The writer once said he invented the character in memory of his children's Dutch doll. In the familiar novels, the Hobbits spend time at Bombadil's house where they discuss giving him Frodo's Ring ...

The writer once said he invented the character in memory of his children's Dutch doll. In the familiar novels, the Hobbits spend time at Bombadil's house where they discuss giving him Frodo's Ring ...

The reason that Tolkien did not let Tom take care of the One Ring -- aside from the fact that it would have made for a short and uneventful story -- was that Tom represented nature.

Tom Bombadil as depicted in 1991's Khraniteli, a Soviet adaptation of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Screeenshot via Пятый канал Россия/YouTube) ...

Tom Bombadil, cut from Lord of the Rings movies, to step out in Rings of Power Rory Kinnear will play one Middle-earth’s greatest enigmas in season 2 by Susana Polo May 29, 2024, 8:14 AM PDT ...