What is the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1962 collection of poems about Tom Bombadil?

J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1962 collection of poems about Tom Bombadil is titled The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.

The book contains sixteen poems, although only two focus directly on Tom Bombadil. The rest present poems connected with Middle-earth, its creatures, and its traditions. Tolkien frames the collection as material preserved and transmitted by Hobbits, giving the work the feel of a small historical document from his fictional world.

Tom Bombadil first appears in The Fellowship of the Ring, where he lives with Goldberry in the Old Forest. His unusual power, independence, and apparent immunity to the Ring have made him one of Tolkien’s most discussed characters.

The 1962 volume is sometimes confused with Tales from the Perilous Realm, a later collection that gathers several Tolkien works, including the Bombadil poems. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is the specific standalone title associated with the 1962 publication.