I'm most fond of the Maia theory, but then Maiar are like my duct tape when it comes to problems of origin in Arda: they're powerful enough to assume a variety of forms, but, unlike the Valar, are more subject to external forces/influences. <3 Maiar.
I don't subscribe to the Eru theory, but there is something I like about it. I suppose it's that the alleged grand creator would take such a peculiar, unassuming manifestation.
The one theory I can't stand is that Tom and Goldberry are actually Aulë and Yavanna incarnate. Aulë is a bloody smith. He would NOT caper quaintly about a woodsy environ, singing merrily all day. x__x
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I don't subscribe to the Eru theory, but there is something I like about it. I suppose it's that the alleged grand creator would take such a peculiar, unassuming manifestation.
The one theory I can't stand is that Tom and Goldberry are actually Aulë and Yavanna incarnate. Aulë is a bloody smith. He would NOT caper quaintly about a woodsy environ, singing merrily all day. x__x