![]() Given Tolkien's love of language, this seems, IMHO, unlikely to be a coincidence. There's a clue in her association with white water lilies, which have the botanical name nymphaea alba. 'Now the joy that was hidden in the songs we heard is made plain to me.'" He stood as he had at times stood enchanted by fair elven-voices but the spell that was now laid on his was different: less keen and lofty was the delight, but deeper and nearer to mortal heart marvellous and yet not strange. "'Fair lady Goldberry!' said Frodo at last, feeling his heart moved with a joy that he did not understand. I agree that Goldberry is a very sexy character, and not in any remote, ethereal sense. How does this look: an elderly (the words "old man" are used of him when seen through the hobbits' eyes his face has a hundred wrinkles), fat (even if you take my mitigating suggestion that "three feet broad" might mean around the waist, he's still not a candidate for the cover of Men's Health) man living with a stunningly beautiful young blonde, whom he lured away from her mother. Though I am serious (reasonably, anyway). There, felt like writing a controversial title! Why Tom and Goldberry can't be in the films - Kimi.Yes! An enjoyable discussion! Hooray for our Steward! - GaladrielTX.Who would have guessed we could come up with some new thoughts about Tom and Goldberry? Thank you, Aelric, for a very interesting set of discussions. Thanks, Aelric for a most enjoyable discussion!!! - Patty.What would life be like as a moss-gatherer? Maybe he then serves as the same model for the hobbits, a beacon to show what life is like without the cares of the world resting on their shoulders. He is a model to us: carefree, lover of the earth, happy and content to handle his own affairs just a free spirit of the world. I feel that Tom was a character that Tolkien loved, so much so that he made a place him in LotR, even though he doesn't quite fit. I know that there are some that dislike Tom and are therefore happy with this (to use the purist words) "admissible change". ![]() ![]() Personally, I enjoy Tom and I will miss him and Goldberry when the movies come out. But could it have a place? I don't want to get into what happens in chapter eight, but up until this point, is Tom valuable to the plot? How about character develoment? Could he be made into a stronger character so as to be included in the movies? But as movie goers, we understand why Tom is not going to be in the LotR Films. And above all, we the readers get to experience and enjoy Tom Bombadil as the hobbits learn, we also learn. The hobbits find their first refuge and it proves to be an adventurous one. This is a very short chapter, but a most descriptive one.
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