Tom Bombadil

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"TOM-BOM BOMBADIL, TOM BOMBADILO! That's right, motherfuckers. Tom Bombadil is here, and he gives zero fucks. Tom is master, bitches. They have a cave troll? Tom don't give two shits, that ugly bastard ain't coming anywhere near him! A Nazgul? All fucking Nine Nazgul? On fell beasts? Tom gives not a hapenny jizz! The Balrog? Saruman? Fuck it, Sauron too? Doesn't matter, he'll take them all! AT THE SAME TIME! He won't even hurt them either, he'll leave them to live forever in the shame! TOM IS MASTER, AND HE WILL END YOU."

– Anonymous

"He is a strange creature."

– Elrond Peredhel

Tom Bombadil is an enigmatic character, both in Arda - the world of Middle Earth - and in real life. He looks like a male figure, with many laughing wrinkles, sporting a long brown beard. His eyes are bright blue. He wears a blue jacket, yellow boots and an old tall hat with a long blue feather. He is known as fatherless and the oldest being in the world, being present even before Eru Ilúvatar sent his angels to shape the world. While the Valar and Melkor (aka Satan) were fighting for the dominion of the existing world, in a long dispute of Good versus Evil, Tom was too busy not caring. For thousands of solar years he kept it to himself, joyfully roaming the forests and hills.

Tom Bombadil and Goldberry

He eventually set his own property in what would be know as the East of the Shire and has ever been a friendly neighbour to the Bucklander Hobbits. On a time, while Tom was strolling by the side of the river, Goldberry pulled him by his beard under the water out of mischief. Tom however was having none of it and ordered her to set him free, and so she did. The very next day, Tom went to the spirit of the river (Goldberry's mother) and asked Goldberry to be his wife. All creatures of the Old Forrest attended their wedding and the couple have been happy ever since.

By the time of the War of the Ring Tom, whilst singing his way home, had saved 4 lost Hobbits that had unknowingly entered his property. Being a caring fellow, he offered the lost Hobbits to stay for the night at his cosy house. One of the Hobbits had shown Tom a magic golden ring, telling of its importance and that Gandalf had entrusted him to meet him back in Bree. Tom examined the ring and held it like it was nothing. Before the Hobbits went on their journey, Tom taught them a song that, should they be in peril throughout their way, he would come to the rescue. The Hobbits eventually sang and he came. He found them in the tomb of some wights and defeated them with his singing. Tom gave the wights' daggers to the Hobbits for protection and escorted them to be border of Bree, while riding his mighty pony Fatty Lumpkin. He bad them fare well and went back to his lovely wife.

After the defeat of Sauron, Gandalf decided to live with his friend Tom and Goldberry for the next three years, to do so catchup perhaps. After that, Tom and Goldberry lived happily ever after.