Goldberry: A new reading on the origin of her name - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Balfrog · 11-05-2016, 01:22 PM

Pitchwife

Glad you liked it. I enjoyed it too.

Beyond the botanical and etymological aspects, we also see a fit with some rather puzzling statements which I have never before seen satisfactorily explained. Pulling from Ms. Seth's essay:

“Goldberry, Goldberry, merry yellow berry-o!”.

“O spring-time and summer-time and spring again after!”

“Goldberry represents the actual seasonal changes” in “real river-lands” .

It just goes to show – that even though some of these characters have seemingly been endlessly discussed – there is yet more out there!

11-05-2016, 01:22 PM	#3
Balfrog Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 87	Pitchwife Glad you liked it. I enjoyed it too. Beyond the botanical and etymological aspects, we also see a fit with some rather puzzling statements which I have never before seen satisfactorily explained. Pulling from Ms. Seth's essay: “Goldberry, Goldberry, merry yellow berry-o!”. “O spring-time and summer-time and spring again after!” “Goldberry represents the actual seasonal changes” in “real river-lands” . It just goes to show – that even though some of these characters have seemingly been endlessly discussed – there is yet more out there!