Re: Tom Bombadil

Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:

That agrees with Paul's statement that he does not want to leave his
"little land". But I think Gandalf's "and now" means that Tom used to
go and visit Farmer Maggot and perhaps others, before Sauron became
so active and the Nazgûl crossed the Anduin.

Well, Tom and Gandalf are immortal. Their "now" may have a completely
different meaning.

The second poem (here Tom visits Farmer Maggot) is said to take place
shortly before the events of the Ring War.

And I'm not even sure a character like Tom would know or care that the
Nazgûl crossed the River.

Stephan

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