: I've always felt that Galdor's remark was a bit metaphorical. Tom has always been around like the world the Elves know, and if the Earth itself could not defy Sauron, then how could any being who dwelt upon it -- even one as ancient and mysterious as Tom -- hope to defy him?

: Galdor goes on to say "what power still remains lies with us, here in Imladris, or with Cirdan at the Havens, or in Lorien." What power does he speak of, that he deems it is greater than Bombadil's (or perhaps, if not greater, then more appropriate for defying Sauron)? Does Galdor refer to warriors, wisdom, or the collective strengths of the Elves of Imladris, Mithlond, and Lorien?