[MozartLover]

Tom tells Frodo that himself in chapter 6: "Eldest, that's what I am......When the Elves passed westward, Tom was here already, before the seas were bent. He knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless-before the Dark Lord came from Outside."

[Valpal1]

Geez, I must have Alzheimer's. Thank you! But that pretty well let's out the theory that he's Maiar. He was there already.