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Re: Tom Bombadil

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Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> That agrees with Paul's statement that he does not want to leave his 
> "little land". But I think Gandalf's "and now" means that Tom used to 
> go and visit Farmer Maggot and perhaps others, before Sauron became 
> so active and the Nazgûl crossed the Anduin.

Well, Tom and Gandalf are immortal. Their "now" may have a completely
different meaning.

The second poem (here Tom visits Farmer Maggot) is said to take place
shortly before the events of the Ring War.

And I'm not even sure a character like Tom would know or care that the
Nazgûl crossed the River.

	Stephan

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