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- Sep 8, 2021
I stumbled across a middle earth theory video about Tom Bombadill when it entered my feed. I watched it and saw a lot of connections to his character as an old master much like gramps in ALBW. Tolkien's writing about Tom refers to his understanding and mastery of the land. The land is of it's own, and Tom respects that. When he tells Frotto to put away his game and sit a while so that he can tell Frotto of the path he once trekked I was reminded of my grandfather. This was interesting because Tom exists as the eldest in middle earth, and considering that history repeats itself, Tom might have been a hero at one point much like gramps in ALBW.