Tom Bombadil II

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"But I had forgotten Bombadil, if indeed this is still the same that walked the woods and hills long ago, and even then was older than the old. That was not then his name. Iarwain Ben-adar we called him, oldest and fatherless. But many another name he has since been given by other folk: Forn by the Dwarves, Orald by Northern Men, and other names beside. He is a strange creature..."
—Elrond, The Fellowship of the Ring

"Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow! Bright Blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow!"
—Tom Bombadil

Tom Bombadil was a mysterious being that lived for much of the history of the world, being known in the Third Age to dwell in the valley of the Withywindle in the depths of the Old Forest, east of Buckland, and close to the dangerous Barrow-downs.

His domain was of modest size, but he seemed to possess an unequaled power over the land around his dwelling. He lived in a little house in the Dingle of the Old Forest by the river Withywindle, together with his wife Goldberry, "Daughter of the River", far from any other settlement. Athough seemingly benevolent, he took no open stance against the Dark Lords.