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2012-12-19T15:18:31Z

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	==Portrayal in adaptations==		==Portrayal in adaptations==
	[[File:Old Forest-LOTRO.jpg\|thumb\|Old Forest at night (''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'').]]		[[File:Old Forest-LOTRO.jpg\|thumb\|Old Forest at night (''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'').]]
−	'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)\|~~Vivendi~~'s The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''	+	'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)\|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
	:Old Forest consists of two game levels: before and after the encounter with [[Old Man Willow]]. The paths in the forest are shifting and getting to the destination is not as easy as it seems.		:Old Forest consists of two game levels: before and after the encounter with [[Old Man Willow]]. The paths in the forest are shifting and getting to the destination is not as easy as it seems.

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	:Old Forest is represented in the game in its entirety: from the eastern borders of [[Buckland]] and the [[Bonfire Glade]] up until [[Tom Bombadil]]'s House and the entrance to the Barrow-Downs.		:Old Forest is represented in the game in its entirety: from the eastern borders of [[Buckland]] and the [[Bonfire Glade]] up until [[Tom Bombadil]]'s House and the entrance to the Barrow-Downs.

−	:Upon the game's release, there was no map and the paths were shifting, much like in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)\|~~Vivendi~~'s The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. However, later a map was added and the paths fixed due to many players' complaints.	+	:Upon the game's release, there was no map and the paths were shifting, much like in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)\|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]. However, later a map was added and the paths fixed due to many players' complaints.

	[[Category:Eriador]]		[[Category:Eriador]]

Fredeghar at 18:31, 23 November 2012

2012-11-23T18:31:35Z

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	Just before the [[War of the Ring]], the Hobbits [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] crossed through it trying to escape from the [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]].		Just before the [[War of the Ring]], the Hobbits [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] crossed through it trying to escape from the [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]].

−	The Hobbits believed the trees of the Old Forest were in some manner 'awake', and hostile. They swayed when there was no wind, whispered at night, and misled travellers deeper into the forest. The trees did indeed carry a malice and a hatred, but this hatred not connected to the evil stemming from the East and Mordor--the hobbits mostly referred to the forest as queer and dangerous rather than evil.	+	The Hobbits believed the trees of the Old Forest were in some manner 'awake', and hostile. They swayed when there was no wind, whispered at night, and misled travellers deeper into the forest. The trees did indeed carry a malice and a hatred, but this hatred was not connected to the evil stemming from the East and Mordor--the hobbits mostly referred to the forest as queer and dangerous rather than evil.

	The forest had been angered by the years of tree-felling and destruction that they had witnessed, and the trees would lash out at travellers, whether they meant good or ill. Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Sam were waylaid by a falling branch as they passed through, and the Hobbits had the sense that they were being watched by the forest itself. The paths in the forest, which seemed at first to be true, would angle downward into the valley of the [[Withywindle]].		The forest had been angered by the years of tree-felling and destruction that they had witnessed, and the trees would lash out at travellers, whether they meant good or ill. Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Sam were waylaid by a falling branch as they passed through, and the Hobbits had the sense that they were being watched by the forest itself. The paths in the forest, which seemed at first to be true, would angle downward into the valley of the [[Withywindle]].
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	:Old Forest is represented in the game in its entirety: from the eastern borders of [[Buckland]] and the [[Bonfire Glade]] up until [[Tom Bombadil]]'s House and the entrance to the Barrow-Downs.		:Old Forest is represented in the game in its entirety: from the eastern borders of [[Buckland]] and the [[Bonfire Glade]] up until [[Tom Bombadil]]'s House and the entrance to the Barrow-Downs.

−	:Upon the game's release, there was no map and the paths were shifting, much like in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)\|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. However, later a map was added and the paths ~~fixes~~ due to many ~~player~~'s complaints.	+	:Upon the game's release, there was no map and the paths were shifting, much like in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)\|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. However, later a map was added and the paths fixed due to many players' complaints.

	[[Category:Eriador]]		[[Category:Eriador]]

KingAragorn at 15:27, 10 July 2012

2012-07-10T15:27:15Z

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	{{Sources}}		{{Sources}}
	{{location		{{location
−	\| image=[[~~Image~~:Old Forest.jpg\|250px]]	+	\| image=[[File:Kevin Ward - Old Forest.jpg\|250px]]
	\| name=The Old Forest		\| name=The Old Forest
	\| type=Forest		\| type=Forest

Morgan at 21:27, 2 April 2012

2012-04-02T21:27:45Z

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	{{location		{{location
	\| image=[[Image:Old Forest.jpg\|250px]]		\| image=[[Image:Old Forest.jpg\|250px]]
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	\| realms=[[Arnor]]		\| realms=[[Arnor]]
	}}		}}
−	The '''Old Forest''' is a small forested area ~~which lies~~ east of [[the Shire]]. It is one of the few survivors of the primordial forests which covered most of [[Eriador]] before the [[Second Age]], and it once was but the northern edge of one immense forest which reached all the way to [[Fangorn Forest]].	+	The '''Old Forest''' was a small forested area to the east of [[the Shire]].

−	It is bordered in the east by the [[Barrow-downs]], and in the west by ''The Hedge'', a large wall which the [[Hobbits\|Hobbit]]s of [[Buckland]] built after they cut the forest to make room for their new homes. When the trees grew too close to the hedge, hobbits cut down the trees nearest and created a clearing by a [[Bonfire Glade\|bonfire]]. Ever since then, the trees were more hostile.	+	==Description==
		+	The Old Forest was one of the few survivors of the primordial forests which covered most of [[Eriador]] before the [[Second Age]], and it once was but the northern edge of one immense forest which reached all the way to [[Fangorn Forest]].
		+
		+	It was bordered in the east by the [[Barrow-downs]], and in the west by ''The Hedge'', a large wall which the [[Hobbits\|Hobbit]]s of [[Buckland]] built after they cut the forest to make room for their new homes. When the trees grew too close to the hedge, hobbits cut down the trees nearest and created a clearing by a [[Bonfire Glade\|bonfire]]. Ever since then, the trees were more hostile.

	Just before the [[War of the Ring]], the Hobbits [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] crossed through it trying to escape from the [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]].		Just before the [[War of the Ring]], the Hobbits [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] crossed through it trying to escape from the [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]].

−	The Hobbits believed the trees of the Old Forest were in some manner 'awake', and ~~were~~ hostile. They swayed when there was no wind, whispered at night, and misled travellers deeper into the forest~~. This was a Hobbit legend well-based on fact~~. The trees did indeed carry a malice and a hatred, but this hatred not connected to the evil stemming from the East and Mordor--the hobbits mostly referred to the forest as queer and dangerous rather than evil.	+	The Hobbits believed the trees of the Old Forest were in some manner 'awake', and hostile. They swayed when there was no wind, whispered at night, and misled travellers deeper into the forest. The trees did indeed carry a malice and a hatred, but this hatred not connected to the evil stemming from the East and Mordor--the hobbits mostly referred to the forest as queer and dangerous rather than evil.

−	The forest had been angered by the years tree-felling and destruction that they had witnessed, and the trees would lash out at travellers, whether they meant good or ill. Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Sam were waylaid by a falling branch as they passed through, and the Hobbits had the sense that they were being watched by the forest itself. The paths in the forest, which seemed at first to be true, would angle downward into the valley of the [[Withywindle]].	+	The forest had been angered by the years of tree-felling and destruction that they had witnessed, and the trees would lash out at travellers, whether they meant good or ill. Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Sam were waylaid by a falling branch as they passed through, and the Hobbits had the sense that they were being watched by the forest itself. The paths in the forest, which seemed at first to be true, would angle downward into the valley of the [[Withywindle]].

	The Withywindle, which lay roughly in the center of the Old Forest, was the root of the queerness, malice, and the general animosity that the trees projected. [[Old Man Willow]] lived within the valley and seemed to have some measure of control over the forest, inspiring much of the anger that permeated the limbs of the trees.		The Withywindle, which lay roughly in the center of the Old Forest, was the root of the queerness, malice, and the general animosity that the trees projected. [[Old Man Willow]] lived within the valley and seemed to have some measure of control over the forest, inspiring much of the anger that permeated the limbs of the trees.
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	At the south-eastern edge of the forest, on the bank of the river Withywindle, stood the house of [[Tom Bombadil]], who rescued the Hobbits when they were trapped by Old Man Willow. Tom Bombadil seemed to represent the good side of the forest, and had some power over Old Man Willow. The two contrasting wills, of Bombadil and the Willow, brought about the aura of mystery and queerness that the Old Forest seemed to inspire.		At the south-eastern edge of the forest, on the bank of the river Withywindle, stood the house of [[Tom Bombadil]], who rescued the Hobbits when they were trapped by Old Man Willow. Tom Bombadil seemed to represent the good side of the forest, and had some power over Old Man Willow. The two contrasting wills, of Bombadil and the Willow, brought about the aura of mystery and queerness that the Old Forest seemed to inspire.

−	It is probable that some trees of the Old Forest were [[Huorns]].	+	It is probable that some trees of the Old Forest were [[Huorns]].{{fact}}

	==Portrayal in adaptations==		==Portrayal in adaptations==

Malachi: /* Portrayal in adaptations */

2012-03-20T18:28:46Z

Portrayal in adaptations

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	'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''		'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
	:Old Forest is represented in the game in its entirety: from the eastern borders of [[Buckland]] and the [[Bonfire Glade]] up until [[Tom Bombadil]]'s House and the entrance to the Barrow-Downs.		:Old Forest is represented in the game in its entirety: from the eastern borders of [[Buckland]] and the [[Bonfire Glade]] up until [[Tom Bombadil]]'s House and the entrance to the Barrow-Downs.
−	Upon the game's release, there was no map and the paths were shifting, much like in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)\|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. However, later a map was added and the paths fixes due to many player's complaints.	+
		+	:Upon the game's release, there was no map and the paths were shifting, much like in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)\|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. However, later a map was added and the paths fixes due to many player's complaints.

	[[Category:Eriador]]		[[Category:Eriador]]

Malachi at 18:28, 20 March 2012

2012-03-20T18:28:30Z

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	It is probable that some trees of the Old Forest were [[Huorns]].		It is probable that some trees of the Old Forest were [[Huorns]].
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		+	==Portrayal in adaptations==
		+	[[File:Old Forest-LOTRO.jpg\|thumb\|Old Forest at night (''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'').]]
		+	'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)\|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
		+	:Old Forest consists of two game levels: before and after the encounter with [[Old Man Willow]]. The paths in the forest are shifting and getting to the destination is not as easy as it seems.
		+
		+	'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
		+	:Old Forest is represented in the game in its entirety: from the eastern borders of [[Buckland]] and the [[Bonfire Glade]] up until [[Tom Bombadil]]'s House and the entrance to the Barrow-Downs.
		+	Upon the game's release, there was no map and the paths were shifting, much like in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)\|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. However, later a map was added and the paths fixes due to many player's complaints.

	[[Category:Eriador]]		[[Category:Eriador]]

KingAragorn at 17:42, 2 March 2011

2011-03-02T17:42:13Z

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−	[[Image:Old Forest.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|''The Old Forest~~'' by Kevin Ward~~]]	+	{{location
		+	\| image=[[Image:Old Forest.jpg\|250px]]
		+	\| name=The Old Forest
		+	\| type=Forest
		+	\| location=East of [[the Shire]]
		+	\| inhabitants=[[Tom Bombadil]], [[Goldberry]], [[Trees]], [[Huorns]]
		+	\| realms=[[Arnor]]
		+	}}
	The '''Old Forest''' is a small forested area which lies east of [[the Shire]]. It is one of the few survivors of the primordial forests which covered most of [[Eriador]] before the [[Second Age]], and it once was but the northern edge of one immense forest which reached all the way to [[Fangorn Forest]].		The '''Old Forest''' is a small forested area which lies east of [[the Shire]]. It is one of the few survivors of the primordial forests which covered most of [[Eriador]] before the [[Second Age]], and it once was but the northern edge of one immense forest which reached all the way to [[Fangorn Forest]].

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	It is probable that some trees of the Old Forest were [[Huorns]].		It is probable that some trees of the Old Forest were [[Huorns]].

−	~~[[Category:Forests]]~~
	[[Category:Eriador]]		[[Category:Eriador]]
		+	[[Category:Forests]]
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	[[de:Alter Wald]]		[[de:Alter Wald]]
	[[fr:encyclo/geographie/forets/eriador/vieille_foret]]		[[fr:encyclo/geographie/forets/eriador/vieille_foret]]
	[[fi:Vanha Metsä]]		[[fi:Vanha Metsä]]

Morgan: Image link

2010-11-10T20:36:38Z

Image link

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		+	[[Image:Old Forest.jpg\|thumb\|''The Old Forest'' by Kevin Ward]]
	The '''Old Forest''' is a small forested area which lies east of [[the Shire]]. It is one of the few survivors of the primordial forests which covered most of [[Eriador]] before the [[Second Age]], and it once was but the northern edge of one immense forest which reached all the way to [[Fangorn Forest]].		The '''Old Forest''' is a small forested area which lies east of [[the Shire]]. It is one of the few survivors of the primordial forests which covered most of [[Eriador]] before the [[Second Age]], and it once was but the northern edge of one immense forest which reached all the way to [[Fangorn Forest]].

Arwen.lb at 21:55, 14 August 2010

2010-08-14T21:55:19Z

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		+	[[fr:encyclo/geographie/forets/eriador/vieille_foret]]
	[[fi:Vanha Metsä]]		[[fi:Vanha Metsä]]

Mithbot: Bot Message: changing link to Nazgûl

2010-07-03T22:47:52Z

Bot Message: changing link to Nazgûl

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	It is bordered in the east by the [[Barrow-downs]], and in the west by ''The Hedge'', a large wall which the [[Hobbits\|Hobbit]]s of [[Buckland]] built after they cut the forest to make room for their new homes. When the trees grew too close to the hedge, hobbits cut down the trees nearest and created a clearing by a [[Bonfire Glade\|bonfire]]. Ever since then, the trees were more hostile.		It is bordered in the east by the [[Barrow-downs]], and in the west by ''The Hedge'', a large wall which the [[Hobbits\|Hobbit]]s of [[Buckland]] built after they cut the forest to make room for their new homes. When the trees grew too close to the hedge, hobbits cut down the trees nearest and created a clearing by a [[Bonfire Glade\|bonfire]]. Ever since then, the trees were more hostile.

−	Just before the [[War of the Ring]], the Hobbits [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] crossed through it trying to escape from the [[Black Riders]].	+	Just before the [[War of the Ring]], the Hobbits [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] crossed through it trying to escape from the [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]].

	The Hobbits believed the trees of the Old Forest were in some manner 'awake', and were hostile. They swayed when there was no wind, whispered at night, and misled travellers deeper into the forest. This was a Hobbit legend well-based on fact. The trees did indeed carry a malice and a hatred, but this hatred not connected to the evil stemming from the East and Mordor--the hobbits mostly referred to the forest as queer and dangerous rather than evil.		The Hobbits believed the trees of the Old Forest were in some manner 'awake', and were hostile. They swayed when there was no wind, whispered at night, and misled travellers deeper into the forest. This was a Hobbit legend well-based on fact. The trees did indeed carry a malice and a hatred, but this hatred not connected to the evil stemming from the East and Mordor--the hobbits mostly referred to the forest as queer and dangerous rather than evil.