So last class we talked about who Tom Bombadil and Sauron are. Who Sauron is is easliy found, but Tom is meant to be an enigma. There are lots of ideas out there, and Adam gave a great explanation on who he could be.
To understand who Sauron is, one has to consult the Silmarilion, the backstory for LOTR. In this chart, the Valar are married as shown, but the descendency lines are for their creations, not offspring. Gandolf's name here is Olorin.
Here is a decent video about how it all started.
I did not show either of these in class, but probably will this week just to make sure everyone gets it.
We start discussing the Two Towers with week!
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