his characters. They all came from him and were influenced by his interactions with the world.

After reading the book for the first time, a few things caught my eye Treebeard calls Bombadil old, while calling Gandalf young, and Treebeard recalls a time where a squirrel could hop from tree to tree over to the sea (something akin to that, i can't remember the quote) At the council of Elrond, when pondering if leaving the ring with Bombadil, Elrond says that in that event, when all of middle earth had fallen, only then would Bombadil fall So, an ancient ent calls him old, he is known as "Eldest" and "Master" In my interpretation, Tom Bombadil is the incarnation of nature itself. Only nature would be able to withstand Sauron's corruption if events transpired in another way, until all else had died This especially because Gandalf says that Tom Bombadil would not care for much of what he (Gandalf) would tell him (Bombadil) apart from the ents, the only other ancient natural beings in LOTR to my knowledge. That, and he lives in nature itself, married to Goldberry, a river spirit, he helped out the hobbits from that one tree who had a name I forgot. He was mentioned to not leave his home, but he had done so in earlier ages (Not sure if earlier ages, but definitely earlier), and this is the comparison that bit me: Forests are thinner, less covering than the olden days, and those days Bombadil travelled, but as the trees get scarcer, Bombadil doesn't leave I think I recall something about Tolkien having an extreme love of nature, and I see Bombadil as a sort of subtle indicator of how nature has changed with the fires of industry, in LOTR due to darkness and fire, in the real world due to, well, industrialisation I wrote this in one go, sorry if it seems a bit muddled

He could be anyone or no one. It's not important, yet it's the most curious thing.

I feel like the first thing Eru did when he, I don’t know, gained awareness of the passage of time after quintillions of years contemplating everything and nothing, whatever gods think about, was make a little buddy to talk to about it, and that was Tom

I have a video idea for you! You’ve done various “what if” videos, and I’d love to see a video on “What if Boromir survived?”. Boromir is injured at Amon Hen, but survives and joins Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli on their hunt to save Merry and Pippin. How does it affect their meeting with Eomer? Iirc Boromir stopped in Rohan on his way to Rivendell, so Eomer might have known him and things might not have been so tense in that meeting. When Gandalf returns with messages from Galadriel, what message would she have for Boromir? Would him surviving keep Denathor from falling into despair and abandoning Gondor’s defense? How would Boromir react to his father’s resistance to Aragorn becoming king? How and when would he reunite with Faramir? Would Faramir have even been sent on the doomed mission that nearly killed him? How would Boromir’s survival affected Faramir’s capture of Frodo and Sam? I could go on, but suffice to say it’s an interesting idea. No idea if Tolkien ever considered this scenario like he did with Gollum repenting, but it’s a fascinating idea!

Loved the intro 😂, I just though like a big drop in your analitics after you said NO. 😅

Knowing of the insipiration Tolkien withdrew from Kalevala, it's easy for me to say having read my country's national epic that Väinämöinen shares alot of qualities with Bombadil. This always given me the sense that Bombadil like Väinämöinen is related to Godhood (Väinämöinen is the son of the Goddess of Air, Ilmatar). Both TB and Väinämöinen cast spells by singing and are very close to nature. Where they do differ in my opinion where Väinämöinen can bee seen as very flawed character TB is not, he's closer to a perfect being, uncorrupted by anything Middle Earth has to offer and definitely more than any other character is can can be in Tolkien's works. Like Golderry said: He is.

I’ve always wondered if Tom Bombadil was described as oldest and fatherless because he was one of the first fictional character Tolkien ever created/published.

this has always been my thought

There is a character in Marvel comics called the One-Above-All. In a specific sense, this character is the writer of a specific story. In a broader sense, it's Stan Lee, or Jack Kirby, or one of the other legends. Now, to translate this idea into Tolkien's legendarium would make Tolkien Eru. But it could be something like this that inspired the (incorrect) theory that Tolkien is Bombadil.

I believe that Tom is a by-product of the Flame Imperishable that was sent "Therefore Ilúvatar gave to their vision Being, and set it amid the Void, and the Secret Fire was sent to burn at the heart of the World; and it was called Eä." When the book describes the flame as "it is" and Goldberry says Tom is "he is".

“The burnt hand teaches most about fire” 🤯

Frank Herbert did the same thing at the end of the 6th book. Good video

I think he's Father Time. He existed before everything and cannot be changed nor hindered. The One Ring wouldn't have any effect on time itself, which is why he was considered to keep it safe. Ultimately he wasnt chosen because he would soon forget that duty, time marches on after all. He seems unconcerned with the passing of ages and doings of mortals because those things would be just a moment, a single second in infinity, to Father Time. Also his fondness for song makes me think the same. Time and music both are motion, vibrations, rhythm, tempo. Music is all about time. Or I'm wrong, who knows. That's the fun of Tolkiens work where he left certain things vague so our imagination can fill in the blanks.

I always thought that if Tolkien was anyone, he was Bilbo, the old scholar hobbit. When Bilbo recites his poem in Rivendell, I like to imagine Tolkien himself doing that. I think of Tolkien standing in that elvish refuge reciting his poems before those ancient beings. And I must admit the thought causes me to smile.

Tolkien's 'I do not love the sword for its sharpness' lines are in the films, as well. It is sung as part of the background music in Elvish during Boromir's last stand in Fellowship of the Ring.

I believe all authors have a self insert character whether its concious or unconscious just like how they have a favorite character. In Tolkien's case, i believe his self insert is Biblo ( when coming up with the concept of bilbo and hobbits he stated that he based them off himself and hometown) and his favorite character is Gandalf

Tom Bombadil is such a mysterious and interesting character. I wish Peter Jackson would have included him in the films.

Bro you got me in the first 30 seconds, I cracked up 😂😂😂

I read a book by Dr. Verlyn Flieger (I think called "Shadows and Light") where she makes the case that Tolkien is the closest to Beren in his mythology. Excellent book, excellent author.

There are two answers to the "identity" of a character in any story. The first is the real-world inspiration, and the second is their place in the imaginary world. For Tom Bombadil, the first answer is pretty easy, as you said: he's a simple country fellow who leads a happy life that Tolkien always admired. The second is, I believe, much more straightforward than a lot of Tolkien analysts are willing to admit. He's a Maia whose power is entirely dependent on location. When he's on his land, nothing else has power over him. When he's off his land, he is vulnerable. He made a sort of deal with Iluvatar, an all-or-nothing deal, in which he could be supreme in one place that he truly loved, in exchange for being powerless everywhere else. The clues to this are everywhere in Tom Bombadil's words and actions, and draw the most sensible thread through them all. He is "eldest," meaning that he came to the world before it was formed and helped form it, and maybe settled down there early in the process, or instead of helping out in the creation. He came before the Dark Lord(s) because Melkor showed up late with his hair on fire. He was reluctant to step beyond the boundaries of his land, because there his power ended. The most often misunderstood passage is Bombadil's interaction with the One Ring. Did Bombadil have power over the One Ring, making him greater than Gandalf and greater than Sauron? Nope. THE RING HAD NO POWER OVER HIM. Because he was on his land. There's no way to know how powerful he was in relation to other Maia. But it's clear that Tolkien was being serious when he said that you don't need to think too hard about what Bombadil is. Outside the story, he's something Tolkien always admired and wanted to expose his audience to. Inside the story, Bombadil is exactly what he says he is.

MORE BOMBADIL PLEASE!

No. Because Tolkien said all his work was just old books he had found and Middle Earth is just old current earth so Tom cannot be JRR.

I have a first edition advs of TB it’s a beautifully illustrated little book

Hahaha , I do appreciate that intro. Setting it straight quick 😂

❤❤❤ great video.

**Dramatic pause in audio track…** then, “No.” 😅 I had to laugh at that.

Seems like people forgot that Tolkein himself talked about Beren and Luthien being him and his wife. That was his self insert and not in a flashy way, but a nice memento to their love.

The fact that Tom is such an inexplicable, unexplainable extreme outlier makes it endlessly compelling of an idea. He's both the most powerful and least involved character. I'm on the fence about it being a Tolkien self-insert, and not because I refuse to see how dissimilar Tom is in personality to Tolkien, but that I know he would have been far more creative and compelling than to be so blatant but instead merge himself into what he "wished to be" or answer "what would I be like if I was actually in this world" sort of thing. The very fact that he describes himself as existing through every drop of the universes' existence yet be so seemingly powerless in it, it's too compelling to simply dismiss out of hand, imo. Personally.

The point of Tom is that we can never know what he is. Its adds mystery and wonder just like the real world.

Some good dissertations on the character TB, interestingly enough

You said 'No' with such authority I thought the clip was going to head to credits right then and there

Thanks for your great work ! ...I'm just puzzled by what one of JRRT own sentences about himself : He detested French cooking ? What the heck does that mean ? There is no such thing as "French cooking" now, and I'm pretty such there wasn't either in his time ! Each region in France has very different ways of cooking : not just regional dishes or specialties but really cooking. The most baffling thing to me is that his depictions of a hobbit cellar could encompass several of these regional french cookings x)

Tom Bombadil I think closest resembles in other Mythologies as Son Wukong.. Or perhaps otherwise, The Word, though in this case it might be more accurate to call him The Song. An unnamed by the Elves who wrote the Silmarillion Maiar who in the time of Frodo (and before) was the physical representation of the Works of the Almighty.

What if Tom is Iluvatar's little brother. When he went to create the universe his mom said to "take your little brother along and let him help". So he taught him a few magic words to help keep him safe and just let him do whatever.

Can you make a video on tying the shadow of war series with cannon. Thank you for all the videos you make too.

Loved the intro 😂

Next video idea: “What if Frodo had left the ring in Rivendell with the Elves?”

Haha, love that start!

Lmao, I saw the title and immediately thought to myself "no" and nearly just skipped the vid entirely so that intro was perfect. 😅

I've always figure Tom was an avatar for illuvatar so that he could walk amongst and experience his creations in a physical form when he so chose and when he was not there Tom would just be Tom but still with the ability to command things to prevent harm to himself. It would also explain the ever so guiding hand to the hobbits.

That's a nice theory! 🙂

The beginning almost made me spit out my coffee lmao

Your videos are great in every way. But something that stands out even amongst all the excellence is the quality of the writing. Do you write your own scripts?

My take is the Tom Bombadil is likely the expression of inspiration or possibly a story or a character he had created previously that came before The Hobbit and but inspired the The Hobbit story and world. When described in the book Tolkien might be explaining Tom Bombadil more literally than we think.

This has actually always been my theory. Nothing in the world can affect him, and doesn't concern himself with the world. Like he is not above, but beyond it.

I like that Tom Bombadil defies explanation. Like the other unexplained forces that apparently have nothing to do with the overarching struggles described in Tolkien's stories, he makes the world feel bigger simply by inhabiting it.

Bravo et merci, thank you for your dedication and your passion for this univers and you gave me back the passion of one summer i past, hurt with back injury, and i reopen The Lord of the Ring, the first time i read the book it was in french, i was a young teenager in 2001. During this summer i read it in 5 weeks, and i open the Silmarillion, and the Fall of Numenor and finally i begin to draw again for the first time since i became an adult. Thank you for your videos, i'm gonna be a father soon, i teach, and i let the magic of imagination flow in my vein. Your different perspective nurish my curiosity, and my wife follow me in this adventure. We are creating our own universe, and each of your video is a new topic of discussion, outside of our academic research. I would love to send you copie of the drawing you inspire, but you still have a lot of good and better imagine... so just take all of my thanks and i love watching you and your son playing with lego. You are a wonderfull human! ( sorry for my english, im from quebec, and we are still french speaking, but if you wanna have a discussion on the different traduction of lord of the ring, i read it in french, german and english, some words, name or place are truely interesting, i think Tolkien watch the traduction in different language, because they use old french for the name of elven location and normal french for hobbits and rohan location! Thank you again

Beautiful ❤️

"No. As always, I'd like to thank..." Well played, sir!