Five Great Tom Bombadil Theories | Tolkien Theory

Who is Tom Bombadil? It is one of the biggest questions in all Middle-earth. Today, we are going to cover five of the best and most popular theories of who, or what, Tom Bombadil is. We will cover many of the oldest and most common: Tom is one of the Valar, Maiar, and Eru himself. As well as a newer and more complicated theory! Hit subscribe - and the bell - so you never miss a video from Nerd of the Rings! Nerd of the Rings on PATREON: For the full theory on Tom being the Music of the Ainur, check out this blog: 00:00-04:17 - Intro/What we know 04:17-6:50 - Tom is Eru Ilúvatar 6:50-12:47 - Tom is a Vala 12:47-14:46 - Tom is a Maia 14:46-20:22 - Tom is the Music of the Ainur 20:22-22:20 - Tom is... -------------- All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformati