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What is Tom Bombadil?

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He is not a hobbit, neither a man, but what is he? Is he a dwarf? A wizard? A god? Something else entirely?

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Fisk400@lemmy.world
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I never thought of him being immune to Sauron as him being powerful. He is just like the the hobbits but to its fullest. Bombadil is perfectly content with his own existence and there is nothing for the ring to tempt him with.

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qooqie@lemmy.world
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I would argue power of will is also power in its own.

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nevernevermore@kbin.social
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so samwise gamgee IS the most powerful being

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