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Title: Tom Bombadil
Submitted By: HobbitFriend
Date: June 9, 2002
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    Rivka
    June 10, 2002

    Egad. Thank god he wasn’t in the movie.

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    Silviel
    June 12, 2002

    *bursts out laughing*

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    HobbitFriend
    June 13, 2002

    Well, he looks happy, at any rate…

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    Hathaldir
    July 5, 2002

    Well, at least they remembered Bombadil, unlike some other people I could mention…

  5. Anonymous
    July 23, 2002

    I liked Tom Bombadill it was cool when he made the barrow-wight

  6. Anonymous
    July 23, 2002

    I was gonna type go away but I pressed enter on accident

  7. Anonymous
    July 23, 2002

    Is he supposed to look like leprechaun

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    Zaï
    August 21, 2002

    I starts to understand why didn’t have him in the movie…

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    HobbitFriend
    September 2, 2002

    He is a leprechaun, actually, and he is bringing us all bowls of Lucky Charms!

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    BondageOrc
    September 6, 2002

    At any rate, that is one obnoxious leprechaun!

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    PervyOrcFancier
    October 12, 2002

    ..I guess I’m the only one who wants Tom in the movie..

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    RikiLuinil
    October 26, 2002

    no, I want him too…….

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    Scothia
    November 2, 2002

    Tom B is weird but not a wandering Pilgrim on LSD. But then, this is the Hildebrandts, so what can I expect.

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    Red_Balrog
    January 2, 2003

    ROFL

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    Figwit
    January 27, 2003

    now *this* is why I was pleased, relieved and all things joyful that PJ didn’t put him in the movie

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    Figwit
    January 27, 2003

    although he probably would have hired John Rhys Davies to play him too and then Gimli would have looked like

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    Figwit
    January 27, 2003

    Tom Bombadil who would in turn have sounded like Treebeard who would have had Gimli’s nose…

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    Laitaine_Hinnim
    April 5, 2003

    Not big on this “version” of him. Something isn’t right with the way they do movement…

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    WoodlandGuard
    April 9, 2003

    I like Tom, infact I printed out this picture of him and taped it to the front of my math book

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    WoodlandGuard
    April 9, 2003

    it always cheers me up, and PoF, your not alone! Tom is awesome! He deserved a spot in the movie!

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    Frodolover#1
    April 15, 2003

    Tom Bombadil looks so much like a pilgrim that they sould make an ecard that says,”HAPPY THANKSGIVING!” on it

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    legolas_76857
    April 19, 2003

    Ya’ll are right! Tom should’ve been in the movie! It stinks!

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    orlandolover
    April 20, 2003

    tom is way cool!!! PoF ur right! he should have had a spot in the movie!

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    Lady_Goldberry
    May 11, 2003

    Cool pic. I’m glad I know who he is or I’d be creeped out.

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    _Alatariel_
    May 16, 2003

    hrm.. for some reason i imagined him older.. anybody agree?:

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    Elbereth_Took
    July 26, 2003

    AAAAHHH!! creepy!!

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    ElvenArcher701
    July 31, 2003

    … Tom Bombadil was always scary to me… he’s WAY too happy…”Hey dol, merry dol, Tom Bombadillo!”

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    Galenfea
    August 9, 2003

    Tom Bombadil scared me, now he scares me more…

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    toasted_candybar
    August 15, 2003

    at least….erm….at least his hat is yellow.

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    Und0miel
    August 16, 2003

    Sweet mother of god. I am going to get nightmares…

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    LembasBread
    September 6, 2003

    We wishes for a banana peel to fall in the road, we does, Preciousss…. (LOL)

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    FrodoGurly43
    September 18, 2003

    I thought Tom was always a cool character. It was a bite disapointed that he wasn’t in the movie

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    aglareb_ríne
    September 21, 2003

    LMAO LeambasBread… mmmmm lembas, i made some today. i want some now! er he looks like he’s going to trip!

  34. Anonymous
    September 28, 2003

    I personally wished he had been in the movie…then again…there are a lot of children there…

  35. Anonymous
    September 28, 2003

    Corpus bones, preciouss! I just got over Bakshi’s”Boromir’s-bare-thighs” thing, now i’m gonna have nightmares!

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    Rosie_Gamgee
    October 1, 2003

    I don’t like this picture at all, but as a character, I liked Tom. He’s really more of a serious character

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    Rosie_Gamgee
    October 1, 2003

    than some people think from silly pictures like this. He just seems so silly because he’s not worried about

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    Rosie_Gamgee
    October 1, 2003

    things that are happening outside the borders of his forest.

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    diane
    October 4, 2003

    Perfect for good ol Tom, handle difficult situations but did it in a jolly way..

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    orlistalker
    October 9, 2003

    He bothers me … and scares me beyond all belief…and i cant stand the obnoxious songs

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    ElvenSisters
    October 10, 2003

    LUCKY CHARMS!!! sorry, thats what it makes me think of….

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    LadyOfRohan
    October 13, 2003

    i think tom’s cool, but i don’t like this picture. He looks too much like a leprechaun

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    StarOfTheDunedain
    October 18, 2003

    Well, at least “His jacket is blue and His boots are yellow.” Actually, I can’t stand Tom…

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    Nirnaeth_Arnoediad
    November 4, 2003

    i LOVE him!!!!!! He’s got to be one of the greatest characters ever!! I wish he was included in the movie…

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    Nirnaeth_Arnoediad
    November 4, 2003

    …but I guess it would be hard to find the right actor to suit his .. ahem .. flamboyant personality 😛

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    Nydamwen
    December 6, 2003

    It’s a good picture but I definately prefer how I imagine him, it’s a lot less, um, disturbing…

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    Greensun
    December 20, 2003

    c’mon people, give tom a break.. he is fantastic! and so cheerfull.. like me =D

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    Celeblhach
    December 30, 2003

    WOW look at that jolly dude.OMG SANTA DOES EXIST. lollollollollol

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    Celeblhach
    December 30, 2003

    he should have been in the movie though. as Nirnaeth Arnoediad said he had a great character.

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    Celeblhach
    December 30, 2003

    I wander what goldberry was like now.8|

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    Laswen
    January 6, 2004

    Good one, Scothia! Tom B’s my favorite character, but you’re right, this is Hilderant.

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    aew
    January 7, 2004

    Tom on Drugs….

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    Laswen
    January 7, 2004

    Puts the Tom Bombadil Lunch Club Revival to shame!

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    Elanor_of_the_Evenstars
    January 10, 2004

    Umm this is kinda creep. Not really the way I pictured him.

  55. Thalianost
    January 17, 2004

    Bombadil is awsome! they should have put him in the movie.

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    minyaoreiel
    January 22, 2004

    well i think its good how hildebrant drew him like that, all happy. he looks like tom bombadil, at any rate

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    Aredhel_Carnesir
    January 28, 2004

    Am I the only one that likes this picture?:(

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    Silvan_Elf_From_Mirkwood
    February 3, 2004

    The picture is actually quite beautiful and vivid. I like it.

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    Pippin_Rocks_My_Socks
    February 9, 2004

    I LOVE TOM BOMBADIL!!! No one diss him until you’ve read the book … *then* make up your mind! He’s awesome.

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    Schizophrenic_Preciouss
    February 16, 2004

    Kinda creepy guy, kinda funny guy.

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    Ninquelas_Greenleaf
    February 25, 2004

    *looses resistance to scream, losses breath, losses ability to live* That…picture…scares…me

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    Ninquelas_Greenleaf
    March 6, 2004

    I have read the Hobbit. And Tom is still creepy to me..

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    minyaoreiel
    March 9, 2004

    isn’t Tom in the fellowship of the rings only? or was he in the hobbit as well

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    lyrae_archeress
    March 12, 2004

    those are lilies?… I could’ve sworn that they were bowls of oatmeal…

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    Eowyn22
    April 3, 2004

    You’ve had pipe-weed today haven’t you?

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    elronds_daughter
    April 3, 2004

    hmm… definitely NOT how i pictured Tom Bombadil…. that’s just scary.

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    Darkhorse
    April 13, 2004

    It’s a shame they didn’t put him in the movie…not even in the extended version, I loved Tom in the book…

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    Alquanna
    April 20, 2004

    He looks a lot like a leprechaun, and leprechauns are cute. He is not exactly like I imagined him though.

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    Alquanna
    April 20, 2004

    >sniff< >sniff< Ha ha ha ha ha he looks so comical!!!! >sniff< >sniff<

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    Leggy4ever
    April 22, 2004

    its a santa from lotr

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    sairina_star
    April 25, 2004

    not funny! i like Tom and he should of been in the movie.

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    nebriniel_baggins
    April 29, 2004

    He’s very funny,I like him!

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    Elvariel
    April 30, 2004

    Wow, I’m gonna have nightmares tonight

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    Sharkey
    May 1, 2004

    good pic of tom, but i wanna know how he stole a fake beard from Monty Python’s Life Of Brian!

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    lotrfreak
    May 6, 2004

    whos Tom? whats he do?

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    Rapunzil
    May 9, 2004

    Who else thinks that Ray Mears is Tom Bombadil?

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    SarumanofManyColors
    June 10, 2004

    I would rank this my #4 version of Tom.

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    Eowyn_12
    June 23, 2004

    i wish they put him in the movie but its cute how they gave some of his lines to treebeard in the extended ed.

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    Ellawen
    June 26, 2004

    News flash everyone: he’s SUPPOSED to be cheerful.

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    morwen_lalaith
    July 9, 2004

    Can-can!

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    Aragorns_Arwen
    July 9, 2004

    xDDDDD

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    Elvariel
    July 14, 2004

    Well, there’s cheerful and there’s scarily cheerful.

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    Elf_of_Lothlorien
    July 24, 2004

    I wish that Tom had been in the movie!! And Goldberry!!! Harumph!

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    Queen_ofGondor
    August 7, 2004

    Hya, Gramps!

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    eowynrox
    August 28, 2004

    Looks like he has adult ADHD.

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    lotrfreak5
    September 4, 2004

    looks like tom forgot to take his ADHD medicine

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    Frodolina
    September 24, 2004

    *sniff*why was he not in the movie ;_; and Goldberry too *sniff*

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    TheElfofDk
    January 17, 2005

    Tom just sounds so cool in the books… so why did he not came with in the movies?!?!?!

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    Teralang
    January 31, 2005

    Can any one be more happier?

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    tom_bombadils_apprentice
    February 26, 2005

    TOM ROCKS!!!!!!!!!

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    eowynrox
    March 2, 2005

    Are you sure those are lillies, they look more like the tribbles from Star Trek.

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    Iciris
    March 3, 2005

    lol… plain and simple L…O…L lol all the way… What is he?

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    kaylaoftheicerealm
    March 17, 2005

    nice in a strange munchkin way

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    Kez_Bombadil
    March 27, 2005

    Tom is awsome, he is the greatest character in LOTR and he should have been in the movie

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    morwen_lalaith
    April 6, 2005

    Is it only me that think that Johnny Depp would make a good…ish Tom?

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    dahobbit
    May 14, 2005

    Tom the leprechaun o.0

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    Gwaelindë
    May 18, 2005

    I agree with Kez!!! I was so sad when they cut him out, and this is a great pic of him, he looks just like

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    Gwaelindë
    May 18, 2005

    Prof. Tolkien described!! *HUGS TOM* If you don’t want him, I’ll take him!!!

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    Ireth_Telrunya
    June 12, 2005

    ….. oh my…… not like I imagined him.

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    third_age
    July 6, 2005

    I love this picture! It is 100% like I imagined him looking! This picture makes me so happy!

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    Celticnormanfury
    July 19, 2005

    Well.. Depp could use his Sparrow Boots for the part, and spray paint them Yellow.. But.. It would be.. odd.

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    tookishgirl
    August 26, 2005

    I can’t believe they left the capering fool out of the movie. It thought he was very funny…

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    SerraTsunami
    September 4, 2005

    *runs for cover*

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    curunir_the_wise
    September 22, 2005

    Too big boots. Make him look stupid. Otherwise good.

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    The_Ring_Maker_
    October 11, 2005

    What can i say… its ol’ Tom… shame he wasnt in the movie (shame that many things werent)

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    Elrond_Celebrian
    January 23, 2006

    Hey, it’s another Leprechaun!! But maybe that’s not such a good thing. . .

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    estel4me
    April 27, 2006

    I didn’t picture Tom with such a big beard. He was one of my favorite characters.

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    estel4me
    April 27, 2006

    He is actually very mysterious. You people should really read FotR. No one knows exactly what race he is.

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    estel4me
    April 27, 2006

    Me?–I’m going with one of the Valar or Maiar.

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    estel4me
    April 27, 2006

    Seriously, a really bad pic of him–yeah, he can be silly, but I, personally, focused on his inner self.

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    _leggsie_is_mine_
    June 5, 2006

    he’s kinda creepy…extremely creepy…but he did help in the book

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    Niphredill
    June 18, 2006

    He doesn’t look THAT bad.

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    Telph_Lorentier
    August 18, 2006

    Anyone who doesn’t like Tom or thinks he shouldn’t exist, needs to leave now!

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    Telph_Lorentier
    August 18, 2006

    You obviously don’t understand nor appreciate Tolkien aright, if you don’t appreciate Tom!!!

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    manlystubble
    September 20, 2006

    his boots are YELLOW YELLOW YELLOW!

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    manlystubble
    September 20, 2006

    Hey Tom, yellow and blue are SOOO last summer… LOL

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    EruannonArqueno
    September 25, 2006

    Hey do merry do ding a dong dillo, Tom bom biddly bom Tom Bombadillo!

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    EruannonArqueno
    September 25, 2006

    Hehe *is Tom’s song from the book. 🙂

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    mintchip
    May 23, 2007

    not realy the way I pictured him…

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    Esmerelda~Baggins
    July 10, 2007

    *Cries* I wish Tom was in the movies.

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    RodwenofRohan
    October 2, 2007

    This is my favorite picture of Tom!!!! Bombadil Forever!!!!! Merry do Derry dol, Tom Bombadillo!!!

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    frodofan14
    November 21, 2007

    *giggle*

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    Preciuss
    March 2, 2008

    Well… Uhhh… He looks happy atleast…

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    ~Luthien_Tinuviel~
    August 22, 2008

    I love Tom, and I wish he could have been in the movies, because it would have been awesome, but I can

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    ~Luthien_Tinuviel~
    August 22, 2008

    understand why it just wouldn’t have worked well, and why they had to leave it out.

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    DaisyBracegirdle
    September 14, 2008

    Now I have his poems stuck in my head! (I memorize LotR poems. 24 so far I think. Don’t ask.)

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    FatHobbitLover
    November 26, 2008

    i agree with everyone who thinks he should be in the movie and the picture is awesome and it looks exactly as

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    FatHobbitLover
    November 26, 2008

    how i imagined tom!

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    Belegeth
    October 30, 2009

    im glad he wasnt in the movie, it would be awesome, but i dont think they could get him really right and it

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    Belegeth
    October 30, 2009

    would ruin it for me, and i imagine him as middle earths hope, the power of the valar on middle earth,

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    Belegeth
    October 30, 2009

    showing them they have hope, but that the valar will only go so far as to help them- “toms country ends here,

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    Belegeth
    October 30, 2009

    he will not pass the borders, tom has his house to mind, and goldberry is waiting”. now i have his nonsense in

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    Belegeth
    October 30, 2009

    my head, floating around

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