Posted: September 28, 1998 at 10:15:09: by Neithan
Seing Jon restart the discussion about Bombadil's nature (uh the net has gone busy all of a sudden), I have to state an obvious fact- before we can confirm whether tom is a Maia or not, we must know, I mean really KNOW the nature of the Maias.
And, no, I am not stupid, I know that they are the servants of the valar and probably, to a large extent, connented with each their own element- what does that tell us of their nature??? of what they really ARE? very little, it is hard to describe a man by saying that he is a Caucasian Office functionary.
Has anybody got something deeper concerning the nature of maias, so we can establish that and then try to establish whether or not Tom COULD be one, for only Tolkien really knew (if even he did- personally I doubt it). Do I convey my meaning well enough??
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