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The '''River-woman''' was a mysterious person — apparently some kind of [[Spirits | The '''River-woman''' was a mysterious person — apparently some kind of [[Spirits|water-spirit]] — associated with the [[Withywindle]] in the [[Old Forest]]. She was the mother of [[Goldberry]], who was for this reason known as the "River-daughter". | ||
In a poem, [[Tom Bombadil]] was pulled into the river by the swimming Goldberry she swam "back to her mother's house in the deepest hollow". Later, Tom returned to the river and asked the River-woman for Goldberry's hand; she complied unquestionably, so the two were married.<ref>{{AB|Tom}}</ref> | In a poem, [[Tom Bombadil]] was pulled into the river by the swimming Goldberry she swam "back to her mother's house in the deepest hollow". Later, Tom returned to the river and asked the River-woman for Goldberry's hand; she complied unquestionably, so the two were married.<ref>{{AB|Tom}}</ref> |
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The River-woman | |
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Unknown | |
Information | |
Location | The Old Forest (Withywindle) |
Family | |
Children | Goldberry |
Physical Description | |
Race | Unknown |
Gender | Female |
The River-woman was a mysterious person — apparently some kind of water-spirit — associated with the Withywindle in the Old Forest. She was the mother of Goldberry, who was for this reason known as the "River-daughter".
In a poem, Tom Bombadil was pulled into the river by the swimming Goldberry she swam "back to her mother's house in the deepest hollow". Later, Tom returned to the river and asked the River-woman for Goldberry's hand; she complied unquestionably, so the two were married.[1]
Genealogy
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Goldberry | Tom Bombadil | ||||||||||||||||
References
Legendary races of Arda | |
Animals: | Dumbledors · Gorcrows · Hummerhorns · Pards · Swans of Gorbelgod · Turtle-fish |
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Dragon-kind: | Sea-serpents · Spark-dragons · Were-worms |
Evil Races: | Ettens · Giants · Half-trolls · Hobgoblins · Ogres · Snow-trolls · Two-headed Trolls |
Other: | Badger-folk · Great beasts · Lintips · Mewlips · Nameless things · Spectres |
Individuals: | Talking Gurthang · Talking purse · The Hunter · Lady of the Sun · Lonely Troll · Man in the Moon · The Rider · River-woman · Tarlang · Tim · Tom · White cow |