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Tom Bombadil is undoubtably one of Tolkien's most popular--and fascinating--characters. The author, km-515, seems not to understand this.
by jfmercer 11y ago
Tom Bombadil is undoubtably one of Tolkien's most popular--and fascinating--characters. The author, km-515, seems not to understand this.
- MrBuddyCasino 11y agoWell heres my single data point. 20 years ago, young me had to pick a nickname for the first online adventures. All the popular LotR characters were already taken, except Tom Bombadil, so I begrudgingly used that.
- dan_pampelon 11y agoThere might be a bias when it comes to presenting oneself as the 'fellow whose boots are yellow'. For some people it is not a problem; there's even a punk-rock band frontman who claimed Tom Bombadil is his alter-ego. On the other hand in 2012 I role-played a pastiche character of Bombadil at a major larp festival and everyone agreed that in the over-twenty-year history of that game, a couple thousands of participants for sure, I was the first to do so. (in doing so, I sticked to the leprechaun interpretation of T.B.; not a Dark Lord as the linked article would like to inflate, but not a goody-two-shoes either. Mind you, these leprechauns have as much in common with green-irish-hat figure as elves with Santa Claus elfs)
- Tloewald 11y agoEveryone I've ever discussed LoTR with either can't remember Tom Bombadil or despises him. That's about 20 data points for what it's worth.
- riffraff 11y agoEveryone i spoke with loved Tom bombadil andò was sorry there wasnt more about him in the Books. Maybe it's a cultural thing, or just a very polarizing character.