In search of Goldberry

Goldberry. Artist: Hildebrandt.

Goldberry is the partner of Tom Bombadil in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien 1951-4). Neither appeared in the Peter Jackson filmed trilogy (Jackson 2001-3), nor are they much known about outside of the realm of Tolkien fandom. Yet both Bombadil and Goldberry are important characters in the book, with their inclusion deemed important by the author, who nevertheless made them both rather enigmatic. I have elsewhere addressed the issue of Tom Bombadil in some detail (Organ 2020). However, this blog will attempt to consider Goldberry in similar detail, though to a lesser extent as Tolkien did not write as much about her as he did about Tom. In regards to Goldberry the questions arise: Who was she? What was she? And what exactly did Tolkien write and say about her? Answers lie within the authors publications, letters and reports of conversations. As such, they are presented below in chronological order, followed by a summary consideration of what they tell us. A detailed reference bibliography is also included.

Goldberry - daughter of the river

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References

Rutillo, Danny Oscar, The Dynamic Power of Communion: Dialogues with Divine Wisdom through the Spirit of Tom and Goldberry, unpublished manuscript, April 2020.

Titles of Our Lady from the Litany of Loreto - Queen of Angels [webpage], Salva Maria Regina - Official Bulletin of the Fatima Cell Program, 60(200), 2020. Available URL: https://www.salvemariaregina.info/SalveMariaRegina/SMR-174/QueenAngels.htm.

White, Mark, Our Quasi-Omnipotent Lady, Father Mark White Blog, 8 September 2008. Available URL: https://frmarkdwhite.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/our-quasi-omnipotent-lady/.

Widmalm, Marianne, Lady Wisdom - A divine feminine entity ignored in Christianity, The Times of Israel [blog], 13 December 2019. Available URL: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/lady-wisdom-a-divine-feminine-entity-ignored-in-christianity/.
 
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