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Tom Bombadil
In The Lord of the Rings , Tom Bombadil is a mysterious character who aids Frodo and his companions on their journey . He and his wife Goldberry , the `` Daughter of the River '' , still live in their house on the Withywindle , and some of the characters and situations from the original poem appear in The Lord of the Rings . In the book , he is described as `` Master of wood , water and hill '' , and nearly always speaks or sings in stress - timed metre : 7 - beat lines broken into groups of 4 and 3 ( old English metre as first noted in Caedmons Hymn in the story of Bede , discovered in the 19th century ) . He appears in three chapters , `` The Old Forest '' , `` In the House of Tom Bombadil '' and `` Fog on the Barrow - downs '' . He is mentioned in the chapter `` The Council of Elrond '' as a possible keeper and protector of the One Ring , as well as at the end of the story in `` Homeward Bound '' and `` The Grey Havens '' . Behind Bombadil 's simple façade are hints of great knowledge and power , though limited to his own domain . However , there is a certain amount of evidence that he may be the oldest being in Middle - earth ; he tells Frodo , Sam , Merry and Pippin that he was there when the Elves first came West , Elrond states that Bombadil was considered old during the Elder Days ( even by high Elf lords ) , and Bombadil names himself `` Eldest '' . 
In The Lord of the Rings , Tom Bombadil is a mysterious character who aids Frodo and his companions on their journey . He and his wife Goldberry , the `` Daughter of the River '' , still live in their house on the Withywindle , and some of the characters and situations from the original poem appear in The Lord of the Rings . In the book , he is described as `` Master of wood , water and hill '' , and nearly always speaks or sings in stress - timed metre : 7 - beat lines broken into groups of 4 and 3 ( old English metre as first noted in Caedmons Hymn in the story of Bede , discovered in the 19th century ) . He appears in three chapters , `` The Old Forest '' , `` In the House of Tom Bombadil '' and `` Fog on the Barrow - downs '' . He is mentioned in the chapter `` The Council of Elrond '' as a possible keeper and protector of the One Ring , as well as at the end of the story in `` Homeward Bound '' and `` The Grey Havens '' . Behind Bombadil 's simple façade are hints of great knowledge and power , though limited to his own domain . However , there is a certain amount of evidence that he may be the oldest being in Middle - earth ; he tells Frodo , Sam , Merry and Pippin that he was there when the Elves first came West , Elrond states that Bombadil was considered old during the Elder Days ( even by high Elf lords ) , and Bombadil names himself `` Eldest '' .
In The Lord of the Rings , Tom Bombadil is a mysterious character who aids Frodo and his companions on their journey . However , there is a certain amount of evidence that he may be the oldest being in Middle - earth.
In The Lord of the Rings , Tom Bombadil is a mysterious character who aids Frodo and his companions on their journey . However , there is a certain amount of evidence that he may be the oldest being in Middle - earth ; he tells Frodo , Sam , Merry and Pippin that he was there when the Elves first came West , Elrond states that Bombadil was considered old during the Elder Days ( even by high Elf lords ) , and Bombadil names himself `` Eldest '' .
In The Lord of the Rings , Tom Bombadil is a mysterious character who aids Frodo and his companions on their journey. He is described as "Master of wood , water and hill" and mentioned as a possible keeper and protector of the One Ring. There is a certain amount of evidence that  he may be the oldest being in Middle - earth.
In The Lord of the Rings , Tom Bombadil is a mysterious character who aids Frodo and his companions on their journey . In the book , he is described as `` Master of wood , water and hill '' , and nearly always speaks or sings in stress - timed metre : 7 - beat lines broken into groups of 4 and 3 ( old English metre as first noted in Caedmons Hymn in the story of Bede , discovered in the 19th century ) . He is mentioned in the chapter `` The Council of Elrond '' as a possible keeper and protector of the One Ring , as well as at the end of the story in `` Homeward Bound '' and `` The Grey Havens '' . However , there is a certain amount of evidence that he may be the oldest being in Middle - earth ; he tells Frodo , Sam , Merry and Pippin that he was there when the Elves first came West , Elrond states that Bombadil was considered old during the Elder Days ( even by high Elf lords ) , and Bombadil names himself `` Eldest '' .