A renowned Lord of the Rings character who didn’t see the light of day in the Peter Jackson movies is finally making his grand debut in season 2 of Prime Video ‘s The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power , and that’s Tom Bombadil, who’ll be played by already announced Rory Kinnear . Scroll down to see more photos of the Bombadil from season 2. At the time of Kinnear’s announcement, it wasn’t revealed exactly which character he’d be playing in a recurring role.

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Tolkien tome, Bombadil saves Frodo and the other hobbits from myriad perils. In season 2, Bombadil encounters the Stranger (Daniel Weyman) and his Harfoot friends Nori (Markella Kavenagh) and Poppy (Megan Richards) on their journey to eastern Middle-earth. Related Stories News 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Season 2: Everything We Know So Far News Prime Video Orders 'Young Sherlock' Series Starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin; Guy Ritchie To Direct The news about Bombadil was unveiled by Vanity Fair in a conversation with Rings of Power showrunners J.

D. Payne and Patrick McKay. It’s implied that The Stranger is something of a Gandalf, while the Harfoots are the early nomadic forefathers and sisters of hobbits.

Tolkien was limited in his description of Bombadil who is known to be old, powerful yet unable to assist in a battle against Sauron. “In our story, he has gone out to the lands of Rhûn, which we learn used to be sort of Edenic and green and beautiful, but now is sort of a dead waste.