User blog comment:SunflashtheAwesome/Who was Tom Bombadil?/@comment-4501794-20120402175557/@comment-1728211-20120402180649

I'm not so certain. Tolkien's dislike of allegory was legendary. As things go, Bombadil is one of those parts of the mythology that don't quite "fit". However, there's more than the hint of the author to Bombadil, the peaceful man who renounces power and war for a quiet rural life.