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A character in The Lord of the Rings, described as "The oldest and fatherless". Always use in conjunction with the [tolkiens-legendarium] tag.

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Does Tom Bombadil give names to the ponies, or does he just know their true names?

In the "Fog on the Barrow Downs" chapter of The Lord of the Rings, Tom Bombadil retrieves Merry's five ponies, which had scattered whilst the hobbits were in the barrow. He calls them each by name. …
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