I recorded this beforehand, but this week’s rumors bring up the question: if Tom Bombadil does show up in Rings of Power, how should he be used? (Personally, I think it should be a small appearance, if at all.)

@breadpitttt

Жыл бұрын

same here. they already have so many characters and storylines to focus on (that we didn't see enough in season 1) ESPECIALLY celebrimbor since he might get turned into a banner this season 👀👀.

@Jiblits007

Жыл бұрын

If anything he should be just a cameo for nerds

@faustomadebr

Жыл бұрын

After all they did, Tom should be untouchable.

@GR-jr2rs

Жыл бұрын

Maybe when elendil founds arnor?

@TheAngmarArchives

Жыл бұрын

I hope it's Brian Blessed who plays him, if they really do have old Tom...completely agree - a small cameo...I suspect somewhere along the Harfoot storyline?

> barges into the narrative > sings a song about how he's older than the world > puts on and takes off The One Ring with no effect > refuses to elaborate further > leaves

@valentinkambushev4968

Жыл бұрын

Like the giga-giga-chad he is!

@herbsuperb6034

Жыл бұрын

Yep, all proof that I'm right, and Tom Bombadil is truly DMX in disguise. For that is exactly what DMX would do, in the same situation.

@michaelcook6483

Жыл бұрын

Tom is Eru

@nicholaswoollhead6830

Жыл бұрын

@@herbsuperb6034 I enjoy your insistence across multiple comment threads. Consider me sold. Thatd also explain a lot of what happened to DMX in his earthly life. Rip

@Rory626

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelcook6483 Tolkien flatly denied this

Since the movies, I've pictured Tom as Robin Williams. Sparkling eyes, a bit chaotic and a smile that can brighten a room.

@BJETNT

Жыл бұрын

That's perfect!!! I can see that in my head. I wish he was still around to do this in a movie! Very very wonderful idea sir!!!

@realistic_delinquent

Жыл бұрын

So 0:35

@patrickallen6048

Жыл бұрын

Robin Williams would have been the best Tom we could have had.

@SparkCroft21

Жыл бұрын

Best idea!!! AI could help with face but his eyes and energy are irreplaceable

@swordmonkey6635

Жыл бұрын

@@BJETNT Robin Williams name was being tossed around by us on TOR while the movies were being cast. His name was a fan favorite.

Tom is the embodiment of the "I have no idea who is this! He was already here when I arrived!" meme.

@witchthief9735

Жыл бұрын

Frodo in the undying lands: so what was up with that bombadil guy The Valar: we dont know tbh, he was already there when we got there

@Novusod

Жыл бұрын

Tom Bombadil is what can be termed an "Elder god" a being that existed before creation.

@AlienSensei

Жыл бұрын

Manwe: Is that bearded fellow our brother as well? Melkor: I have no idea! He was already here when I arrived.

@witchthief9735

Жыл бұрын

@@AlienSensei Melkor: ...he's not with you guys..?

@valentinkambushev4968

Жыл бұрын

@@witchthief9735 Manwë: Wait....he is not one of your creations!?

I remember hearing that Tom was based on a toy Tolkien had in childhood, and he would create simple stories around him. It's really cool that he included him in his Middle-earth stories! That would explain why he predates everything--he literally existed before Tolkien created his world, and he worked it in narratively.

@ilikevideos4868

7 ай бұрын

A toy his son had*

One thing that strikes me about Tom and Goldberry is how _domestic_ their house is. They're mysterious powerful beings ... who plant beans in their garden.

@Firenutz

Жыл бұрын

Tell me of anything more mysterious and powerful than a bean. :)

@qwertyTRiG

Жыл бұрын

@@Firenutz Adam Ragusea might agree with you there.

@fangorn23

Жыл бұрын

its like they're retired adventurers and living in Tolkein's world as an immortal wedded couple still deliriously in love is their eternal reward. a bit of land, a stream you can swim in and fish in, a garden and a grumpy forest that still yields to your will... sounds like retirement to me.

@dowsingelf77

Жыл бұрын

The truly great never forget the small things. :)

@calico27

Жыл бұрын

I am sure for someone like Tolkien, humility and gardening is pretty magical.

Tom Bomadil is, lest we forget, a merry fellow.

@RabidCupcake2010

Жыл бұрын

And his boots are yellow!!

@deci2723

Жыл бұрын

Those word haunt me to this day. Unironically expected him to show up to help Gandalf stand up after killing the Balrog.

@herbsuperb6034

Жыл бұрын

Yep, just more proof that Tom is actually DMX, in disguise.

It has always been my belief that Tom was created during the singing of the Ainur before Melkor began to add in his chaos. Many entities that even the Valar can't account for, Ungoliant, the creatures in the deep places of the earth, etc came about in the song. Most of those mentioned are evil results of Melkor's discord. But if Tom came to Arda before Melkor arrived then he was more than likely created during those first pure stanzas of Eru's song before any of Melkor's influence marred it. Hence why Sauron's power which was learned from Morgoth has no sway over him. Tom is a pure piece of Eru's true song. It's just what I believe.

@TimTimTomTom

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, and someone (a couple actually) posted the same above. It's the only theory that fits completely.

@Pow3llMorgan

10 ай бұрын

I don't know. It seems like Eru was pretty determined to have his children be the inhabitants of Arda. Could Bombadil be a result of some of the Ainu choir sneaking in some kind of harmony or _consonance_ in the song, as opposed to the dissonance of Melkor's ?

@scottwesner9362

2 ай бұрын

That makes sense, though I believe that there is a chance Tom could be one of the Ainur. I don't know enough to say he is.

@jeremyquinn4426

25 күн бұрын

I like this idea. I thought that perhaps Tom was the living embodiment of Iluvatar itself wishing to experience a more confined and natural life on the earth so that it may better understand the full breadth of life and experiences which it had brought about for the beings of middle-earth.

The friendship between Tom and Farmer Maggot is one of the most charming little curios in Middle-earth. Of all the Hobbits! Really! Tolkien, as usual, shows us that there's far more to people than meets the eye, even the most anti-social and crotchety.

@kaijenson7949

Жыл бұрын

After reading the books, I can no longer help but feel that Jackson did Farmer Maggot dirty. I understand the difference between the two story telling mediums, but it still hurts.

@Hellbane224

Жыл бұрын

​@@kaijenson7949 Yeah, Jackson's movies kind of did Merry and Pippin dirty too. They are FAR less respectable in the movies than they are in the books. If anything, Merry and Pippin are courageous, intelligent, and fun-loving, rather than delinquents. I also like in the books that, by the end, Merry and Pippin are practically giants among the Hobbits because of the Ent-draught. XD

@Martin-ub9ci

Жыл бұрын

I take it as symbolism that the oldest, wisest, incredibly powerful being is friend with the farmer, the strong, independent, wise, hospitable man. Tolkien love farmers, and he was correct.

@Vidhur

Жыл бұрын

@@kaijenson7949 The Fellowship of the Ring could've gone with meeting Gildor Inglorion, the stay at Bamfurlong, the meeting of Tom Bombadil at Old Willow and the escapade in the Barrow Downs, it would've been even more epic. So yes, done dirty is right.

I've always thought it was humorous that with all of the unusual and exotic names of the characters and locations in Tolkien's world, the character who may be the most powerful of them all is simply named "Tom".

@jefffinkbonner9551

Жыл бұрын

It’s like that goat-horned sorcerer in Monty Python and the Holy Grail being named “Tim.” 😂

@AvB.83

Жыл бұрын

The trolls in The Hobbit were also called Tom, Bert & William. With how important names & language was to Tolkien in all the rest of his stories, I find those four names very strange.

@ManahManah77

Жыл бұрын

@@jefffinkbonner9551 And he tried to warn them about that rabbit, lmao

@scottanderson2458

Жыл бұрын

@@jefffinkbonner9551 you manky Scots git 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@swollenaor

Жыл бұрын

Small name big effect.

My crazy headcanon has always been that Tom is the physical manifestation of the Song of the Ainur, and that Ungoloant is the manifestation of the discord. The original creations of the world. A chaos without purpose and an unflinching truth. With Tom waiting for the second song so that his music can be continued.

@EdwinBoyetteStorytime

Жыл бұрын

He does seem to be an echo of the song not the Creator himself but a manifestation of a portion of his majesty.

@jerrydeem8845

Жыл бұрын

I really like your analogy, after 45 years i never brought it to point like this. Asute to be sure. Debatable. Well there's always debate, but thanks for provoking another thought process.

@TheTep990

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts also. Tom can't be a Vala nor a Maia so it must be something in between. I think Ungoliant and Tom are beings sprouted from the fight between Eru and Melkor. One represent the discord by Melkor and the other the balancing note by Eru. The rest of the world is the creation of the Valar and their music.

@renferal5290

Жыл бұрын

That is a very good theory

@Eowyn3Pride

Жыл бұрын

😁👍

I've always loved Tom Bombadil. His presence alone in LOTR adds another layer to Middle Earth. I also love that he is this odd, jolly fellow, but then we learn that powerful and respected beings such as Gandalf and the elves know him and respect him. This to me adds a weird aura around Tom that I can't quite explain, but I love it. I also like that Tom Bombadil's name alone is enough for the Barrow wraith to flinch. It adds a bit of darkness to the character.

@brokenrecord3523

Жыл бұрын

Four sufferings in Buddhism: birth, aging, sickness and death. They have no meaning to Tom. Without fear and want, the natural result would be a childlike joy, right? Appreciation of everything.

@fruitionapt

Жыл бұрын

I think the barrow wraith just knows that he simply cannot exist in the presence of Tom

@4thlinemaniac356

10 ай бұрын

IMO it is the Opposite it Lightens his character as Sound alone ie his title vanishes the Evil Wight

@LPChipi

10 ай бұрын

@@4thlinemaniac356 Sure, but if he can scare away a powerful evil spirit, why is that?

@4thlinemaniac356

10 ай бұрын

@@LPChipi Because the spirit is bound to Middle Earth and it should have moved on into the spirit world.

I like to think that Gandalf wanted Tom's help in finding Radagast to tell him it was OK that Saruman tricked him, he was forgiven and could come home to Valinor.

It's sad that in another 10,000 years, we'll still never know what Tom is.

@LPChipi

Жыл бұрын

But it is beautiful too. We know too much nowadays. It's nice that some things are just a mistery

@bigmike-

Жыл бұрын

We *do* know what Tom is; Tom is, essentially, the spirit of Arda itself, made into flesh and blood. This appears to be a byproduct of Iluvitar's music: The things brought into creation also bring with them an entity that personifies that thing; just as the Valar and Maiar are all personifications of their respective ideas, crafts and domains. Unlike the Valar and Maiar, which were made explicitly, entities like Tom and Ungoliant merely came into being as a circumstance of the music itself. Tom, for all intents and purposes, *is* the spirit of Arda.

@TheYoutubeUser69

Жыл бұрын

Tom is just a lad bruv

@nunchaks700

Жыл бұрын

He's the author living in the world he created

@aguru19

Жыл бұрын

@@bigmike- I never thought of Tom and Ungoliant being related, that's weird

When it comes to Tom Bombadil, I have always seen him as a character kind of like Santa Claus. Jolly, always Singing, Generous, and Incorruptible. I don't mind him being mysterious, to me it just adds more wonder to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien.

tom Bombadil is my favorite mystery of middle earth, he's so lighthearted and carefree in such a perilous world

@herbsuperb6034

Жыл бұрын

I know who he is. It's not REALLY a mystery if you interpret the text carefully. After weighing all the evidence, and reconciling the full breadth of the legendarium, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind. I fear to tell you, for it may ruin the mystery for you. But you needn't read further if you don't want to. Tom Bombadil is, without doubt.........DMX, in disguise.

@burundianfamily2982

Жыл бұрын

@@herbsuperb6034 😂

If I could be anyone in Middle Earth it would be Tom Bombadil. Dude is an ancient, powerful immortal, who spends 90% of his time picking lilies, and dancing without a care in the world while everyone else is at war.

@Jim-Mc

11 ай бұрын

And don't forget he's got Goldberry😉

Going by the drawings of Tom I think Brian Blessed would have been the perfect actor to play him in the films.

@BrettWMcCoy

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing

@scottanderson2458

Жыл бұрын

Tom Baker would also fit well I think

@nelsonrko

Жыл бұрын

Not an actor but I was thinking he was a free character like Hemingway.

@scottanderson2458

Жыл бұрын

@@lednails The Hands of Fate 🤣🤣🤣

The fact that Tom was known in Rohan makes sense when you remember that the men of Rohan came to the aid of Gondor... from the north. They originally lived far to the north of Rohan.

@boringusername792

10 ай бұрын

But to the east of the Misty Mountains

Regarding Tom and the Rohirrim - There used to be vast forests that stretched across Middle-earth in ancient days. Large portions of them were cut down by the Numenoreans in the Second Age. But places like the Old Forest and Fangorn were remnants of the ancient forests. Maybe Tom used to walk in those vast forests and visited other lands where he became known to the ancestors of the Rohirrim. Hence they had a name for him in their legends.

@12gramtalon8

Жыл бұрын

Their ancestors may have had contact with Tom when Arnor still stood, even before their ancestors lived in the north.

@Pixis1

Жыл бұрын

@@12gramtalon8 Not sure about that. The Rohirrim were descended from the Eotheod, a clan of Northmen. So they were always from the north. The Dunedain of Arnor might have had contact with Tom though.

@johndododoe1411

Жыл бұрын

They could have met before the existence of Arnor, making him a legend among all humans outside Rhun.

@12gramtalon8

Жыл бұрын

@@Pixis1 Before that time it’s believed that the FA Atanatári may have been common ancestors, before the peoples diverged. Of the people one group goes to aid the Valar and found Numenor, some do not. Of the second group some become the Rohirrim. ETA: that’s a maybe, maybe not. I don’t know if there is an authoritative answer or not. EETA: I reread my comment and realized how poorly worded that was. When Arnor was in it’s prime I assume there was coming and goings so they could have met him then. Even before that back in the FA they could have met him and the lore carried down to the people of Gondor and Rohan from a common source.

@cherub3624

Жыл бұрын

I think it says in one of the letters that Tom even limits his own influence to the old forests and that they have basically receded to his current small circle. So yes, that's also how I assumed Rohan knew of him. Maybe legend passed down from when Tom used to wander further out.

Tom is Tolkien. Oldest and fatherless, saw the first raindrops and acorns, because he created it all. He was there before any others because they are all his creations and he does not interfere in his own story, because he wants to see it play out. Tolkien made himself a part of his own amazing and magical world. And the reason why he would be the wrong choice to give the one ring to, is because that would end the story. "He would misplace it or throw it away" - He would move on to something else. Sauron would then in a sense get him in the end. Because if Tolkien/Tom takes the one ring and ends the story, in Tolkiens mind, Sauron would then never be destroyed and be free to conquer middle earth. And as Tolkien/Tom leaves his own story, he also leaves the one ring behind.

@Patrick-nodak

Жыл бұрын

Excellent concept! Well thought out and clearly articulated

@UnrealBelonging

Жыл бұрын

Excellently put. This has certainly given me more peace of mind. Thank you

@mee091000

Жыл бұрын

@@UnrealBelonging He's wrong though lol. Tolkien said it was not him

@mee091000

Жыл бұрын

@@Patrick-nodak Except Tolkien already made it pretty clear a long time ago. That he did not self insert himself in the book.

@UnrealBelonging

Жыл бұрын

@@mee091000 Was not confirming. Though Tolkien may have said it was not him does not deny the fact that it was his creation. All characters are him and Tom Bombadil is the closest to Tolkien since he is one of the most ancient characters before the first raindrop and acorn. It's Tolkien's world and Bombadil is one of the first...

Tom is from outside the story. He came from another narrative entirely, initially as a curious visitor, but liked it so much that he stayed. He met Goldberry, fell in love, and has been in Arda so long he himself has forgotten where he really came from. (This is also what I think of Ungoliant too, except she's from a much darker story) Goldberry I think is the child of the unnamed maia who made the river when Arda was being assembled by the Valar. We know that maiar can procreate with the embodied beings of Arda, perhaps Goldberry's father was an elf who came across the Withywindle during the migration to Aman.

@danechatman6086

Жыл бұрын

I think Tom is Maia. Though it is never explained. Maybe he is the avatar or Eru himself

@android584

Жыл бұрын

Good thinking, Ungoliant and Tom are probably in the same class of beings, not created by Illuvatar.

@kdaalder

Жыл бұрын

@@danechatman6086Eru never had an embodiment

I always considered Tom to be the human personification of Eru Ilúvatar on Arda. I like to imagine that an all powerful being like Eru would keep an eye on its creation through the eyes of an old bearded man wearing yellow boots x)

@michaelcook6483

Жыл бұрын

100%

@nightingalecat

Жыл бұрын

it also explains why the Ring doesn't work on him, and also why his powers are limited by the old forest. Eru's direct intervention into the world would cause mass destruction like in Numenor, so he limited himself in this little reservation of his. It is also significant that he lives near the "small of the world". That is the place where the God often can be found.

@TimTimTomTom

Жыл бұрын

So I've thought about this a lot over the years. That was my initial conclusion, but it never felt quite right. If that were so, then why would he not understand the need to deal with the Ring? And if he were the human form of Eru, then nothing in Middle Earth could overpower him... so Celeborn's comments at the council would be null. I agree with the person above, who posted their theory that he's a being that arose from the Song of the Ainur, as was Ungoliant. It just fits so much better, in every way I can see.

@davidfawcett3144

Жыл бұрын

Not Eru Iluvatar. Tom is the "current" incarnation of Aule. In a previous incarnation, Aule created the first Dwarves, in an attempt to match Eru's creation of the Elves and Men. The Valar saw that it was done in good intent, and allowed him to keep them in "cold storage", to bring to life at a later time. So Tom is effectively the Father of the Dwarves. But Tolkien does not use this connection in his stories.

Ah yes... Saturday evening with some classic nerd of the rings tales about a legendary Tolkien character Now all I need is a hot cuppa and put it on a big screen and enjoy 😌❤️

@jwilloughby6175

Жыл бұрын

Get a dram.and toast the professor

@nicholaswoollhead6830

Жыл бұрын

I still think tea tastes like sipping from a rain puddle on a kindergarten playground, but these videos make me want to have a cup just to hold it

I know that Tolkien himself disproved this theory, but I still love the idea that Tom represents the Professor in Arda. Such a fun idea in my opinion. I wish Tom appeared more in the Legendarium!

I was just creating a lesson for my English students about Tom Bombadil and The Old Forest when you uploaded this video. Thanks Matt for your work!

I like the theory that says that Tom is the embodiment of the unblemished music of the Ainur. That he is what would have been Arda and the Children of Iluvatar without the Discord of Melkor.

@sansheng5865

Жыл бұрын

Hey, i like that theory. From now on, that will be my head cannon..😅😅

@Zombied77

Жыл бұрын

Like Adam before The Fall

@cdkilo77

2 ай бұрын

I know I'm late to the comment section, but I agree with this. There are many theories regarding Tom, but many fail to recognize his strong ties to songs and music and the way he uses them. I consider this to be an important clue from Tolkien.

Tolkien constructed the grammar and vocabulary of over a dozen languages for all of us to enjoy in a fantasy realm together and I will be forever thankful for the masterpiece.

the one thing that blew my mind when learning the lore is how in the first lord of the rings, the hobbits Tavel to the prancing pony from the shire feels like it all takes place in one night. Or when Gandalf leaves Frodo to go to the kingdom to research the ring. the movie makes it feel like he was gone only a few days. not months/years which it actually was.

I never get tired of Tolkien's writing. Absolutely genius!

One of that deserved a place on the movies. To me, Tom is the spirit of Middle Earth it self.

@killermiller1980

Жыл бұрын

Love to hear a solid origin story. He's fascinating.

@burundianfamily2982

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I would have loved to see him but then again, I see why they didn't add him

@tomorbataar5922

Жыл бұрын

I'm kinda glad he was not included, the whole passage of him is kinda jarring in the overall tone of the books.

@TimTimTomTom

Жыл бұрын

@@tomorbataar5922 Lots of people say that, but I've never felt that way at all. It wouldn't really work in the flow of the films, though.

Tom was not bound to the Old Forest / Barrow Downs. He was known far and wide over Middle-earth, as mentioned in the Council of Elrond. He was in that location at that point in time to ensure his encounter with the hobbits in order to assist in their completing their quest.

@johndododoe1411

Жыл бұрын

Yet this is also the area where he met his wife. Seems very much his home that others visit as they move around the world. Sauron not knowing where the Shire is indicates that Sauron probably never visited the area in his travels, having used another path from Beleriand to Eregion.

@tombombadill22

Жыл бұрын

@@johndododoe1411 Are you suggesting that Tom has lived there since the beginning of time? ... I don't believe so. Tolkien wrote the Tom Bombadil verse prior to 1934. Then, as with much of his legendarium, he subsequently expanded upon it. The version of Tom in the Lord of the Rings was greatly expanded upon during its writing between 1937-48. Therein he had travelled widely and his powers and enigmatic nature increased. If you look at the totality of what Tolkien wrote and said about him, then the Barrow Downs residency seems a relatively recent episode. Gandalf said he seemed to be bound to it, but he had only arrived in Middle-earth during the middle of the Third Age. He knew little of Tom's story. Elrond knew much more.

@johndododoe1411

Жыл бұрын

@@tombombadill22 I'm going by having seen and heard no stories of Tom anywhere else, and how everything around him seems to keep its distance, including the barrow downs, the Shire and the road network. Also in earlier ages this would be closer to the middle of middle earth. Hobbits may have settled in the Shire because the area was protected by Tom's influence, unlike the wild shores of Anduin.

@tombombadill22

Жыл бұрын

@@johndododoe1411 The hobbits are basically invisible to Sauron and the Ringwraiths whilst within the sphere of influence of Tom. Once again, this is a factor slowly developed by Tolkien and as seen in The History of Middle-earth drafts of TLOTR. Tolkien did not expand Tom’s presence in the greater legendarium apart from what he wrote therein. Though he did make him immortal and Eru-like. The Barrow Downs may have been his base, but there is no doubt in my mind that he travelled widely and was well known far and wide, by Elves, Dwarves, Northmen, etc., and not just in passing.

I was so happy that Brian Sibley went back and adapted the Bombadil chapters from The Lord of the Rings. Now, whenever I listen to his LotR radio plays, I squeeze that bit in.

The most fascinating and enigmatic character in all of Tolkien's Legendarium. I think he is a benevolent spirit of nature like Goldberry his wife personfied into a small statured Man. We'll never fully know though. Got to love ole Tom!

@mn5499

Жыл бұрын

Some people who understand the inspiration for the character can figure it out

Sometimes it seems as if Tom is some kind of incarnation of Eru. So ancient, so undaunted, so untouched by Sauron' ring, he seems like a being completely beyond the ordinary cares of the world.

@donaldpowell44

Жыл бұрын

unfortunately eru is the only person tom is confirmed not being

@bitsandbobs3545

Жыл бұрын

The Glorfindel believed Tom could not resist Sauron in person, so he couldn't have been Eru. I believe he was a Maia gone wild.

@TimTimTomTom

Жыл бұрын

@@bitsandbobs3545 But that wouldn't fit the "I was the first" part of the narrative at all. I think the correct theory was posted above...

Tom Bombadil's one of my favorite Middle Earth characters. I haven't watched the full video yet, but I know you'll do him justice.

I just started a re-read of LotR and just read about Tom, this video is just what i needed.

My favorite interpretation of Tom Bombadil is that he is a 'good' being of the void: a sort of opposite to the dark Ungoliant

Tom is unique in all the world. Not only did he never succumb to evil, he never even succumbed to sadness.

Finally some much needed love for Adventures of Tom Bombadil!

Tom Bombadil won over my heart from the first time I ever read The Fellowship of the Ring. I talk to everyone willing to listen about how awesome and mysterious he is. ☺️

The more I heard of Tom Bombadil's life, the more I think that he's Eru but created by Eru to be his representative

@tombombadill22

Жыл бұрын

He is the manifestation of the Holy Spirit of the Blessed Trinity, the grace of God / Eru, the Secret Fire / Flame Imperishable that Gandalf goes to following the destruction of the One ring.

@saysheate197

Жыл бұрын

This is my interpretation as well. I think Tom is the essence of Eru Ilúvatar

Finally been waiting for this for a year. Asked you to make another video bout him and u did so thanks🫡🫡🤟

Thankyou for covering this very important character he is so overlooked and so under appreciated.

Most comprehensive compilation of details about Bombadil I've ever seen!

Tom Bombadil is what happens when your DM throws a chaotic neutral NPC into your campaign to bail out your low level party.

A very beautiful thing to watch and listen to this was. Thank you. I'm intrigued by Toms character and more so his meaning. Thanks again.

I cannot express how much I love this channel

I feel he is an aspect Eru Ilúvatar. Or maybe he is the force of harmony created by the Valars chorus, similar to the discord that created the watcher in the water. J.R. Tolkiens child had a toy that was named Tom bombadil that matched his description, a father wove his child's friend into his own works.

Tom Bombadil has always been one of my favorite characters to think about. The mystery surrounding him is intriguing. It's obvious we're not supposed to know who he is. But that's the fun, as readers we can speculate and imagine.

I have always loved Tom and was very excited to see how he would be portrayed in the films - I was very disappointed that he didn't make an appearence!! Brilliant analysis of Tom. Glad this came up on my feed.

My head-canon still remains that Tom is an embodiment of The Discord, which helps me to explain all the things that were not specifically ceated by the Ainur-like The Nameless Things, Ungoliant & the creatures that would end up being Werewolves, Vampires & Dragons.

I really think that J.R.R Tolkien intended to leave Tom Bombadil hidden as a mystery, it is like an enigma in Ëa. It is a kind of pleasure for Tolkien himself, i believe he chose to keep some informations about his Fantasy world for himself, he's the creator and he does whatever he wants. Personally, Tom Bombadil must remain mysterious and i consider that as a magical touch of perfection for this magnificent fantasy world. Ps : A world can't be called a "world" without incomprehensible things.

@ankh-ef-en-khonsu3274

Жыл бұрын

Yes, in one of Tolkien’s letters he explains Tom is intended as an enigma. There’s no right theory about him.

I am not sure if there is enough content but doing a video on farmer maggot and maybe the other lesser known Hobbits that helped frodo would be cool! Any hobbit who can tell a ring wraith off is worthy of lore!

So glad I found this channel!

Thanks for this; you filled in some gaps in my Tolkien knowledge. 👍🏻

Tom Bombadil is the embodiment of that one lost sock in the corner of your room. You don't know where it came from, how long it has been there and how it came to be.

@kendallsmith1458

Жыл бұрын

HA HA

Every time I consider the part where Tom handles the One Ring, I feel like Tolkien is engaging in a bit of a literary magic trick/slight of hand. I suspect that much like how a magician dazzles our eyes with extraneous movements that draw our attention away from what is really happening, the description of Tom putting on the ring, flipping it in the air, and causing _it_ to disappear is possibly "dazzling" our attention away from something that is happening right in front of our very eyes... It's late and I'm half asleep, so I'll just leave this here for others to think about... 😉

@ChArLie360115

6 ай бұрын

Explain 👀

@CybershamanX

6 ай бұрын

@@ChArLie360115 I'm sorry. It's late again. But...if you are serious about your inquiry, I'll try to explain later... K? 😎☮

@ChArLie360115

6 ай бұрын

@@CybershamanX yes please. Not too familiar with middle earth lore. Having a bit of a dig. Would be interested to hear what you think 😁

@DC66DC

Ай бұрын

This guy is on to nothing bro

Thanks for being a Nerd! That was great!

Have been a fan of the movies since they were released. Just started reading LOTR on January 1st and Tom Bombadil was one of the parts I had most looked forward to. Glad you released this video when you did as I had just read The Old Forest, In the House of Tom Bombadil and Fog on the Barrow Downs a couple days ago.

@kendallsmith1458

Жыл бұрын

Boy are you in for some surprises!

Tom's existence brings up another mystery...Goldberry. Who IS she? 'The River Woman's daughter' doesn't cover it. Is she one of the first humans? Is she elven, or did she spring up from the creation of Arda itself, a beautiful 'accident' to mirror the horror of Ungoliant? If you can dig up enough lore for an episode, I'd like to know more about HER.

He saw the first raindrop and the first acorn? Imagine how trippy that would have been for him! 😂

Yooo been waiting for this episode for so long!!

Doesn’t Aragorn mention Bombadil as well when he meets the hobbits in Bree? I’ve always thought that was interesting.

I see some people imagine Robin Williams play Tom.Bombadil. It might be good choice, but Williams did nit really have the build. A character like Brian Blessed does! He would have been perfect for the role. Thank you for this video! I really enjoyed it! I don't know if there enough information for a video, but if so I would love a video about Goldberry! Of all the women (of all races) in the LotR she is my favorite one!

@ProFailDeluxe

Жыл бұрын

Brian Blessed. Absolutely.

I think you should do a History of the Nadorin Elves, especially the Laquendi, the Galadhrim, and Silvan. I think it would be so interesting to know more about them and their interactions with the other Elves

Outstanding job. Loved it.

I wish Tom was in the movies. I always imagined him being played by Robin Williams

@killermiller1980

Жыл бұрын

Omfg..that gave me chills! Perfect fit. * He would have stolen every scene.

@SJodo

Жыл бұрын

For me Brian Blessed would be the perfect fit.

Being a nerd saved my life.

I still can't forgive him being cut from the movies. Excellent video!

Thank you - really nicely done!

Tom Bombadil is most certainly at least partially based on the character of Vaka Vanha Wäinämöinen. An ageless and timeless wizard, created by the very first Gods before anything else who would do his magic by song and poetry.

@anttiturpeinen9457

8 ай бұрын

As a Finn I would not be so sure about connection to Väinämöinen... Maybe as it comes to being the "First". But other than Väinämöinen had also rather evil qualities. But yet, it may not be so far fetched. Tolkien was extremely interested in Kalevala. Turin Turambar is definately an another interpretation of Kalevala's Kullervo.

he is so frickin' great that even calling him a giga-chad would be an understatement.

@valentinkambushev4968

Жыл бұрын

That's because he is the original Giga-chad!

@breadpitttt

Жыл бұрын

@@valentinkambushev4968 i see no lies.

Brilliant video. We know it takes a lot of time and hard work to make these videos. So we always appreciate your hard work and dedication towards these videos.

A breakdown of the books chapter by chapter would be really cool. Maybe even some literary analysis.

it's odd that all the creatures he encountered obeyed him, as if they recognized him as their master.

The mystery of who or what Tom is one I hope is never solved. It is the reason for his legends allure.

Great work as usual! Wonder if it's occurred to you to do Illuvatar himself.

Tom Bombadil is my absolute favorite LOTR character. This was a great video

It's a shame he wasn't in the movies

@KimandMarek

Жыл бұрын

@UCHOrNAc3MHiMC0zwr4Prk2Q It would still be nice but yes he was not necessary

@Rory626

Жыл бұрын

No, it isn't. Fellowship of the Ring would have been 2 hours of Hobbits in the woods

@faustomadebr

Жыл бұрын

I dont think so: for fans, it would never be good enough, because in order to do it, Peter Jackson would have to introduce a character who doesnt help the movie pace or story.

@lullc2985

Жыл бұрын

It would make the movie time longer

@user-xf6pw9xu9t

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you guys in general but I'm talking mainly for something like the extended edition

i feel like hes the physical manifestation of Eru, like jesus is to God. Or hes a way to represent Tolkien himself in his own stories

Tom is Tolkeins Avatar. Tolkein created a place for himself in Middle-Earth. He's an NPC, who's not an NPC and he has his own perfect little place and life that's hidden from the rest of ME. To is definitely Tolkeins way of living in the world that he created, so that he could live on as long as his stories did... Only a great writer and story teller would think to do this in this manner. I've read a lot of famous writers in my lifetime. But I don't think there will ever be another like JRRT.

Thank you, great video and I enjoyed it.

He is.

@valentinkambushev4968

Жыл бұрын

He really is.

I'm intrigued by the possibility of Bombadil in RoP. I like the theory that Tom is the embodiment of Nature.

@timclark7241

Жыл бұрын

my favorite old school theory is that it is tolkien himself.

@Eric-cj8sb

Жыл бұрын

ROP is just a fan fiction so who cares. As for Tom Bombadil he is the embodiment of the song of creation like Ungoliant is the embodiment of the discord of Morgoth, at least in my head cannon.

@notrather5514

Жыл бұрын

@@Eric-cj8sb In order for it be a fan fiction the writers should like the source materials but yeah :D

Thanks to you, we are now all nerds of the rings.

Of all the characters in Tolkien's stories, it is Tom where I can most see the influence that the Kalevala had on his writing. Just think how Tom sings the Old Man Willow to sleep, just as Väinämöinen sings Joukahainen “into a mire”. Maybe from Tolkien's perspective, Tom's "ancientness" comes from most resembling these old poems and ancient magic.

his brother Tim.... the enchanter twice as silly half as powerful.

Loved the art!

Yeeeeessss, finally a video about the lovely Tom B.!

Tom's pony at 7:24 is my new hair inspiration

thank you for the video :D

Bombadil: super chill guy, very cool.

tom's lack of awareness of the struggle between light and dark reminds me of a very rich friend i once had. it wasn't that he didn't care about people with financial struggles. it was just that such struggles had never affected him, so money meant practically nothing to him.

Amazing Video! As always! :D

Love all your vids! thank for keeping my demons at bay

Alot of info here i didnt know about Bombadil. Thank you

No matter who you are in life, how strong or weak, how tall or tiny, young, old or wise, there will always be one that deserves your respect. You don't have to understand why, or even who, all you have to know is you should to treat them with kindness. As if their very existence defines them as a father, caretaker and neighbor to all. A guiding hand in a twilit world. Because perspective paints you a bigger picture looking up than it does looking down. Tom Bombadil is a lesson for the lost and seeking, those adrift. A parting gift. What he is, quite clear. For Tom Bombadil is exactly what he needs to be, my dear.

I love the detail, that Tom looks like Peter Jackson in some of the illustrations. This adds a whole new touch to P J's work on the Trillogy...

Tom is iluvatar directly experiencing his creations.

@GrimmWarrior19

5 ай бұрын

Dang, I just saw this after posting and clicked "newest". Glad someone else considered it.