Who do you think Tom Bombadil really was

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<FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>I have heard many theories on who he was. Tolkien never said exactly who it was but he gave a few hints.

<FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Results (total votes = 98):<table bgcolor=#FFFFFF border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width="75%"> <tbody> <tr><td bgcolor="#000000" colspan=3 height=1></tr><TR BGCOLOR=#E0E0E0><TD NOWRAP> <FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Nature/Earth Spirit&nbsp</td> <td height><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>45&nbsp;/&nbsp;45.9%&nbsp</td><td><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/bar.gif width=137 height=10 hspace=3>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#000000" colspan=3 height=1></tr><TR BGCOLOR=#E0E0E0><TD NOWRAP> <FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Ainur&nbsp</td> <td height><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>17&nbsp;/&nbsp;17.3%&nbsp</td><td><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/bar.gif width=52 height=10 hspace=3>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#000000" colspan=3 height=1></tr><TR BGCOLOR=#E0E0E0><TD NOWRAP> <FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Tolkien himself&nbsp</td> <td height><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>9&nbsp;/&nbsp;9.2%&nbsp</td><td><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/bar.gif width=27 height=10 hspace=3>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#000000" colspan=3 height=1></tr><TR BGCOLOR=#E0E0E0><TD NOWRAP> <FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Original concept for Man&nbsp</td> <td height><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>6&nbsp;/&nbsp;6.1%&nbsp</td><td><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/bar.gif width=18 height=10 hspace=3>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#000000" colspan=3 height=1></tr><TR BGCOLOR=#E0E0E0><TD NOWRAP> <FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Other&nbsp</td> <td height><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>21&nbsp;/&nbsp;21.4%&nbsp</td><td><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/bar.gif width=64 height=10 hspace=3>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#000000" colspan=3 height=1></tr></tbody> </table>

</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000045>Durelen</A> at: 2/13/01 10:33:47 am