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kyy
Apr 27, 2008

Strategic Tea posted:

There's something odd about Bombadil that I only noticed the last time I read it, so it might just be nonsense or the mood I was in or something. But he seemed sinister, with all the talk of him being the 'master' of his ordered garden, even the 'you should not be awake, go back to sleep' thing with Old Man Willow.

Your comment reminded me about a blog post I read a while ago, which explores exactly that kind of viewpoint on Bombadil, and I remember it being more entertaining to read than most spergy fan theories on things Tolkien deliberately left vague. Here it is, if you're interested: http://km-515.livejournal.com/1042.html

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