Today, we cover a theory I've gotten in the comments section many times over the years - that Tom Bombadil is Tolkien himself. We'll look at what Tolkien said about Tom and what characters Tolkien saw himself in!

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Tom Bombadil- Borja Pindado
Tom Bombadil - Anke Eissmann
Tom Bombadil - Tolman Cotton
Tom and Goldberrys first meeting - Matej Cadil
Tom Bombadil - John Howe
Tom Bombadil – Elrodimus Flash
Old Tom - Ralph Damiani
Wake now, my merry friends! - Miriam Ellis
Tom Bombadil - Alan Lee
And Morgoth came - Jenny Dolfen
Professor Tolkien - Kinko White
Eru Iluvatar - Janka Latečková
Eru and the Gods Singing the First Song of Creation - Kip Rasmussen
At the Cracks of Doom – Ted Nasmith
the one ring - Dzmitry Yakhouski
Tom Bombadil with Ring - Elrodimus Flash
tom bombadil - dracarysdrekkar
Professor Tolkien - Kinko White
Tom Bombadil and Goldberry - Abe Papakhian
Tom Bombadil - John Howe
Tom Bombadil - Tom Romain
Entering_Mirkwood – Ted Nasmith
Tom_Bombadil - Turner_Mohan
Tolkien, the Professor - Kinko White
Beren and Luthien - Janka Latečková
Luthien Tinuviel - Jenny Dolfen
Beren and Luthien - Aronja Art
Luthien_at_Tol_Galen – Ted Nasmith
Luthien - Sara Morello
beren and luthien - Turner Mohan
Mandos - Ralph Damiani
beren & luthien - Jenny Dolfen
JRR Tolkien - skullb*st*rd
faramir - mellorianj
First Meeting of Faramir and Eowyn - Anke Eissmann
Faramir - Matthew Stewart
The Wave Destroying Numenor - Daniel Dougherty
Boromir and Faramir as kids - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Tom Bombadil Ring a dong dillo - Matthew Stewart
Drowning of Numenor - John Howe
drowning of numenor - Matt Leese
Sinking of Numenor - John Howe
downfall of numenor - dracarysdrekkar
the destroying wave over numenor - Kip Rasmussen
Fall of Numenor - Alan Lee
Faramir - Anke Eissmann
Faramir - Soni Alcorn-Hender
faramir and frodo ithilien - Catherine Karina Chmiel
faramir book - mellorianj
Faramir - Soni Alcorn-Hender
Minas Tirith - Aronja Art
Gandalf and Faramir - Catherine Karina Chmiel
the fallen southron - Tolman Cotton
Faramir2 - Catherine Karina Chmiel
The Shire A View of Hobbiton From The Hill – Ted Nasmith
Hobbiton - Catherine Chmiel
evening in the shire - kuliszu
Tom Bombadil - Olanda Fong-Surdenas
Tom Bombadil (PJ) - John Howe
summer in the shire - kuliszu

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