Treebeard

Treebeard, or Fangorn in <a href="/facts/Sindarin/8VhrCuh6">Sindarin</a>, is a tree-giant character in <a href="/facts/J._R._R._Tolkien/41HPhk5C">J. R. R. Tolkien</a>'s <a href="/facts/The_Lord_of_the_Rings/aS5RH7YT">The Lord of the Rings</a>. He is an <a href="/facts/Ent/6shkaQCt">Ent</a> and is said by <a href="/facts/Gandalf/MzblM2hQ">Gandalf</a> to be "the oldest living thing that still walks beneath the Sun upon this <a href="/facts/Middle-earth/HCQrvKQe">Middle-earth</a>." He lives in the ancient Forest of Fangorn, to which he has given his name. It lies at the southern end of the <a href="/facts/Misty_Mountains/CDNxMoej">Misty Mountains</a>. He is described as being about 14 feet (4.5 m) in height, and in appearance similar to a <a href="/facts/Common_beech/uqVTJeYY">beech</a> or an <a href="/facts/Common_oak/P1fKs5oj">oak</a>.
In <a href="/facts/The_Two_Towers/EsmGe6lb">The Two Towers</a>, Treebeard meets with <a href="/facts/Meriadoc_Brandybuck/wdtWLLTd">Merry Brandybuck</a> and <a href="/facts/Peregrin_Took/xd9NSDK8">Pippin Took</a>, two <a href="/facts/Hobbit/I8c6m2IE">Hobbits</a> of <a href="/facts/Shire_(Middle-earth)/rEgaJC8m">the Shire</a>. This meeting proves to have consequences that contribute significantly to the story and enables the events that occur in <a href="/facts/The_Return_of_the_King/XR7IHHJe">The Return of the King</a>.

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