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Dates Probably immortal - certainly very old indeed Location At least in the latter Third Age, Orald confined himself to a region in and around the Old Forest, on the eastern borders of the Shire Race Never identified, but apparently some kind of spirit1 Settlements A house to the north of the Old Forest, near the source of the Withywindle Pronunciation o'rald Meaning Old English for 'very ancient' Other names Forn, Iarwain Ben-adar, Tom Bombadil Titles Eldest, Master Indexes: Alphabetical: O Miscellaneous Races About this entry: Updated 14 November 2009 This entry is complete One of Tom Bombadil's many names Orald(Tom Bombadil)Goldberry The name used by Northern Men for the being known to the Hobbits as Tom Bombadil. The name Orald in fact comes from Old English (representing the language of the Rohirrim and their forebears) in which language it means 'very old' or 'very ancient'. Like the names used by the Rohirrim, therefore, Orald actually represents a translation into a comparatively modern language of a quite different name, which is not recorded. It is not clear when or how Bombadil acquired this name. It seems unlikely that he visited Rohan at any point, but the ancestors of that people had at one time lived a little closer to Tom, around the upper reaches of the Anduin. This would still place them several hundred miles from Tom's home in the Old Forest, but perhaps close enough that the occasional adventurous traveller might have come across the ancient spirit and carried the story back to their people. Notes 1 See The Riddle of Tom Bombadil in the entry for Tom Bombadil for a detailed discussion of Orald's identity. See also... Northern Men Indexes: Alphabetical: O Miscellaneous Races About this entry: Updated 14 November 2009 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000, 2009. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Candidate experience is key. The Discus personality test works across every browser and operating system.

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Dates Probably immortal - certainly very old indeed Location At least in the latter Third Age, Orald confined himself to a region in and around the Old Forest, on the eastern borders of the Shire Race Never identified, but apparently some kind of spirit1 Settlements A house to the north of the Old Forest, near the source of the Withywindle Pronunciation o'rald Meaning Old English for 'very ancient' Other names Forn, Iarwain Ben-adar, Tom Bombadil Titles Eldest, Master Indexes: Alphabetical: O Miscellaneous Races About this entry: Updated 14 November 2009 This entry is complete One of Tom Bombadil's many names Orald(Tom Bombadil)

Goldberry The name used by Northern Men for the being known to the Hobbits as Tom Bombadil. The name Orald in fact comes from Old English (representing the language of the Rohirrim and their forebears) in which language it means 'very old' or 'very ancient'. Like the names used by the Rohirrim, therefore, Orald actually represents a translation into a comparatively modern language of a quite different name, which is not recorded. It is not clear when or how Bombadil acquired this name. It seems unlikely that he visited Rohan at any point, but the ancestors of that people had at one time lived a little closer to Tom, around the upper reaches of the Anduin. This would still place them several hundred miles from Tom's home in the Old Forest, but perhaps close enough that the occasional adventurous traveller might have come across the ancient spirit and carried the story back to their people. Notes 1 See The Riddle of Tom Bombadil in the entry for Tom Bombadil for a detailed discussion of Orald's identity. See also... Northern Men Indexes: Alphabetical: O Miscellaneous Races About this entry: Updated 14 November 2009 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000, 2009. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Candidate experience is key. The Discus personality test works across every browser and operating system.