2006-11-07 21:42:11 · 4 answers · asked by kundan 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
".......there came into view a man, or so it seemed. At any rate he was too large and heavy for a hobbit, if not quite tall enough for one of the Big People, though he made noise enough for one, stumping along with great yellow boots on his thick legs......." So, not a hobbit; and not (exactly) a human. And I think we can rule out dwarf and elf as well as orc.
As far as I know it's never really made quite clear who or what Tom Bombadil is, other than "he is as you have seen him" and "He is the Master of wood, water, and hill."
2006-11-08 15:36:07 · answer #1 · answered by awanderingelf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The description of how he looks makes him sound a bit like a leprechaun. But it isn't made clear in the book(s).
2006-11-08 03:46:16 · answer #2 · answered by aldavion 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody knows for sure, check out the essay in the link below.
2006-11-07 22:00:51 · answer #3 · answered by P4S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
haven't read those books since I was a child. In my head he comes up as being a dwarf, but since I haven't read it in so long I wouldn't know what the books say
2006-11-07 21:46:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋