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'''Goldberry''' | [[Image:Brothers Hildebrandt - Goldberry.jpg|thumb|350px|''Goldberry'' by [[Brothers Hildebrandt]].]] | ||
'''Goldberry''', also known as the "River-woman's daughter", was the wife of [[Tom Bombadil]]. | |||
Although her origins are uncertain, it has been speculated that she is a river-spirit of the river [[Withywindle]]. Otherwise, she and Bombadil are enigmas in Tolkien's [[Middle-earth]] legendarium. Her name may be a [[Westron]] derivative of the [[Sindarin]] ''Golodh-bereth'', meaning "Flower Queen". | Although her origins are uncertain, it has been speculated that she is a river-spirit of the river [[Withywindle]]. Otherwise, she and Bombadil are enigmas in Tolkien's [[Middle-earth]] legendarium. Her name may be a [[Westron]] derivative of the [[Sindarin]] ''Golodh-bereth'', meaning "Flower Queen". | ||
In Tolkien's ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' the first poem tells the tale of her "capture" by Tom Bombadil. | In Tolkien's ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' the first poem tells the tale of her "capture" by Tom Bombadil. | ||
Revision as of 01:57, 23 April 2006
Goldberry, also known as the "River-woman's daughter", was the wife of Tom Bombadil.
Although her origins are uncertain, it has been speculated that she is a river-spirit of the river Withywindle. Otherwise, she and Bombadil are enigmas in Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Her name may be a Westron derivative of the Sindarin Golodh-bereth, meaning "Flower Queen".
In Tolkien's The Adventures of Tom Bombadil the first poem tells the tale of her "capture" by Tom Bombadil.
