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Beorn was in the 1st Hobbit briefly, but he could have more screen time! I forgot about one character that never saw the light of day in any film(cartoon or mo

Beorn was in the 1st Hobbit briefly, but he could have more screen time! I forgot about one character that never saw the light of day in any film(cartoon or movie) Tom Bombodil, he was a strange character even for Tolkien's universe and was rumored to be a demi-god. I would rather see stories about him than what amazon is sending out.

thaumasiotes 4y ago
> Tom Bomb[a]dil, he was a strange character even for Tolkien's universe and was rumored to be a demi-god. The theory is usually that he's one of the major gods, not a demigod. I feel like there was a Maia who mated with an elf, but I don't remember with any certainty. Demigods aren't a major feature of the world. EDIT: https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Melian https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Melian is the Maia who mated with an elf. Their daughter, Luthien, is a normal elf, in much the same way that Elrond is a normal elf while Elros is a normal Numenorean. (Though Luthien doesn't seem to have been given a choice.)
- philsnow 4y ago
  > The theory is usually that he's one of the major gods, not a demigod It's probably too blatant for Tolkien to have cone up with but Tom Bombadil has the same number of letters in first/second names as Eru Iluvatar. The ring has absolutely zero effect on him, but that would probably be true of any of the Valar just as much as Eru himself.
  - red369 4y ago
    I think the theory that Tom Bombadil is Eru is fun, but in letter 181, Tolkien said: “There is no ’embodiment’ of the Creator anywhere in this story or mythology.”
boringg 4y ago
Agreed more about Tom Bombadil would have been the way to go. Can't believe he didn't make the cut. Not sure how they managed to do that. If this was built as if it was MCU they would have had a small cameo then a full movie on Tom Bombadil.
- twiddling 4y ago
  A Taiki Waikiki directed Tom Bombadil series would be epic
  - prepend 4y ago
    Or a Taiki Waikiki short of Tom Bonbadil would be great. I’ve been expecting a 15-20 shirt put out that would fit into Fellowship with just Tom Bombadil and Elijah Wood et al. The cast and effects should be minimal so would be a great student project that would probably attract the few actors needed to make it.

thaumasiotes 4y ago

> Tom Bomb[a]dil, he was a strange character even for Tolkien's universe and was rumored to be a demi-god. The theory is usually that he's one of the major gods, not a demigod. I feel like there was a Maia who mated with an elf, but I don't remember with any certainty. Demigods aren't a major feature of the world. EDIT: https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Melian https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Melian is the Maia who mated with an elf. Their daughter, Luthien, is a normal elf, in much the same way that Elrond is a normal elf while Elros is a normal Numenorean. (Though Luthien doesn't seem to have been given a choice.)

philsnow 4y ago
> The theory is usually that he's one of the major gods, not a demigod It's probably too blatant for Tolkien to have cone up with but Tom Bombadil has the same number of letters in first/second names as Eru Iluvatar. The ring has absolutely zero effect on him, but that would probably be true of any of the Valar just as much as Eru himself.
- red369 4y ago
  I think the theory that Tom Bombadil is Eru is fun, but in letter 181, Tolkien said: “There is no ’embodiment’ of the Creator anywhere in this story or mythology.”

boringg 4y ago

Agreed more about Tom Bombadil would have been the way to go. Can't believe he didn't make the cut. Not sure how they managed to do that. If this was built as if it was MCU they would have had a small cameo then a full movie on Tom Bombadil.

twiddling 4y ago
A Taiki Waikiki directed Tom Bombadil series would be epic
- prepend 4y ago
  Or a Taiki Waikiki short of Tom Bonbadil would be great. I’ve been expecting a 15-20 shirt put out that would fit into Fellowship with just Tom Bombadil and Elijah Wood et al. The cast and effects should be minimal so would be a great student project that would probably attract the few actors needed to make it.