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He's a character introduced in the Lord of the Rings but not mentioned in the Silmarillion.
The beings of power from the Silmarillion are separated into these groups:
Eru Iluvatar (a singular being, the creator of all)
The Ainur:
Melchor, the most powerful of the Ainur who sought dominion over the world
The Valar (those that did not enter Middle Earth)
The Maiar (those that did enter Middle Earth)
The Silmarillion goes on to describe the creation of the elves and humans (Children of Eru), and orcs (corruption of Elves by Melchor).
Sauron, Gandalf & Saruman are all Maiar, Sauron being the most powerful. Tom is reported to be older than Sauron, and Sauron's power does not affect him, so he could be a Valar who entered Middle Earth or Eru in physical form. Or he could be a being that was created independently of the others.
That's what I read in Wikiped- I mean, a reliable, fact-checking source.
The mythology behind Middle-Earth is, in a way, kind of depressing, because now I can't imagine all of that stuff.
The mythology of LOTR is based mainly on Norse & Christian mythology.
Which brings us back to religion... but more on LOTR:
Doesn't it seem that dwarves and hobbits are closely related? Both live at least somewhat underground, both are partially immune to the power of the Ring (the dwarven rings made the wearer greedy and not bend to Sauron's will and hobbits can resist the power for quite some time), and they are also obviously short.
Posted By: Cody56and they are also obviously short.
Not to an ant
They are resistant to the rings power for different reasons though. Hobbits are inherently innocent and pure of heart, which makes them harder to corrupt. Dwarves, on the other hand, are inherently bull headed and stubborn, which makes them harder to sway.