R. R. Tolkiens works.
Tom not only gives up the Ring willingly, butbeing a ‘ring-bearer’ has seemingly no impact on him.
The obvious question becomes why doesnt Tom take the ring to Mordor himself?.
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This is exactly the throw in of lore Rings of Power should focus on.
Why Doesn’t Tom Bombadil Take on Sauron Himself?
This alludes to the idea thatTom is simply not of this world.
Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
His power is almost like a different source code, unaffected yet unable to affect Sauron’s power.
However, the idea is dismissed as it is assumedeven Bombadil could not withhold the entirety of Saurons forces.
As a being representing the English countryside, however, Tom cannot fight man’s wars for them.
Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
He’s a wanderer, not a warrior, and that’s the way our Tom should stay.
