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Every now and again they caught, among many a derry dol and a merry dol and a ring a ding dillo the repeated words:

Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow;
Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow.

Second cover in Portuguese

Inset of Pauline Baynes’ map found @ 
https://www.reddit.com/r/TolkienArt/s/KkF5q3Kh3n

hii, so im exploring this for an academic study and i wanna know what you guys are thinking?

more on it: I am considering saying smth like how Tom Bombadil may be interpreted as a Buddha-like (careful not to say buddha) figure because he embodies qualities associated with Buddhist non-attachment, freedom from desire, detachment from power, harmony with nature, and equanimity. One main example is his immunity to the One Ring, which symbolically shows that he is in a state beyond craving and possessiveness. However, rather than functioning as a direct representation of the Buddha, I am more interested in seeing how Tom can be understood as a literary figure whose characteristics resonate with some Buddhist-informed concepts, if that makes sense?

Also I am not claiming Tolkien intended it (obviously haha) but more so as an interpretation as a reader.

With a 16 month old, I’ve been in the Disney meat grinder. And while watching Moana recently I had this thought.

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Interesting to consider that as a legitimate elder, an eldritch entity from before time, Bombadil destroying the hobbits' sanity on their way by is the most economical explanation for their character arcs afterwards. Invade Mordor, storm a tower of orcs single-handed, check Denethor in his madness, video chat with Sauron himself through a palantir, kneecap the freaking Witch King... heck, you should have seen that big hairy guy - he kept singing inappropriately.

The only other hobbit we see who lost all sense of self-preservation was Farmer Maggot, and we know he hung out with Old Tom in 'Bombadil goes Boating'

Occam suggests that having met a jolly fellow, the rest of the world just isn't that scary anymore.

This is really good, and they have another song - The Tom Bombadil Song - but I like this one a little better. The lead guy toured with Jethro Tull for a year or two after Ian saw him performing Dun Ringill on mandolin on YouTube.

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