[Mirkgirl]

So, on Goldbery /my fav of these topics/

I'm sure she was more than a washerwoman... I think she had a big part in another story, just Tolkein had /unfortunately!/ only one human life, so he couldn't write all he thought of...

For me she was always more interesting that TB, he's just to mystical to be a real mystery /does anyone understand what do I mean?/. She is presented as in close connection with the natural powers /daughter of river/ and water being a symbol of the magnificent beginning and river being the mystical way the human soul reaches its immortality in many cultures/religions.

So she's the best companion for 'the oldest' - she's the one through who the soul reaches something new, begins a new stage of existance /maybe, she had something to do with Frodo's character growth?/