Board Thread:Lore/@comment-26440623-20150817230336/@comment-26119768-20151016012353

1. It is not known for sure, but the strongest theory is that he is the spirit of the music of Ainur, or however its spelled.

2. That is unkown, but Tom Bombadil has stated that he is older than the hills, and lived before Morgoth came to Middle-Earth.