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The '''River-woman''' was a mysterious person - apparently some kind of [[Spirits (creatures)|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". After [[Tom Bombadil]] had been pulled into the river by the swimming Goldberry she swam "back to her mother's house in the deepest hollow".<ref>{{AB|Tom}}</ref> | The '''River-woman''' was a mysterious person - apparently some kind of [[Spirits (creatures)|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". After [[Tom Bombadil]] had been pulled into the river by the swimming Goldberry she swam "back to her mother's house in the deepest hollow".<ref>{{AB|Tom}}</ref> | ||
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{{familytree| GOL |~| TOM | |GOL=[[Goldberry]]|TOM=[[Tom Bombadil]]}} | |||
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Revision as of 23:14, 22 August 2015
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". After Tom Bombadil had been pulled into the river by the swimming Goldberry she swam "back to her mother's house in the deepest hollow".[1]
Genealogy
RIVER-WOMAN | |||||||||||||||||
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 |