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{{disambig-more|Tom|[[Tom (disambiguation)]]}}
#REDIRECT [[William, Tom, and Bert]]
{{evil infobox
| image=[[File:Liz Danforth - Tom.jpg|250px]]
| name="Tom"
| othernames=
| created=
| years=
| age=
| destroyed={{TA|2941}}
| realm=
| gender=Male
| race=[[Troll]] (probably [[Stone-troll]]<ref name=RF>[[Robert Foster]] (1978), ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', p. 366</ref>)
| appearance=Large, brutish
| accomplishments=Almost killed [[Thorin and Company]]
}}
'''Tom''' was one of the three [[Trolls]] (with [[Bert]] and [[William]]) that captured [[Bilbo Baggins]] and the [[Dwarves]]. Tricked by [[Gandalf]], he was turned to stone by the light of the [[Sun]].<ref>{{H|2}}</ref>
==Etymology==
Following [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s use of modern names, logically "Tom" would be a "translation" of the troll's "real", [[Westron]] name, which is not recorded.{{fact}}
==Portrayal in adaptations==
 
'''[[1968]]: [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]]:'''
:The Trolls are encountered in the second episode, "[[Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire (episode)|Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire]]". [[Brian Haines]] plays [[Bert]], [[Victor Lucas]] [[William|Bill]], and [[Francis de Wolff]] Tom. The scene is taken verbatim from the book.
 
'''[[1979]]: ''[[The Hobbit (1979 radio series)]]'':'''
:The troll's scene is adapted without alterations. No actors are credited for the individual parts of the three trolls.
 
'''[[1982]]: ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)]]'':'''
:The three trolls are the first obstacle encountered after leaving Bag End.
 
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
:Tom is a member of the Hugath tribe of Stone Trolls of the Trollshaw. In Hobbit lore he is known as "Tom Huggins", while his real name is ''Tûma''.<ref>{{ICE|8004}}</ref>
 
'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''
:Tom is playable both as an Hazard Creature and as a Minion. The troll is also given the [[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]] variant name, ''Tûma''.
 
[[File:Tom Bert Bill.jpg|thumb|250px|Bert, Tom and Bill, turned to stone (''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'')]]
'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:[[Aragorn]] and the Hobbits rest at the petrified Trolls after Frodo is stabbed by the [[Witch-king]].
 
'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'':'''
:Bert, Bill and Tom are the first bosses of the game, though they cannot be fought. Bilbo has to sneak around the Trolls, waiting for them to turn or walk away.
 
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Bert, Tom and Bill, turned to stone, can be found in the wilderness of the [[Trollshaws]].
 
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