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That's such a Tom thing to do (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by ickplant to c/[email protected]

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[–] CitizenKong 47 points 10 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 20 points 10 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 3 points 10 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 9 points 10 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 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is like bible levels of Bombadil.

[–] Telodzrum 1 points 10 months ago

How’s that?