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[Anonymous No.9969838]

J. R. R. Tolkien died on September 2, 1973
>1973
>3 for the Elven-kings under the sky
>7 for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone
>9 for Mortal Men doomed to die
>1 for the Dark Lord on his dark throne

[Anonymous No.9969969]

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[Anonymous No.9969974]

>>9969838
Proof of God's existence.

[Anonymous No.9969978]

Do you mind if I post this fact to /r/todayilearned?

[Anonymous No.9969982]

he obviously decided to kill himself on that date after his wife died.

[Anonymous No.9970015]

>>9969982
That would not be very Christian.

[Anonymous No.9970018]

>>9969978

[Anonymous No.9970958]

>>9969838
>this meme again

[Anonymous No.9970981]

>>9969982
>>9970015
>that part where Sam considers killing himself after Frodo is stabbed by Shelob

[Anonymous No.9970988]

Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow!

[Anonymous No.9971883]

>>9970988
Fuck you, Tom.

[Anonymous No.9971895]

>>9969838

>Twain was born shortly after an appearance of Halley's Comet, and he predicted that he would "go out with it" as well; he died the day after the comet returned.

[Anonymous No.9971897]

>>9969838

[Anonymous No.9972591]

>>9971883
Eat earth! Dig deep! Drink water! Go to sleep! Bombadil is talking!

[Anonymous No.9972596]

>>9969838

[Anonymous No.9972735]

>Series called Lord of The Rings
>I one of the most memorable scenes the character Samwise Gamgee gives Frodo Baggins a ringjob for warmth

bravo Tolkien.

[Anonymous No.9972904]

>>9970988
Is he canonically stronger than Sauron in his Prime?

[Anonymous No.9972963]

>>9969838
>september 2nd
>the ninth months = nine members of the fellowship
>the second day, signifying ... er ... Sam and Frodo

[Anonymous No.9972978]

>>9972904
I think Sauron is stronger canonically. However, Bombadil has the rare power of being completely unaffected by the ring's seduction. It's just a trinket to him.

[Anonymous No.9972995]

>>9970988
>Suddenly I was in fornt of teh School. In front of me wuz one of da sexiest goth guyz I had ever seen. He was wering long blak hair, kinda like Mikey Way only black. He had gren eyes like Billie Joe Amstrung and pale whit skin. He wuz wearing a blak ripped up suit wif Vans. It was…
>…………
>……
>….Tom Bombodil!1111

[Anonymous No.9973016]

>>9972978
Then why didn't Gandalf make him take the Ring instead of Frodo then?

[Anonymous No.9973062]

>>9973016
1) how would he make him do anything?
2) tom bombadil only has power inside his own limits of old forest + barrow downs and can't venture outside of that area.

If Tom agreed to take the ring, Sauron would just gradually take over the rest of Middle-Earth until Tom was the only thing left standing.

[Anonymous No.9974497]

>>9972995
lol what

[Anonymous No.9974784]

again you have been
fooled by randomness

[Anonymous No.9975210]

>>9970018
It was a joke, anon.

[Anonymous No.9975214]

>>9970988
>ring a dong
Was Ol Tom Bombadil suggesting Frodo wear the ring on his dick???

[Anonymous No.9975216]

>>9972904
Tom's powers don't extend beyond his realm, which is just a few acres.

[Anonymous No.9975258]

>>9973016
>>9973062
Tom also didn't care for the ring at all and could not be trusted to keep or watch over it--it was utterly insignificant to him.

[Anonymous No.9975305]

>>9972904
Tom Bombadil is literally just Tolkien's self-insert. He's the strongest being in all of middle earth by virtue of his very existence, but at the same time is unable to affect the events in it in any meaningful way. Tom Bombadil is essentially the death of the author, and comparing power levels with him is futile.