User blog comment:TheKingofWhitheredHeath/What is Tom Bombadil?/@comment-25267670-20150723203319

It is possible. But there are some differenced between the two characters. Orome is a great hunter while LotR had never mentioned about Tom Bombadil's hunting skills. Thus Orome is the one who woke the Elves, so the Elves must have spread his name to their sons. So why even some wise Elves like Lord Elrond didn't reveal that his identity? Moreover, why Gandalf will be tempted by the Ring while Tom won't?