Rory Kinnear is set to play the beloved Tom Bombadil in The Rings of Power season 2.

What does this mean for the show and the Lord of the Rings character?

In fact, he can makeitseem to disappear for a moment.

Rory Kinnear as Tom Bombadil in Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

He is his own master.

He is a moss-gatherer, and I have been a stone doomed to rolling.

We expect any conversation between these two to touch on some of the themes closest to Tolkiens heart.

Rory Kinnear as Tom Bombadil in The Rings of Power

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Bombadil will bring something else extremely valuable toThe Rings of Poweras wellhumor and whimsy.

The Right Time to Bring Tom Bombadil to Live-Action?

This may be partly whyThe Rings of Powerteam have decided to include him now.

We are certainly excited to see that they do with this character.

And we dont think his book-accurate costume looks ridiculous at allbring on the blue jacket and yellow boots!