Quick Facts
SpeciesUnknown
Gendermale
BornUnknown (before the—coming of Melkor)
HomeworldMiddle-earth
Height4 feet
EyesBlue
HairBrown
Character
Tom Bombadil
The Lord of the Rings·Inhabitants of the Old Forest·Middle-earth character
Tom Bombadil is a mysterious and ancient being who dwells in a valley of the Withywindle in the Old Forest with his wife Goldberry. He claims to have existed before the Dark Lord came to Arda, and is known by many names, including Iarwain, Orald, and Forn; his true nature is left deliberately uncertain, though he is widely thought to be one of the Ainur.
Master of his own small country, Tom rescues Frodo and his companions from Old Man Willow and from the Barrow-wights, and proves wholly immune to the One Ring, able to wear it without vanishing. He appears on screen for the first time in the second season of The Rings of Power, portrayed by Rory Kinnear.
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Unknown Eldest, Master
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PEOPLE
NoneParents
GoldberrySpousePLACES
Middle-earthHomeworld
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Identity
- Species
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Eldest, Master
Appearance
- Gender
- male
- Height
- 4 feet
- Eye color
- Blue
- Hair color
- Brown
Origin & End
- Homeworld
- Middle-earth
- Born
- Unknown (before the—coming of Melkor)
Affiliations
- Affiliations
- Inhabitants of the Old Forest, Rhûn
Relationships
- Parent of
- None
- Child of
- None
- Spouse
- Goldberry
Other
Appearances
Where Tom Bombadil appears across works and media.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
The Rings of Power
The Return of the King
The Red Book of Westmarch
The Rings of Power (tv_series, 2022)
The Fellowship of the Ring (book, 1954)
The Silmarillion (book, 1977)
The Lord of the Rings (game)
Hobitit (miniseries)
The Lord of the Rings (film)
Connections 5
- member of
- Rhûn
- friend of
- Farmer MaggotFarmer Maggot
- trained
- Dark WizardOld Man Willow
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