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The Tolkien Reader
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The Tolkien Reader is an anthology of works by J. R. R. Tolkien. It includes a variety of short stories, poems, a play and some non-fiction. It compiles material previously published as three separate
Cover of the first edition
Cover of the first edition
The English earl Beorhtnoth, who fought in the Battle of Maldon. He is the titular character of Tolkien's essay and play "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth
The English earl Beorhtnoth, who fought in the Battle of Maldon. He is the titular character of Tolkien's essay and play "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son."
Tom Bombadil
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Tom Bombadil is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He first appeared in print in a 1934 poem called "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", which included The Lord of the Rings characters Goldbe
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…Stayed Up Too Late,” during his stay at The Prancing Pony in Bree, and Samwise recites “Oliphaunt” during a battle. The title character of the poems, Tom Bombadil, appears on several occasions in the series, one time being when he rescues Frodo from the Barrow-wights in The Fellowship of the Ring. Farmer Giles…
Tom Bombadil frees the Hobbits from Old Man Willow. Scraperboard illustration by Alexander Korotich, 1981
Tom Bombadil frees the Hobbits from Old Man Willow. Scraperboard illustration by Alexander Korotich, 1981
A Dutch doll, a wooden peg construction giving a stiff doll with hinged joints, illustrates the type of toy that inspired the name Tom Bombadil. The o
A Dutch doll, a wooden peg construction giving a stiff doll with hinged joints, illustrates the type of toy that inspired the name Tom Bombadil. The one owned by the Tolkien family had a hat with a feather.
Tom Bombadil's antecedents may include the demigod Väinämöinen from the Finnish epic poem Kalevala. Painting The Defense of the Sampo by Akseli Gallen
Tom Bombadil's antecedents may include the demigod Väinämöinen from the Finnish epic poem Kalevala. Painting The Defense of the Sampo by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1896
Bombadil and Goldberry with the four hobbits made to look much smaller using a crude green-screen technique in the 1991 Russian television play Khrani
Bombadil and Goldberry with the four hobbits made to look much smaller using a crude green-screen technique in the 1991 Russian television play Khraniteli