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Oldest and Fatherless: The Terrible Secret of Tom Bombadil (2011)
(This is another of my speculative pieces and nothing to do with Star Wars. This one is for an older trilogy.) Old Tom Bombadil. Possibly the least liked character in The Lord of the Rings. A childish figure so disliked by fans of the book that few object to his absence from all adaptations of the…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jul 28, 2022 | Oldest and Fatherless: The Terrible Secret of Tom Bombadil (2011) by ibobev | 372 | 338 |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Oldest and Fatherless: The Terrible Secret of Tom Bombadil by Jun8 | 158 | 49 |
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