Creatures of Middle-earth: Tom Bombadil

The web teams for the Lord of the Rings Online has added another creature to their ongoing "Creatures/Characters of Middle-earth" series. Who gets the spotlight today? Tom Bombadil!:
Meet old Tom for he’s a merry fellow. See how bright blue his jacket is, and how his boots are yellow!

Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow;
Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow.

This verse describes the surface appearance of the strange entity known as Bombadil. He seems a jovial (if not somewhat absurd) fellow, skipping and singing through the treacherous Old Forest at the Bounds of Buckland; but beneath the surface is hidden a Power that few, even the Wise, can comprehend.
You can read the entire write-up HERE, and HERE at the European website.

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