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'''Goldberry''' also known as '''The River-daughter''' was the wife of [[Tom Bombadil]] in the [[Old Forest]] at the edge of [[Buckland]].
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'''Goldberry''', also called '''The River-daughter''', was the wife of [[Tom Bombadil]] in the [[Old Forest]] at the edge of [[Buckland]].
   
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==Biography==
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== Biography ==
   
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According to Tom Bombadil, he found her long ago by the pool where he gathers water-lilies from the [[Withywindle]] river. The races of [[Tom Bombadil]] and Goldberry are not known though Goldberry is said to be the daughter of the [[River-woman]]. Her voice is beautiful, "as young and as ancient as spring, like the song of a glad water flowing down into the night from a bright morning in the hills." She has long blonde hair, and when [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]], [[Peregrin Took]] and [[Sam Gamgee]] first see her, she is wearing a green dress shot with silver and a gold belt. Wide vessels of green and brown earthenware hold floating water-lilies so she seems to be enthroned in the middle of a pool.
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The character Goldberry, like [[Tom Bombadil]], is a kind of nature-spirit personified. Tom Bombadil would refer to her often as the ''River-daughter,'' saying she was the "River-woman's daughter," and that he had found her long ago by the pool where he gathered water-lilies from the [[Withywindle]] river. She had long, yellow hair and her voice was beautiful, "as young and as ancient as spring, like the song of a glad water flowing down into the night from a bright morning in the hills."
   
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Goldberry hosted the Hobbits [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]], [[Peregrin Took]], and [[Sam Gamgee|Samwise Gamgee]] when Tom Bombadil brought them to his house after rescuing them from the perils of [[Old Man Willow]] in the [[Old Forest]]. They found her to be as mysterious as Tom, but were grateful for her kindness to them and were enchanted by her presence. When they first saw her she was wearing a gown "green as young reeds, shot with silver like beads of dew; and her belt was of gold, shaped like a chain of flag-lilies set with the pale-blue eyes of forget-me-nots." She was standing amid wide vessels of green and brown earthenware in which "white water-lilies were floating, so that she seemed to be enthroned in the midst of a pool."<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'','' [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book One, Chapter VII: "[[In the House of Tom Bombadil]]"</ref>
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[[File:Tolkien Goldberry by WF74.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Goldberry in the Old Forest surrounded by a pool of water-lilies by Wouter Florusse (WF74).]]
  
   
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After rescuing the Hobbits from the [[Barrow-downs]], Tom Bombadil selected a brooch with blue stones from the hoard of the [[Barrow-wights]] to give Goldberry.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'','' [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book One, Chapter VIII: "[[Fog on the Barrow-downs]]"</ref>
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After being rescued by Tom Bombadil from the perils of [[Old Man Willow]] in the [[Old Forest]], the hobbits are brought to her and her husband's home. Goldberry hosts the travelling [[hobbit]]s overnight. They all find her to be as mysterious as Tom but are grateful for her kindness to them and are indeed enchanted by her presence.
  
   
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== Speculations on character origin ==
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After rescuing the [[hobbit]]s from the [[Barrow-downs]], Tom Bombadil selects a brooch with blue stones to give Goldberry.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]: [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]], "[[In the House of Tom Bombadil]]"''</ref><ref>''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, "[[Fog on the Barrow-downs]]"''</ref><ref>''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]''</ref>
  
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==Notes on origin==
  
   
 
In ''[[The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien]]'', Tolkien describes Goldberry as the seasonal changes in nature, and Tom Bombadil as the nature spirit of the English countryside.<ref>''[[The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien]]''</ref>
  
In ''[[The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien]]'', Tolkien describes Goldberry as the seasonal changes in nature, and Tom Bombadil as the nature spirit of the English countryside.<ref>''[[The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien]]''</ref>
   
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Tolkien based his mythic personages on Eurasian myth and cosmology. The Great Goddess who is mother of all things was, before Time existed, the element of water, undifferentiated. Time begins when her first offspring is born, and, according to Tom Bombadil, he is the Eldest, the firstborn. The River is the local manifestation of the primal Great Goddess, and Goldberry is her daughter, the spirit of all local waters existing in Time, alive and embodied.
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Tolkien based his mythic personages on Eurasian myth and cosmology: The Great Goddess who is mother of all things was, before Time existed, the element of water, undifferentiated. Time begins when her first offspring is born, and, according to Tom Bombadil, he is the Eldest, or first-born. The River is the local manifestation of the primal Great Goddess, and Goldberry is her daughter, the spirit of all local waters existing in Time, alive and embodied. Both Tom and Goldberry are primal spirits of nature, he of the land and its produce and she of the water.<ref>In ''The Fellowship of the Ring Sourcebook'' for the [[Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game]], Goldberry is listed as a nature-spirit and is closely connected to the weather of the [[Old Forest]]. "She is the rain and snows that arise from the waters and replenish them again."</ref> In early Eurasian myth, the element of water is feminine and the land or earth is masculine; therefore, Goldberry represents the female principle of life while Tom represents the male.<ref>In [[The Lord of the Rings]], [[Tom Bombadil]] describes the rain as Goldberry's washing day and her autumn cleaning.</ref> Together as husband and wife they are the totality of primal Nature, endlessly proceeding in an eternal circle from season to season forever.
   
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Most Tolkien scholars presume both Goldberry and Bombadil to be [[Maiar]] of the [[Ainur]] race,{{Fact}}but this is not explicitly supported in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
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Both Tom and Goldberry are primal spirits of nature, he of the land and its produce and she of the water. In early Eurasian myth, the element of water is feminine and the land or earth is masculine; therefore, Goldberry represents the female principle of life while Tom represents the male. Together as husband and wife they are the totality of primal Nature, endlessly proceeding in an eternal circle from season to season forever.
  
   
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== Portrayal in adaptations ==
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In The Fellowship of the Ring Sourcebook, for the Lord of the Rings role-playing game, Goldberry is listed as a nature-spirit and is closely connected to the weather of the [[Old Forest]]. "She is the rain and snows that arise from the waters and replenish them again." In [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)]], [[Tom Bombadil]] describes the rain as Goldberry's washing day and her autumn cleaning.
  
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Goldberry is heard in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]] ''radio series and is possibly voiced by [[Nicolette Bernard]]. In the [[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|''Tales from the Perilous Realm'']]'' ''radio series, she is voiced by [[Sorcha Cusack]].
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It is also possible that Goldberry is the [[Ainu]] [[Varda]] in a sort of disguise. Several things hint to this; however, if so, Bombadil must be [[Manwë]], [[Varda]]'s husband. While Goldberry and Tom Bombadil may be other [[Ainur]] this is unlikely because none of the Ainur, save the Istari (Wizards), were bidden to dwell in Middle-Earth. If they are in fact Ainur then the best guess as to who they are would be Varda and Manwë because of what is stated before and also the fact that Varda and Manwë were the only ones among the Valar to live and dwell in Middle-Earth though they lived atop the highest mountain not the Old Forest. None of this can be proven though and the origin of Goldberry and her husband, Tom Bombadil, may remain a mystery that will never be solved.
  
   
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==Portrayal in adaptations==
  
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She appears in the [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'']] and is voiced by [[Kath Soucie]].
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=== Short film ===
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Goldberry has recently been portrayed in [http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2013/12/20/85159-film-short-in-the-house-of-tom-bombadil/ a short film] produced by fans at [[TheOneRing.net]].
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In ''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]'', Goldberry is portrayed by [[Amanda Niel]].
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|Goldberry - LOTRO.jpg|Goldberry as seen in ''The Lord of the Rings Online''
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|Tolkien Goldberry by WF74.jpg|Goldberry in the Old Forest surrounded by a pool of water-lilies, by Wouter
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|TomGoldberry.jpg|Miniatures of [[Tom Bombadil]] and [[Goldberry]] by Games Workshop.
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|Goldberry by Nebulosa Dreams.jpg|Goldberry, by Nebulosa Dreams
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Goldberry is heard in [[The Lord of the Rings (1956 radio series)]] and is possibly voiced by [[Nicolette Bernard]]. In the [[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)]] she is voiced by [[Sorcha Cusack]]. She also appears in the [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]] and is voiced by [[Kath Soucie]].
  
   
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Goldberry, also called The River-daughter, was the wife of Tom Bombadil in the Old Forest at the edge of Buckland.

Biography

The character Goldberry, like Tom Bombadil, is a kind of nature-spirit personified. Tom Bombadil would refer to her often as the River-daughter, saying she was the "River-woman's daughter," and that he had found her long ago by the pool where he gathered water-lilies from the Withywindle river. She had long, yellow hair and her voice was beautiful, "as young and as ancient as spring, like the song of a glad water flowing down into the night from a bright morning in the hills."

Goldberry hosted the Hobbits Frodo Baggins, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Peregrin Took, and Samwise Gamgee when Tom Bombadil brought them to his house after rescuing them from the perils of Old Man Willow in the Old Forest. They found her to be as mysterious as Tom, but were grateful for her kindness to them and were enchanted by her presence. When they first saw her she was wearing a gown "green as young reeds, shot with silver like beads of dew; and her belt was of gold, shaped like a chain of flag-lilies set with the pale-blue eyes of forget-me-nots." She was standing amid wide vessels of green and brown earthenware in which "white water-lilies were floating, so that she seemed to be enthroned in the midst of a pool."[1]

After rescuing the Hobbits from the Barrow-downs, Tom Bombadil selected a brooch with blue stones from the hoard of the Barrow-wights to give Goldberry.[2]

Speculations on character origin

In The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, Tolkien describes Goldberry as the seasonal changes in nature, and Tom Bombadil as the nature spirit of the English countryside.[3]

Tolkien based his mythic personages on Eurasian myth and cosmology: The Great Goddess who is mother of all things was, before Time existed, the element of water, undifferentiated. Time begins when her first offspring is born, and, according to Tom Bombadil, he is the Eldest, or first-born. The River is the local manifestation of the primal Great Goddess, and Goldberry is her daughter, the spirit of all local waters existing in Time, alive and embodied. Both Tom and Goldberry are primal spirits of nature, he of the land and its produce and she of the water.[4] In early Eurasian myth, the element of water is feminine and the land or earth is masculine; therefore, Goldberry represents the female principle of life while Tom represents the male.[5] Together as husband and wife they are the totality of primal Nature, endlessly proceeding in an eternal circle from season to season forever.

Most Tolkien scholars presume both Goldberry and Bombadil to be Maiar of the Ainur race,[citation needed]but this is not explicitly supported in The Lord of the Rings.

Portrayal in adaptations

Radio

Goldberry is heard in The Lord of the Rings radio series and is possibly voiced by Nicolette Bernard. In the Tales from the Perilous Realm radio series, she is voiced by Sorcha Cusack.

Video games

She appears in the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and is voiced by Kath Soucie.

Short film

Goldberry has recently been portrayed in a short film produced by fans at TheOneRing.net.

Trading Card Game

In The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game, Goldberry is portrayed by Amanda Niel.

Gallery

Goldberry - LOTRO
Goldberry as seen in The Lord of the Rings Online
File:Goldberry-by-Hildebrandt.jpg
Goldberry in her home
Tolkien Goldberry by WF74
Goldberry in the Old Forest surrounded by a pool of water-lilies, by Wouter
TomGoldberry
Miniatures of Tom Bombadil and Goldberry by Games Workshop.
Goldberry by Nebulosa Dreams
Goldberry, by Nebulosa Dreams

Translation around the world

Foreign Language Translated name
Afrikaans Goudbessie
Albanian Kokërr ari
Amharic ወርቅ ቤሪ
Arabic غولدبيري
Armenian Ոսկյա հատապտուղ
Azerbaijani Qızıl giləmeyvə
Belarusian Cyrillic Залатая ягада
Bengali গোল্ড বেরি
Bosnian Zlatozrna
Bulgarian Cyrillic Златоронка
Catalan Orifraula
Chinese (Hong Kong) 金莓
Croatian Zlatna bobica
Czech Zlatěnka
Danish Gyldenbær
Dutch Goudbezie
Estonian Kuldmari
Finnish Kultamarja
French Baie d'Or
Galician Baga de ouro
Georgian ოქროს კენკრა
German Goldbeere
Greek Χρυσό μούρο
Gujarati ગોલ્ડબેરી
Hebrew גולדברי
Hindi गोल्डबेरी
Hungarian Aranymag
Icelandic Gullbrá
Italian Baccador
Japanese ゴールドベリー
Kannada ಗೋಲ್ಡ್ ಬೆರ್ರಿ
Kazakh Алтын жидек (Cyrillic) Altın jïdek (Latin)
Korean 금 베리
Latin Aurum baca
Latvian Zelta ogu
Lithuanian Auksauogė
Macedonian Cyrillic Златна Бери
Maltese Frotta tad-deheb
Marathi गोल्डबरी
Mongolian Cyrillic Алт жимс
Nepalese सुनको बेरी
Norwegian Gullbær
Persian توت طلایی
Polish Złota Jagoda
Portuguese (Brazil) Fruta d'Ouro
Punjabi ਗੋਲਡਬੈਰੀ
Romanian Bacă de aur
Russian Златеника
Serbian Златна бобица (Cyrillic) Zlatna bobica (Latin)
Sinhalese රන් බෙරී
Slovak Zlaté bobule
Slovenian Zlato jagodami
Spanish (Spain and Latin America) Baya de Oro
Swedish Guldbär
Tamil தங்கம் பெர்ரி
Telugu గోల్డ్ బెర్రీ
Thai โกลด์เบอร์รี่
Turkish Altınyemiş
Ukrainian Cyrillic Золотинка
Urdu گولڈ بیری
Welsh Aeron aur
Yiddish גאָלדבעררי

References

  1. ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter VII: "In the House of Tom Bombadil"
  2. ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter VIII: "Fog on the Barrow-downs"
  3. ↑ The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
  4. ↑ In The Fellowship of the Ring Sourcebook for the Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, Goldberry is listed as a nature-spirit and is closely connected to the weather of the Old Forest. "She is the rain and snows that arise from the waters and replenish them again."
  5. ↑ In The Lord of the Rings, Tom Bombadil describes the rain as Goldberry's washing day and her autumn cleaning.
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