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The '''River-woman''' was a mysterious person | 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> | ||
== Genealogy == | == Genealogy == | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 30 March 2016
| The River-woman | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
