Comment by winestock

While we're on the topic of reinterpreting The Lord of the Rings, someone speculated (based only on the texts of Tolkien, themselves) that Tom Bombadil was a sinister character.

The Terrible Secret of Tom Bombadil

Original Post: http://km-515.livejournal.com/1042.html

Hacker News discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9982237