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| name=Fangorn Forest | | name=Fangorn Forest | ||
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| caption="Fangorn Forest" by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] | |||
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| othernames=Fangorn's Wood<br>Entwood ([[Rohanese|R]])<br>''Aldalómë'', ''Ambaróna'', ''Tauremorna(lómë)'' ([[Quenya|Q]]) | |||
| location=North of Rohan, east of the southern tip of the [[Misty Mountains]] | |||
| type=Forest | | type=Forest | ||
| | | description=Dense, dark woodland | ||
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| inhabitants=[[Ents]], [[Huorns]], [[Trees]] | | inhabitants=[[Ents]], [[Huorns]], [[Trees]] | ||
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{{quote|All that lies north of [[Rohan]] is now to us so far away that fancy can wander freely there|[[Boromir]]<ref>[[ | {{quote|All that lies north of [[Rohan]] is now to us so far away that fancy can wander freely there|[[Boromir]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[Farewell to Lórien]]"}} | ||
'''Fangorn Forest''' was a deep, dark woodland that grew beneath the southern [[Misty Mountains]], under the eastern flanks of that range. It gained ill repute as the habitat of the [[Ents]] in the [[Third Age]]. The forest, known as '''Entwood''' in [[Rohan]], was named after the oldest Ent, [[Treebeard|Fangorn]] ([[Sindarin|S.]] "Treebeard"). Fangorn Forest was the oldest part of Treebeard's realm, and it is here the Ents retreated following the widespread deforestation caused by [[Númenóreans]] and other events leading up to the [[War of the Last Alliance]] at the end of the [[Second Age]].<ref>{{App|SA}}</ref> Fangorn was within the borders of [[Gondor]], but centuries passed without any [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] visiting to prove or disprove the legends around the Forest. | |||
==Description== | |||
[[File:Ted Nasmith - Fangorn Forest.jpg|250px|thumb|''Fangorn Forest'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]] | |||
Fangorn Forest is located on the eastern side of the southern end of the [[Misty Mountains]], stretching for several hundred miles on all sides. The river [[Limlaith]] flows through the forest from the northwest, while the wider [[Entwash]] flows southward through the forest from the [[Misty Mountains]].<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref> Birch, rowan, and pinewoods grew on the mountain slopes along the western edge of the forest. [[Peregrin Took]] described it as "very dim, and stuffy", comparing it to the [[Old Took|Old Took's]] room in the [[Great Smials]]. [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] contrasted the forest with [[Bilbo]]'s description of the pitch-dark [[Mirkwood]], saying, "This is just dim, and frightfully tree-ish."<ref name=Treebeard>{{TT|Treebeard}}</ref> [[Gimli]] said that "the air is stuffy... lighter than [[Mirkwood]], but it is musty and shabby." [[Legolas]] described Fangorn as "tense" and "old, very old...and full of memory",<ref name=White>{{TT|White}}</ref> Fangorn said the [[Elves]] woke up the trees and taught them to speak.<ref name=Treebeard/> Black crows, known as [[Crebain]], dwelt in the forest as native wildlife.<ref>{{FR|South}}</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[ | Among the later inhabitants of middle earth during the [[Third Age]], Fangorn was notorious as a dangerous place, similar to [[Mirkwood]]. This idea was likely started by the fact that any person who wandered far into Fangorn or cut down trees would have been killed by Ents. Paired with the old and ominous feel of the forest, this most likely led people to believe that the forest was cursed, giving it its bad name. While still wary of the forest, earlier inhabitants of neighboring Rohan were less apt to label it evil, instead merely referring to the forest as the Entwood. | ||
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===First and Second Ages=== | |||
Fangorn Forest was the easternmost survivor of the immense forest that spanned much of the [[Westlands]] in the [[Elder Days]], but which was destroyed by the [[Númenóreans]] and [[Sauron]] during the [[Second Age]]. Before the deforestation of these regions by Númenórean shipbuilders, Fangorn Forest was much larger, and may have been connected to the [[Old Forest]].<ref>{{UT|6d}}</ref> | |||
By the end of the Second Age, all of the [[Entwives]] had moved away from Fangorn, passing East over the [[Anduin]] never to return, although rumours have been told that the [[Entwives]] moved to the [[Old Forest]] near the [[Shire]]. According to [[Treebeard]], there have been no [[Entings]] in a long time after they were lost. | |||
===Third Age=== | |||
[[Saruman]] often used to walk in Fangorn and talk with [[Treebeard]], if he met him, and was always eager to listen to anything the old Ent told him about the forest. However, he never repaid Treebeard in the same way.<ref name=Treebeard/> Saruman used this knowledge of the forest's secrets for his own advantage. | |||
Beginning in {{TA|2953}} Saruman started fortifying [[Isengard]];<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> eventually his [[Orcs]] started abusing and harassing the forest, its trees and Ents, for his fortifications and war machines. | |||
[[ | ====War of the Ring==== | ||
[[File:Alan Lee - The White Rider.jpg|200px|thumb|Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas searching in the forest, art by [[Alan Lee]]]] | |||
On [[28 February]] of {{TA|3019}},<ref name=Great>{{App|Great}}</ref> [[Éomer]]'s [[Éored]] attacked and slaughtered the band of [[Uruk-hai]] of [[Uglúk]] under the eaves of Fangorn. This allowed Merry and Pippin to escape the Orcs and pass into the forest.<ref>{{TT|Uruk}}</ref> There they met [[Treebeard]] and informed him of the danger that Saruman posed to the Ents and their forest. Following the [[Entmoot]] the rest of the Ents finally agreed to march against Isengard, taking Merry and Pippin with them. Treebeard was angered by Saruman's Orcs chopping down parts of the forest. This was one of the reasons the Ents decided to attack Isengard.<ref name=Treebeard/> | |||
On [[1 March | On [[1 March]] {{TA|3019}},<ref name=Great/> [[Aragorn]], Gimli and Legolas entered the forest in search of Merry and Pippin. Rather than the two young hobbits, they encountered the White Wizard. At first they believed him to be Saruman before realizing that it was [[Gandalf]], returned from death. His name was now [[Gandalf the White]].<ref name=White/> | ||
On [[3 March]] {{TA|3019}},<ref name=Great/> [[Gandalf]] talked with Treebeard at [[Isengard]] and [[Huorns]] were sent to [[Helm's Deep]] to help the [[Rohirrim]] in the battle.<ref>{{TT|Flotsam}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Fangorn'' is | ''Fangorn'' is [[Sindarin]] for "[[Treebeard]]", from ''[[fang]]'' ("beard") + ''[[orn]]'' ("tree"). | ||
== | ==Other names== | ||
''Entwood'' is a modernization of [[Old English]] ''Entwudu'' (''wudu'', "wood"), so modernized because it was recognizable by speakers of [[Westron]]. [[Gondorians]] used that name, assimilated to their own language.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, pp. 769-70</ref> | |||
In his song ''[[In the Willow-meads of Tasarinan]]'',<ref name=Treebeard/> Treebeard mentions three ancient names in [[Quenya]], whose meaning is given in the ''[[Unfinished index]]'':<ref>{{HM|RC}}, pp. 384-5</ref> | |||
* '''''Ambaróna''''', "Eastern (Land)", being the adjectival form of ''ambarónë'' ("dawn"). | |||
* '''''Tauremorna''''', "Black Forest", from ''[[taurë]]'' ("forest") + ''[[morna]]'' ("black, dark"). Treeveard also mentions the longer form ''Tauremornalómë''. | |||
* '''''Aldalómë''''', "Tree-twilight", from ''[[alda]]'' ("tree") + ''[[lómë]]'' ("night, twilight"). | |||
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[[fi:Fangornin Metsä]] | [[fi:Fangornin Metsä]] | ||
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| Fangorn Forest | |
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| "Fangorn Forest" by J.R.R. Tolkien | |
| General Information | |
| Other names | Fangorn's Wood Entwood (R) Aldalómë, Ambaróna, Tauremorna(lómë) (Q) |
| Location | North of Rohan, east of the southern tip of the Misty Mountains |
| Type | Forest |
| Description | Dense, dark woodland |
| Inhabitants | Ents, Huorns, Trees |
| Gallery | Images of Fangorn Forest |
- "All that lies north of Rohan is now to us so far away that fancy can wander freely there"
- ― Boromir in The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien"
Fangorn Forest was a deep, dark woodland that grew beneath the southern Misty Mountains, under the eastern flanks of that range. It gained ill repute as the habitat of the Ents in the Third Age. The forest, known as Entwood in Rohan, was named after the oldest Ent, Fangorn (S. "Treebeard"). Fangorn Forest was the oldest part of Treebeard's realm, and it is here the Ents retreated following the widespread deforestation caused by Númenóreans and other events leading up to the War of the Last Alliance at the end of the Second Age.[1] Fangorn was within the borders of Gondor, but centuries passed without any Gondorian visiting to prove or disprove the legends around the Forest.
Description[edit | edit source]
Fangorn Forest is located on the eastern side of the southern end of the Misty Mountains, stretching for several hundred miles on all sides. The river Limlaith flows through the forest from the northwest, while the wider Entwash flows southward through the forest from the Misty Mountains.[2] Birch, rowan, and pinewoods grew on the mountain slopes along the western edge of the forest. Peregrin Took described it as "very dim, and stuffy", comparing it to the Old Took's room in the Great Smials. Meriadoc Brandybuck contrasted the forest with Bilbo's description of the pitch-dark Mirkwood, saying, "This is just dim, and frightfully tree-ish."[3] Gimli said that "the air is stuffy... lighter than Mirkwood, but it is musty and shabby." Legolas described Fangorn as "tense" and "old, very old...and full of memory",[4] Fangorn said the Elves woke up the trees and taught them to speak.[3] Black crows, known as Crebain, dwelt in the forest as native wildlife.[5]
History[edit | edit source]
Among the later inhabitants of middle earth during the Third Age, Fangorn was notorious as a dangerous place, similar to Mirkwood. This idea was likely started by the fact that any person who wandered far into Fangorn or cut down trees would have been killed by Ents. Paired with the old and ominous feel of the forest, this most likely led people to believe that the forest was cursed, giving it its bad name. While still wary of the forest, earlier inhabitants of neighboring Rohan were less apt to label it evil, instead merely referring to the forest as the Entwood.
First and Second Ages[edit | edit source]
Fangorn Forest was the easternmost survivor of the immense forest that spanned much of the Westlands in the Elder Days, but which was destroyed by the Númenóreans and Sauron during the Second Age. Before the deforestation of these regions by Númenórean shipbuilders, Fangorn Forest was much larger, and may have been connected to the Old Forest.[6]
By the end of the Second Age, all of the Entwives had moved away from Fangorn, passing East over the Anduin never to return, although rumours have been told that the Entwives moved to the Old Forest near the Shire. According to Treebeard, there have been no Entings in a long time after they were lost.
Third Age[edit | edit source]
Saruman often used to walk in Fangorn and talk with Treebeard, if he met him, and was always eager to listen to anything the old Ent told him about the forest. However, he never repaid Treebeard in the same way.[3] Saruman used this knowledge of the forest's secrets for his own advantage.
Beginning in T.A. 2953 Saruman started fortifying Isengard;[7] eventually his Orcs started abusing and harassing the forest, its trees and Ents, for his fortifications and war machines.
War of the Ring[edit | edit source]
On 28 February of T.A. 3019,[8] Éomer's Éored attacked and slaughtered the band of Uruk-hai of Uglúk under the eaves of Fangorn. This allowed Merry and Pippin to escape the Orcs and pass into the forest.[9] There they met Treebeard and informed him of the danger that Saruman posed to the Ents and their forest. Following the Entmoot the rest of the Ents finally agreed to march against Isengard, taking Merry and Pippin with them. Treebeard was angered by Saruman's Orcs chopping down parts of the forest. This was one of the reasons the Ents decided to attack Isengard.[3]
On 1 March T.A. 3019,[8] Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas entered the forest in search of Merry and Pippin. Rather than the two young hobbits, they encountered the White Wizard. At first they believed him to be Saruman before realizing that it was Gandalf, returned from death. His name was now Gandalf the White.[4]
On 3 March T.A. 3019,[8] Gandalf talked with Treebeard at Isengard and Huorns were sent to Helm's Deep to help the Rohirrim in the battle.[10]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Fangorn is Sindarin for "Treebeard", from fang ("beard") + orn ("tree").
Other names[edit | edit source]
Entwood is a modernization of Old English Entwudu (wudu, "wood"), so modernized because it was recognizable by speakers of Westron. Gondorians used that name, assimilated to their own language.[11]
In his song In the Willow-meads of Tasarinan,[3] Treebeard mentions three ancient names in Quenya, whose meaning is given in the Unfinished index:[12]
- Ambaróna, "Eastern (Land)", being the adjectival form of ambarónë ("dawn").
- Tauremorna, "Black Forest", from taurë ("forest") + morna ("black, dark"). Treeveard also mentions the longer form Tauremornalómë.
- Aldalómë, "Tree-twilight", from alda ("tree") + lómë ("night, twilight").
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Treebeard"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The White Rider"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Appendix D: The Port of Lond Daer"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Uruk-hai"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Flotsam and Jetsam"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pp. 769-70
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pp. 384-5
