Goldberry is interesting indeed, perhaps as much so as old Bombadillo himself. It could be that she is one of the lesser Ainur who sang the Withywindle into existence during the Music. She could also be (although there is no text to make this evident) an embodiment of the waters of Middle-earth, as she obviously shares a connection with the waters of the Old Forest.
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...where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defence.
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