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That's such a Tom thing to do (fedia.io)

submitted 6 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/lotrmemes@midwest.social

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[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 48 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Nice interpretation but he really was just a character from unrelated stories by Tolkien he liked so much he reused him in LOTR. He's just a remnant of the initial version of the book which had a lot of elements later editions revised like Strider being a hobbit.

[–] Sylver@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think that’s what makes Tolkien such a talented writer. Sure, he just wanted a nice character reference, but he managed to make it fit in such a way that truly did expand the horizons of Mordor to near infinity.

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Well, objectively he's not a very good writer. He's a great storyteller though, maybe the best of the entire 20th century.

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It doesn’t really matter what Tolkien said or where Tom came from, mechanically in the work. Once it’s on the page, that’s the story.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is like bible levels of Bombadil.

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

How’s that?