Editing Treebeard (section)

{{short description|Tree-giant in Tolkien's novel ''Lord of the Rings''}}
{{About|the fictional character|the fantasy illustrator|Chris Baker (artist)}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2023}}
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{{Infobox character
| name         = Treebeard
| first        = ''[[The Two Towers]]'' (1954)
| aliases      = {{Unbulleted list|Fangorn|''The'' Ent}}
| race         = [[Ent]]
}}
{{Infobox fictional location
| name         = Fangorn Forest
| source       = [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s [[Tolkien's legendarium|legendarium]]
| image        = 
| image_size   = 240px
| alt_name     = Entwood
| type         = Thick, dense forest<br/>Home of the Ents and Huorns<br/>The remnant of a larger ancient forest
| blank_label  = Location
| blank_data   = south-west [[Wilderland]]
| blank_label1 = Lifespan
| blank_label2 = Founder
| ruler        = Treebeard
| locations    = Wellinghall, Derndingle, Treebeard's hill, the [[Rohan (Middle-earth)#Borders|Entwash]]
}}
'''Treebeard''', or '''''Fangorn''''' in [[Sindarin]], is a tree-giant character in [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. He is an [[Ent]] and is said by [[Gandalf]] to be "the oldest living thing that still walks beneath the Sun upon this [[Middle-earth]]."<ref name="Treebeard" group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1954}}, book 3, ch. 4 "Treebeard"</ref> He lives in the ancient '''Forest of Fangorn''', to which he has given his name. It lies at the southern end of the [[Misty Mountains]]. He is described as being about 14 feet (4.5 m) in height, and in appearance similar to a [[Common beech|beech]] or an [[Common oak|oak]].<ref name="Treebeard" group=T/>

In ''[[The Two Towers]]'', Treebeard meets with [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin Took]], two [[Hobbit]]s of [[Shire (Middle-earth)|the Shire]]. This meeting proves to have consequences that contribute significantly to the story and enables the events that occur in ''[[The Return of the King]]''.

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