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What the fuck was his problem?

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>> No.17985633

>>17985598
He's a personification of the primeval spirit of Arda, before the awakening of the Elves.

>> No.17985797

He's a buffoon, gives comic relief

>> No.17985817

He is the personification of the primeval song.

>> No.17986105

he's somewhat similar of a literary device to Totoro

>> No.17986244

>>17985598
He's the Ungoliant of the good guys team. He probably comes from an earlier myth of another civilization and was included in the book because he was popular in hobbits culture - kinda like stories conserved by europeans sometimes contain references to greek Heroes or viking gods, despite them being now christians.

>> No.17986738

He is basically God incarnate.

>> No.17986787

He is a Taoist Sage.

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>>17985598
He literally had no problems. Just a merry fellow walking around a living with his sweetheart.

>> No.17986908

>>17985598
He was the Diogenes of the Middle Earth>>17985598

>> No.17988205

>>17985598
>the ring is given to Tom Bombadil rather than the fellowship due to his high power level
>Tom is unable to resist the power of the ring
>he keeps it for himself, conquering middle earth and turning it into a Goofydark hellscape