Goldberry
Goldberry
The River Daughter, wife of Tom Bombadil, possibly
the daughter of
the River-woman of the Withywindle who was probably a Maia of Ulmo. We
don't know exactly in what way she was the daughter, or who Goldberry's
father was
if she
had one, as she could have been a pure Maia of Ulmo. She could also
have
been
a human drowned in the Withywindle and brought back by the Maiar as a
nature spirit, somewhat like a good rusalka. Tom refers in song to
having met her when her heart was beating.
References: Lord of the Rings, Silmarillion