Post by Treebeard on Feb 13, 2006 4:41:14 GMT -5
Race: Ents
Date of Birth: Unknown; possibly around 1050 of the Years of the Trees
Date of Death: Unknown
Residence: Wellinghall in Fangorn Forest
Parents: Unknown
Siblings: Unknown
Spouse: Fimbrethil
Children: None known
Height: 14 feet
Hair and eye color: Grey beard, brown eyes lit with green
Motto: "Do not be hasty."
Treebeard is the oldest of the Ents - the great shepherds of the forests who resemble the trees they guard. He once roamed far and wide through the woods of Middle-earth, but by the end of the Third Age he and the other Ents dwelled in Fangorn Forest, isolated from the outside world.
In ancient times, Treebeard walked in the great wood that covered the land west of the Misty Mountains. Fangorn Forest was then the far southeastern end of the great wood.
Treebeard also roamed in Beleriand west of the Blue Mountains, where there were a number of forests. He enjoyed visiting the willows of Tasarinan in the Spring, the elms of Ossiriand in the Summer, the beeches of Neldoreth in the Autumn, and the pines of Dorthonion in the Winter.
Evil began to spread through Middle-earth after Morgoth was released from captivity by the Valar in 1400 of the Years of the Trees. It was around this time that the Entwives moved farther eastward and crossed the Anduin. Among them was Treebeard's beloved Fimbrethil. The Ents and Entwives had already begun to grow apart - the Ents were interested in the wild woods, while the Entwives preferred tending orchards and gardens - and after the Entwives moved away, the Ents seldom saw them.
In 503 of the First Age, Ents came to the aid of Beren against the Dwarves who slew Thingol and stole the Silmaril. When some of the Dwarves tried to escape, they were driven into the woods of Ered Lindon by the Ents and were never seen again. It is not known whether Treebeard was involved in this action.
Beleriand was destroyed in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age, which ended in Morgoth's defeat. During the Second Age, the great forest west of the Misty Mountains receded. Many trees were cut down by the Men of Numenor to build ships, and many other trees were destroyed when Sauron invaded Eriador.
Treebeard and the Ents dwelled in Fangorn Forest, a remnant of the great woods of old at the southeastern end of the Misty Mountains. There they tended the trees and protected them from outsiders. Over time, the number of Ents began to dwindle. While no Ents had died of natural causes, some had been killed and many others had become more like trees. Most significant was the fact that without the Entwives there were no new generations of Ents.
North of Fangorn Forest were the woods of Lothlorien. Treebeard once met the King of the Galadhrim of Lothlorien (possibly Amdir, father of Amroth) and they agreed that the forests of the Ents and the Elves would be separate, though they were welcome to visit one another's lands. Treebeard was also acquainted with Galadriel and Celeborn, who later became Lord and Lady of Lothlorien. But over time visits between the two forests ceased.
During the War of the Last Alliance at the end of the Second Age, Sauron destroyed the gardens of the Entwives east of the Anduin, and they became known as the Brown Lands. No one knew what happened to the Entwives - whether they had been killed or enslaved or had relocated elsewhere. Treebeard went in search of Fimbrethil, but he never found her. The Ents continued to seek the Entwives over the years, but after a time they stopped venturing out of Fangorn Forest.
Although Sauron was defeated in the War of the Last Alliance, he returned around the year 1050 of the Third Age and secretly established the stronghold of Dol Guldur in Mirkwood. Treebeard became concerned when a shadow fell over the forest of Mirkwood. But in 2951, it became known that Sauron had returned to Mordor, and for a time Treebeard felt that the threat was far enough away. Soon, however, it became apparent that Sauron posed a danger to all of Middle-earth, including its forests.
Date of Birth: Unknown; possibly around 1050 of the Years of the Trees
Date of Death: Unknown
Residence: Wellinghall in Fangorn Forest
Parents: Unknown
Siblings: Unknown
Spouse: Fimbrethil
Children: None known
Height: 14 feet
Hair and eye color: Grey beard, brown eyes lit with green
Motto: "Do not be hasty."
Treebeard is the oldest of the Ents - the great shepherds of the forests who resemble the trees they guard. He once roamed far and wide through the woods of Middle-earth, but by the end of the Third Age he and the other Ents dwelled in Fangorn Forest, isolated from the outside world.
In ancient times, Treebeard walked in the great wood that covered the land west of the Misty Mountains. Fangorn Forest was then the far southeastern end of the great wood.
Treebeard also roamed in Beleriand west of the Blue Mountains, where there were a number of forests. He enjoyed visiting the willows of Tasarinan in the Spring, the elms of Ossiriand in the Summer, the beeches of Neldoreth in the Autumn, and the pines of Dorthonion in the Winter.
Evil began to spread through Middle-earth after Morgoth was released from captivity by the Valar in 1400 of the Years of the Trees. It was around this time that the Entwives moved farther eastward and crossed the Anduin. Among them was Treebeard's beloved Fimbrethil. The Ents and Entwives had already begun to grow apart - the Ents were interested in the wild woods, while the Entwives preferred tending orchards and gardens - and after the Entwives moved away, the Ents seldom saw them.
In 503 of the First Age, Ents came to the aid of Beren against the Dwarves who slew Thingol and stole the Silmaril. When some of the Dwarves tried to escape, they were driven into the woods of Ered Lindon by the Ents and were never seen again. It is not known whether Treebeard was involved in this action.
Beleriand was destroyed in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age, which ended in Morgoth's defeat. During the Second Age, the great forest west of the Misty Mountains receded. Many trees were cut down by the Men of Numenor to build ships, and many other trees were destroyed when Sauron invaded Eriador.
Treebeard and the Ents dwelled in Fangorn Forest, a remnant of the great woods of old at the southeastern end of the Misty Mountains. There they tended the trees and protected them from outsiders. Over time, the number of Ents began to dwindle. While no Ents had died of natural causes, some had been killed and many others had become more like trees. Most significant was the fact that without the Entwives there were no new generations of Ents.
North of Fangorn Forest were the woods of Lothlorien. Treebeard once met the King of the Galadhrim of Lothlorien (possibly Amdir, father of Amroth) and they agreed that the forests of the Ents and the Elves would be separate, though they were welcome to visit one another's lands. Treebeard was also acquainted with Galadriel and Celeborn, who later became Lord and Lady of Lothlorien. But over time visits between the two forests ceased.
During the War of the Last Alliance at the end of the Second Age, Sauron destroyed the gardens of the Entwives east of the Anduin, and they became known as the Brown Lands. No one knew what happened to the Entwives - whether they had been killed or enslaved or had relocated elsewhere. Treebeard went in search of Fimbrethil, but he never found her. The Ents continued to seek the Entwives over the years, but after a time they stopped venturing out of Fangorn Forest.
Although Sauron was defeated in the War of the Last Alliance, he returned around the year 1050 of the Third Age and secretly established the stronghold of Dol Guldur in Mirkwood. Treebeard became concerned when a shadow fell over the forest of Mirkwood. But in 2951, it became known that Sauron had returned to Mordor, and for a time Treebeard felt that the threat was far enough away. Soon, however, it became apparent that Sauron posed a danger to all of Middle-earth, including its forests.