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What is Tom Bombadil? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by abbadon420@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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He is not a hobbit, neither a man, but what is he? Is he a dwarf? A wizard? A god? Something else entirely?

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[–] Klear@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, LOTR and Star Trek being in the same universe doesn't mean they play out at the same time and in the same place. Maybe LOTR takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. . . .

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

What is this, a crossover episode?