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\"Image<\/a> My latest post <\/a>for The Imaginative Conservative website asks who the mysterious character Tom Bombadil from Lord of the Rings is supposed to be or represent\u2026<\/p>\n

One of the mysteries of J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Lord of the Rings<\/a><\/em>\u00a0is the character of Tom Bombadil. Who is this odd, hill-leaping, silly-song-singing, farmer in the dell? Is this cavorting, yellow-booted bumpkin a darling that Tolkien could not kill, a rustic mechanical who simply had to have a part in the great saga? Was Bombadil no more than a\u00a0<\/span>deus ex machina<\/em>\u00a0plot device, or does this ancient tree enchanter have a more important function?<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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My latest post for The Imaginative Conservative website asks who the mysterious character Tom Bombadil from Lord of the Rings is supposed to be or represent\u2026 One of the mysteries of J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s\u00a0Lord of the Rings\u00a0is the character of Tom Bombadil. Who is this odd, hill-leaping, silly-song-singing, farmer in the dell? 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