Bombadil a Dwarf?

Ok, the one thing we know for sure about Bombadil is that he was on
Arda before the First Awakening. Therefore he can't be an Elf, Man, or
Hobit. Fine.

But wait! DWARVES were on Arda before the first awakening. Hmm.

Bombadil had a long beard... DWARVES have long beards. Hmm.

Bombadil was short for a man... DWARVES are short for men. Hmm.

Bombadil is often though to be Aule, which of course he is not, but...
Aule created the DWARVES. Hmm.

I'm picturing Aule is there forging his own race of beings, and his
first specimen is Bombadil. Then he sees Bombadil and says, "No no no,
this bright blue jacketed, yellow booted, singing freak isn't what I
want." Then he leaves him there and goes on to create the Seven. And
then Eru comes along and makes Aule freeze up the Seven, but they both
kind of forgot about Bombadil.

Nope, I don't think there's any arguing this one.

Sid

Francis A. Miniter wrote:
> Sid Eles wrote:
>
> >Ok, the one thing we know for sure about Bombadil is that he was on
> >Arda before the First Awakening. Therefore he can't be an Elf, Man, or
> >Hobit. Fine.
> >
> >But wait! DWARVES were on Arda before the first awakening. Hmm.
> >
> >Bombadil had a long beard... DWARVES have long beards. Hmm.
> >
> >Bombadil was short for a man... DWARVES are short for men. Hmm.
> >
> >Bombadil is often though to be Aule, which of course he is not, but...
> >Aule created the DWARVES. Hmm.
What you argue here is "duck typing". If it walks like a duck, looks
like a duck, quacks like a duck, we must consider the possibility that
we have a member of the family Anatidae on our hands. Problem is, it
might be a cormorant or summat.
<snip>
> >Nope, I don't think there's any arguing this one.
> >
> >Sid
> >
> >
> >
>
> Hi Sid,
>
> I do not have the text in front of me, but I recall in the FOTR Gandalf
> comments that Tom Bombadil is older than the hills (?) and is one of a
> kind, that the ring can have no effect on him. None of that sounds
> like he is a dwarf, especially his immunity to the forces of the ring.
>
IIRC, the dwarves were fairly resistant to El Ring, were they not? A
tough, thrawn race that would have no master. They eventually
succumbed, but they held out longer than the Men did. Personally, I
think Tommy boy's a Maia, or Eru in disguise. No good evidence for my
belief, just a gut feeling.
> Francis A. Miniter