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WHERE'S TOM (lemmy.world)

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[–] WraithGear 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Wasn’t his purpose to give the readers a break and to give Gandalf enough time to do a misadventure?

[–] Seleni 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No, his purpose was to show there was a wider world and a deeper history to Middle-Earth than we got to see in the books. Tolkien was dropping hints like that all over the story; Tom was just the biggest one.

It also was the way Merry got his special wraith-killing sword, and it gave a bit of a glimpse into the limitations of the powers of the ring, foreshadowing Sam’s ability to give it up freely.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

It's also the very first time Frodo puts on the ring.