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A mysterious being - apparently some kind of water-spirit - associated with the River [[Withywindle]] in the [[Old Forest]]. She was the mother of [[Goldberry]], who was for this reason known as the 'River-daughter'.
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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>


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== Genealogy ==
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{{familytree| GOL |~| TOM | |GOL=[[Goldberry]]|TOM=[[Tom Bombadil]]}}
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[[Category:Enigmas]]
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[[de:Flussfrau der Weidenwinde]]
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Revision as of 09:47, 24 August 2015

The River-woman
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Richard Svensson - The Adventures of Tom Bombadil part 1.jpg
Information
LocationThe Old Forest (Withywindle)
Family
ChildrenGoldberry
Physical Description
RaceUnknown
GenderFemale

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
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