Tom Bombadil gives the title to J.R.R. Tolkien’s poem collection The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.
The book was published in 1962 and contains sixteen poems. The title poem features Tom Bombadil, the mysterious character who also appears in The Fellowship of the Ring. The collection presents verse connected with Middle-earth as well as poems framed as works from the world’s traditions.
Tom Bombadil is notable for his bright clothing, singing speech, and unusual independence from the power of the One Ring. In The Fellowship of the Ring, the Ring does not make him invisible when he handles it, a detail that has prompted much discussion among readers.
The title can cause confusion because the volume is not a full narrative sequel to The Lord of the Rings. It is primarily a poetry collection, and several poems use different voices, styles, and fictional sources. Tom Bombadil is its best-known central figure but not the subject of every poem.