Tom Bombadil's House

Tom Bombadil's House
Region:	Bree-land
Area:	Old Forest
Location:	[32.7S, 57.3W]

Tom Bombadil's House is a large cottage and homestead within the Old Forest, in Bree-land. ^{[32.7S, 57.3W]}

Tom Bombadil's house is located in the east of the Old Forest, founded at a shelf in the mountain ridge against the Barrow-downs. Just south of and above Tom's house the Withywindle river springs forth, adding to the beauty and watering Tom and Goldberry's gardens. This house is indeed a joy to behold and the ambient music is soothing to any weary visitor, and Tom himself is willing guide and help through tasks, though not without speaking in riddles.

There is no simple path to Tom's house, however one is quicker than others: from north-east via Northern Barrow-downs and the Old Barrows Road. Any other way will use the winding paths through the Old Forest, the creatures are perhaps less frightening but many are those who are wandering endlessly in circles, or if they end up inside the Old Man Willow.

Not long ago, at September 26, III 3018, Frodo and his fellowship was invited here after Tom had rescued them from the Old Man Willow just west of here. They stayed for two nights before continuing into the barrows.

Quests

Starting:

[21] Volume I, Book 1, Instance: Othrongroth

[21] Volume I, Book 1, Chapter 12: The Black Rider's Designs
[19] Defying Description
[20] The Seed of Rot
[22] Synonyms for Spooky

Involving:

[18] Volume I, Book 1, Chapter 8: Master of the Wood
[18] Marigold
[20] Root and Rot
[...] Quest:Year 1 Tales: Frodo - Anniversary
[...] Quest:Eriador Year 1 Tales: Frodo - Anniversary

Deeds

These deeds can be advanced by exploring this location:

The Old Forest

NPCs

Goldberry

Tom Bombadil

Lore

"(...) and there, still high above them on a further slope, they saw the twinkling lights of a house. Down again the path went, and then up again, up a long smooth hillside of turf, towards the light. Suddenly a wide yellow beam flowed out brightly from a door that was opened. There was Tom Bombadil's house before them, up, down, under hill. Behind it a steep shoulder of the land lay grey and bare, and beyond that the dark shapes of the Barrow-downs stalked away into the eastern night.

"They all hurried forward, hobbits and ponies. Already half their weariness and all their fears had fallen from them." — The Fellowship and the Ring, by Tolkien

"Away to the east side of the forest, Old Tom Bombadil has lived in the forest with his wife Goldberry since the time out of mind. There's some tall tales about old Tom, and I have to say he makes me feel kind of young and small when he talks to me, but the one thing you can be sure of with Tom Bombadil is that there's no harm in him, and nothing for any hobbit to fear in his company. — Guide to the Old Forest

"In the Old Forest, between Buckland and the Barrow-downs, stands a welcome sight: the home of Tom Bombadil and Goldberry, the River-maiden. Weary travellers will find this an unusually pleasant retreat amongst the ancient and often foreboding forest and the mist-shrouded downs beyond. Tom Bombadil himself is a person who defies specific explanation, though his intentions clearly favor the Free Peoples of Middle-earth. He is pleasant and affable, warm and welcoming, yet undeniably powerful and as ancient as Middle-earth itself. From the modest surroundings of well-tended gardens and delicious meals, Tom Bombadil commands the respect of all around him, from the creatures of the forest to the very land and trees themselves.

"Adventurers in Middle-earth will no doubt want to seek out the home of Tom Bombadil in the Old Forest, as it is a very memorable chapter in The Lord of the Rings. It also represents a critical place to stop and rest, since the areas just outside its welcoming glow contain all manner of dark and uncertain paths." - Lorebook

Gallery

Bombadil's House under the veil of night
You'll find no cosier place in the Old Forest
Spring flowing into a fountain outside Tom's house
The garden behind Bombadil's home
View from the base of the hill
Tom Bombadil's kitchen
Oven and shed outside Tom's home

Settlements and Landmarks of Old Forest
Landmarks:	Abandoned Cottage • Angerwood • Bald Hill • Bonfire Glade • The Broken Heart • Creaking Vale • Dark-paw Vale • Dire Glade • East Forest Road • The Forlorn Glade • Goldberry's Spring • Old Barrows Road • Old Forest Tunnel • Old Man Willow • Old Muddyfoot's Hill • The Old Oak's Grave • The Shade Pool • The Shifting Wood • Tom Bombadil's House • Tomnoddy Corner • The Weaver's Den • Weeping Water • Willow Glade • Withywindle Crossing	Landmarks:
Interiors:	Tom Bombadil's House	Interiors:
Instances:	Woe of the Willow	Instances:

Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of Bree-land
Areas:	Andrath • Archet Dale • Brandy Hills • The Brandywood • Bree-land Homesteads • Buckland • Chetwood • Eastern Bree-fields • Far Chetwood • Hengstacer Farm • The Horsefields • The Midgewater Marshes • Nen Harn • Northern Barrow-downs • Northern Bree-fields • Old Forest • Southern Barrow-downs • Southern Bree-fields • Starmere Lake • Weather Hills • The Wildwood	Areas:
Settlements:	Adso's Camp • Archet • Bree • Combe • Crickhollow • Staddle	Settlements:
Landmarks:	Andrath: Halecatch Lake • Pierson's Farm • South-guard Ruins Archet Dale: Archet Gate • Archet East Gate • Archet Jailyard • Blackwold's Roost • Bronwe's Folly • Combe North Gate • Old East Path • Sprigley's Farm Barrow-downs: The Barrow of Orron • The Dead Man's Perch • Northern Barrows • Northern Barrows Pass • Old Barrows Road • Ost Gorthad • The Dead Spire Brandy Hills: Girdley Island • Ost Barandor • Starmere Lake • Svalfang's Hut Bree: Beggar's Alley • Bill Ferny's House • Boar Fountain • Combe Gate • Dwarrow-ward • High Bridge • High Stair • Inn Gate • Ironmonger's Gate • Jasmine's Garden • Low Gate • Market Gate • Market Square • Mud Gate • North Gate • Oldstone Ruins • Oldstones Gate • Scholar's Stair • Scholar's Walk • Skirmish Camp • South Gate • Staddle Gate • The Stone Quarter • Trader's Gate • West Gate • Windview Estate • Woodsmen's Gate Buckland: Craft-faire • Brandy Hall • Brandywine Bridge • Buckland Faire • Buckland Gate • Buckland's Craft-faire • Bucklebury Ferry • Newbury • Old Forest Tunnel • Toad Marsh Chetwood: Big Staddlemere • Blackwold Headquarters • Crumbled Court • Lumber Camp • Old Bauman's Farm • Ost Baranor • Silverwell • Skunkwood's Farm • Staddle Falls • Stump Field • Torthann's Camp • Wolf Den • Woodsedge Ruins • The Yellow Tree The Horsefields: Festival Grounds • The Hedge Maze • Hengstacer Farm Midgewater Marshes: Bindbale's Rest • Goblinhole Ruins • Marshwater Fort • Midgewater Pass • Ost Alagos • Sunken Stones Northern Bree-fields: The Abandoned Graveyard • Cirith Nûr Encampment • Everclear Lakes • The Old Greenway Fort • The Quince Farmstead • Saeradan's Cabin • Snarling Hollow • Thornley's Work Site Old Forest: Abandoned Cottage • Angerwood • Bald Hill • Bonfire Glade • The Broken Heart • Creaking Vale • Dark-paw Vale • Dire Glade • East Forest Road • The Forlorn Glade • Goldberry's Spring • Old Barrows Road • Old Man Willow • Old Muddyfoot's Hill • The Old Oak's Grave • The Shade Pool • The Shifting Wood Tomnoddy Corner • The Weaver's Den • Weeping Water • Willow Glade • Withywindle Crossing Southern Bree-fields: Brigand's Watch • Dogwood's Farm • Greenway Crossing • Hillshire Ruins • Old Sweetgrass Farm • Outlaw's Haven Staddle: Eldo Swatmidge's Farm • Gammy Boggs' Farm • Little Staddlemere • Widow Froghorn's Farm The Wildwood: Blomley Sward • Cotfast • East-delf • Gnawbone Pit • Helva's Edge • Hunter's Ledge • Marl's Crossing • Norwarden • The Old Bluff-house • Overwine Hall • Sutwarden • West-delf	Landmarks:
Interiors:	Artie Root's House • Bree-town Auction Hall • Bree-town Hall • Bree-town Hunting Lodge • Bree-town Jail • Bree-town Vault • Broker's Office • Cartwell's House • The Cat Lady's House • The Comb and Wattle Inn • Combe Crafting Hall • Ellie Cutleaf's House • Grobo Dogwort's House • Grobo Dogwort's Shed • Hunting Lodge (Archet) • Infiltrators' Headquarters • Lalia's Market • The Lowbanks' Estate • The Mad Badger Inn • Mess Hall • Mustering Cave • The Prancing Pony • The Scholar's Hall • Scholar's Stair Archives • Sig Mandrake's Shop • Staddle Arms • Three-farrow Crafting Hall • Tom Bombadil's House • Training Hall • Training Hall (Bree) • Weapons and Armour Shop (South) • Weapons and Armour Shop (West) • Whitethorn's Taxidermy	Interiors:
Dungeons:	The Barrow of Ringdor • The Barrow of Taradan • Goetham • Gwantham • Haudh Iarchith • Haudh Methernil • Haudh Nogbenn • Haudh Taenthond • Hautham • Sprigley's Cellar • Tomb of Maenadar • Writhenset / Quest: Blackwold Camp • Brigand Cave • Cirith Nûr Cave • Holt Adderson's Grotto • Reniolind's Hideout	Dungeons:
Instances:	World Instances: The Great Barrow‎ • Woe of the Willow / Skirmish: Barrow-downs Survival • Defence of the Prancing Pony • Thievery and Mischief	Instances: