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Date: 2022-07-06
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Jenna
Here's my theory about Tom Bombadil. I read somewhere that he was essentially Tolkein's self-insert character, much like how Treebeard is C. S. Lewis, but I'm taking it a step further and saying Bombadil is literally Tolkein. Like he is present in the world as the author. Not the God, but as the author of the world who needs no mortal or immortal identity. For example when he can see Frodo with the Ring on, etc, it feels like 4th wall breaks often feel, because he is so nonchalant about casually seeing into the wraith-world. Bombadil, in the same way, feels like a 4th wall break to me, like he's Tolkein as he exists within that world.
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Here's my theory about Tom Bombadil. I read somewhere that he was essentially Tolkein's self-insert character, much like how Treebeard is C. S. Lewis, but I'm taking it a step further and saying Bombadil is literally Tolkein. Like he is present in the world as the author. Not the God, but as the author of the world who needs no mortal or immortal identity. For example when he can see Frodo with the Ring on, etc, it feels like 4th wall breaks often feel, because he is so nonchalant about casually seeing into the wraith-world. Bombadil, in the same way, feels like a 4th wall break to me, like he's Tolkein as he exists within that world.
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johnmiic
Mr. Olsen, in regards to Sauron sensing the ring when a wearer turns invisible. If Sauron could not sense it certainly the Ring Wraiths could? When Sam is carrying the ring and goes to rescue Frodo he uses it to become invisible to enter the gates of the castle. Should not the Ring Wraiths have sensed him and gone to the outpost where Sam was attempting to rescue Frodo? This is not a proximity alert once you put on the ring but that the wearer has crossed over into the Wraith world/dimension?
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Mr. Olsen, in regards to Sauron sensing the ring when a wearer turns invisible. If Sauron could not sense it certainly the Ring Wraiths could? When Sam is carrying the ring and goes to rescue Frodo he uses it to become invisible to enter the gates of the castle. Should not the Ring Wraiths have sensed him and gone to the outpost where Sam was attempting to rescue Frodo? This is not a proximity alert once you put on the ring but that the wearer has crossed over into the Wraith world/dimension?
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TheUpsetProfessor
The inscription was in elvish because of who it was made by. Weird way to describe it by him.
The signs on the door were scribed by Celebrimbor of Hollin. Narvi was the dwarf he was friends with. Together they built it and due to their friendship being that of elven and Dwarf-the password is the elven Sindarin word for friend.
I usually just reference the poem Gimli recites in the books before the doors of Moria.
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The inscription was in elvish because of who it was made by. Weird way to describe it by him.
The signs on the door were scribed by Celebrimbor of Hollin. Narvi was the dwarf he was friends with. Together they built it and due to their friendship being that of elven and Dwarf-the password is the elven Sindarin word for friend.
I usually just reference the poem Gimli recites in the books before the doors of Moria.
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Gaawachan
I'm sure someone in the comments have already noted this, but the Ring did not turn Tom Bombadil invisible either. There is an implication that the reason why the Ring does not turn Bombadil/Sauron invisible is because the Ring has no dominion over them. in other words, the invisibility is actually an indicator that the person it is drawing into the spirit realm is a sign of vulnerability to the Ring, of submission to the Ring.
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I'm sure someone in the comments have already noted this, but the Ring did not turn Tom Bombadil invisible either. There is an implication that the reason why the Ring does not turn Bombadil/Sauron invisible is because the Ring has no dominion over them. in other words, the invisibility is actually an indicator that the person it is drawing into the spirit realm is a sign of vulnerability to the Ring, of submission to the Ring.
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Robert
I think Bombadil and Goldberry are Maiar. In RotK, Gandalf draws a comparison between Tom and himself. I am going to have a long talk with Bombadil: such a talk as I have not had in all my time. He is a moss-gatherer, and I have been a stone doomed to rolling. But my rolling days are ending, and now we shall have much to say to one another. ' Kind of comparing two of the same kind, and we know that Gandalf is a Maia.
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I think Bombadil and Goldberry are Maiar. In RotK, Gandalf draws a comparison between Tom and himself. I am going to have a long talk with Bombadil: such a talk as I have not had in all my time. He is a moss-gatherer, and I have been a stone doomed to rolling. But my rolling days are ending, and now we shall have much to say to one another. ' Kind of comparing two of the same kind, and we know that Gandalf is a Maia.
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Justin
The real reason he couldn't take the eagle to Mount Doom was because he wouldn't be able to throw the ring into Mount Doom on his own frodo needed to fight with gollum and it was their greed that destroyed the ring if gollum was never there Frodo would have been unable to throw the ring for it is strongest in Mt. Doom. this is the actual reason, not because -it would have made for a boring story-.
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The real reason he couldn't take the eagle to Mount Doom was because he wouldn't be able to throw the ring into Mount Doom on his own frodo needed to fight with gollum and it was their greed that destroyed the ring if gollum was never there Frodo would have been unable to throw the ring for it is strongest in Mt. Doom. this is the actual reason, not because -it would have made for a boring story-.
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Dimes
He's super eloquent. I play Lord of the Rings Online and its really neat to see him explain places referenced in the game (like Eregion, which I realised after this video that I was pronouncing wrong) and the Elven side of Moria is also in the game, there is also another exit on the other side, which makes sense! It's great. I would watch a hundred more of these videos if he made them.
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He's super eloquent. I play Lord of the Rings Online and its really neat to see him explain places referenced in the game (like Eregion, which I realised after this video that I was pronouncing wrong) and the Elven side of Moria is also in the game, there is also another exit on the other side, which makes sense! It's great. I would watch a hundred more of these videos if he made them.
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An
the one about elvish weapons glowing is a reference to Warhammer 40k orks who emit a powerful psychic field causing whatever they think is true to become true the thing is the orks are completely unaware of this psychic field one example of this a that orks think red is a fast color so when they paint something red it warps reality and that thing becomes faster
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the one about elvish weapons glowing is a reference to Warhammer 40k orks who emit a powerful psychic field causing whatever they think is true to become true the thing is the orks are completely unaware of this psychic field one example of this a that orks think red is a fast color so when they paint something red it warps reality and that thing becomes faster
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ThePetrafan1
Nerd of the Rings does a video about Tom Bombadil theories. The most fascinating theory was that Tom Bombadil is the physical embodiment of the music of the Ainur. This would explain how he was there before anyone else. The second part of that theory being Ungoliant is the physical embodiment of the discord sown in the music by Melkor.
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Nerd of the Rings does a video about Tom Bombadil theories. The most fascinating theory was that Tom Bombadil is the physical embodiment of the music of the Ainur. This would explain how he was there before anyone else. The second part of that theory being Ungoliant is the physical embodiment of the discord sown in the music by Melkor.
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Nathan
I like to think Tom Bombadil is the music itself that created Arda. Always changing and flowing but keeping to the beautifully peaceful harmony it was meant to be (Hence him witnessing the coming of Melkor and awaking of Elves. Also why he married the beautiful Goldberry who was said to be a Spirit of the rivers in the Old forest.
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I like to think Tom Bombadil is the music itself that created Arda. Always changing and flowing but keeping to the beautifully peaceful harmony it was meant to be (Hence him witnessing the coming of Melkor and awaking of Elves. Also why he married the beautiful Goldberry who was said to be a Spirit of the rivers in the Old forest.
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