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Drúedain

2024-05-19T16:06:45Z

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| caption="[[:File:Ted Nasmith - The Aid of the Wild-men.jpg|The Aid of the Wild-men]]" by [[Ted Nasmith]]
| pronun={{respell|droo|eh-deyen}}
| othernames=Drû, Drû-folk, Drúath, Drughu, Drûg-folk, Drûgs, Drúin, Oghor-hai, Púkel-men, Rógin, Rú, Rúatani, Wild Men of the Woods, Woses, [[Oghor-hai]]
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| lifespan=Shorter than most [[Men]]<ref name=atani>{{PM|Atani}}, The Druedain (Pukel-men)</ref>
| distinctions=Good stoneworkers, mysterious powers, glowing red eyes
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The '''Drúedain''' (sg. '''Drúadan''') or '''Drúath''' (sg. '''Drû''') was a race of wild [[Men]]. The [[Rohirrim]] called them '''Woses''' or '''Wild Men of the Woods'''.

They were a good-hearted, though primitive people who suffered persecution, both by the malice of [[Men of Darkness|evil people]]; and by ignorance, as their "unlovely" appearance (according to the [[Elves]]) led many to believe they were savage beasts. Although some of their numbers joined the [[Edain]] and some briefly remained on [[Númenor]], they largely held themselves apart from the troubles and calamities of [[Middle-earth]], and possessed their own mysterious ways and magic.

==History==
===First Age===
The Drúedain were part of the [[Edain]] who left [[Hildórien]] for the [[Westlands|West]]. They had been harried and persecuted by other [[Men]] as long as they could remember. This treatment turned them to be secretive and suspicious of other kinds of Men and made them migrate to the west to find a land where they could live hidden and in peace.<ref name="TD">{{UT|12b}}</ref>

Historians in [[Gondor]] believed that the Drúedain came from lands south of [[Mordor]], and turned north into [[Ithilien]] before they reached the coasts of [[Harad|Haradwaith]] and were the first Men to cross the [[Anduin]] (probably near [[Cair Andros]]). They then settled in the vales on both sides of the [[White Mountains]] and in the wooded lands at the northern feet of the White Mountains.<ref name="TD"/> The Drúedain carved statues of themselves of stone in [[Dunharrow]], which were later called [[Púkel-men]] by the [[Rohirrim]] when the Rohirrim settled in Rohan in the Third Age.<ref name=Note14>{{UT|12c}}, note 14</ref>

At the end of the First Age most of the Drúedain remained in the White Mountains despite attacks by Men from the East who had relapsed to the service of the Dark. A small branch of the Drúedain, which consisted of a few hundred people,<ref name=Druedain>{{UT|Druedain}}</ref> migrated to the west and accompanied the [[Haladin]] to [[Beleriand]] and settled in the forest of [[Brethil]].<ref name="TD"/> Few of the Drúedain ever left the Forest of Brethil,<ref name=Druedain/>, but a few of them lived in the household of [[Húrin]] of the folk of [[Hador]] who was related to the lord of the Haladin and had lived with the Haladin in his youth.<ref>{{UT|12c}}, note 8</ref> When the Haladin fell into ruin and [[Morgoth]] had destroyed all the realms and strongholds of [[Elves]] and Men, the Drúedain of Brethil dwindled to a few families, mostly women and children, of which some found refuge at the [[Mouths of Sirion]].<ref name=Druedain/>

===Second Age===
When the Dúnedain of Beleriand set forth for the island of [[Elenna]], where they would establish the kingdom of [[Númenor]], the Drúedain refugees who had dwelt at the Mouths of Sirion were permitted to join them, where their numbers increased again.<ref name=Note7>{{UT|12c}}, note 7</ref>

Meanwhile in the east, the Drúedain of the White Mountains were driven off their homes by wicked, tall [[Men of Darkness|Men]] from the East. Remnants of the Drúedain survived in [[Drúadan Forest]] in [[Anórien]] at the eastern end of the White Mountains and in [[Drúwaith Iaur]] in the mountains of the [[Andrast|Cape of Andrast]] at the western end of the White Mountains.<ref name="TD"/>

After the felling of trees in [[Enedwaith]] by the [[Númenóreans]] as a source of timber for the building of ships at ship-yards at [[Lond Daer]] and elsewhere in Middle-earth and in [[Númenor]] became devastating, the native [[Pre-Númenóreans]] who lived in the forests ambushed the Númenóreans and had to flee east to the foothills of the southern [[Misty Mountains]] to the region, which was later called [[Dunland]].<ref name=Gwathlo34>{{UT|6d}}, essay on the name Gwathló, third and fourth paragraph</ref> They did not cross the river [[Isen]] to [[Drúwaith Iaur]] in the promontory between the Isen and the [[Lefnui]], because they were afraid of the Drúedain who lived there and whom they regarded as a "fell people".<ref name=Gwathlo34/><ref name="TD"/>

Meanwhile, the Drúedain living on Númenor started leaving the island during the time of [[Tar-Aldarion]], [[foresight|foreseeing]] the evil that would come. By the [[Downfall of Númenor]], all Drúedain had left and returned to [[Middle-earth]].<ref name=Note7/>

===Third Age===
[[File:John Howe - Ghan-Buri-Ghan.jpg|thumb|''Ghan-Buri-Ghan'' by [[John Howe]]]]
After the [[Great Plague]] of the year 1636<ref name=Gwathlo>{{UT|6d}}, essay on the name Gwathló, second paragraph</ref> and in the days of the Kings of Gondor a few tribes of Drúedain lived as fishers and fowlers in the marshlands of the mouths of the river [[Gwathló]] and the river [[Isen]]<ref name="I">{{UT|11c}}, first paragraph of the note</ref> and on the coasts between the mouths of those rivers.<ref name=Gwathlo/>

At the end of the Third Age a few Drúedain still lived in the [[Drúadan Forest]] in Anórien north of the [[White Mountains]],<ref>{{App|Languages}}, third paragraph, p. 1127</ref> and in [[Drúwaith Iaur]] in the mountains of the cape of [[Andrast]] in the west of [[Gondor]] between the rivers [[Isen]] and [[Lefnui]].<ref>{{UT|12c}}, note 13</ref>

During the [[War of the Ring]], the chieftain of the Drúedain of Drúadan Forest was [[Ghân-buri-Ghân]]. On March 14, {{TA|3019}},<ref>{{App|Great}}, entry for the year 3019 March 14</ref> Ghân-buri-Ghân and the Drúedain helped the army of the [[Rohirrim]] that was led by king [[Théoden]] of [[Rohan]] to evade being trapped by an army of more than six thousand [[Orcs]] and Men that was waiting for them along the [[North-South Road]]. The Drúedain lead the Rohirrim along an alternate road through the [[Stonewain Valley]] in Drúadan Forest, and scouted for and hunted possible enemy spies therein, so that the Rohirrim could reach the [[Pelennor Fields]] without being ambushed. When king Théoden offered the Drúedain a rich reward and the eternal friendship of the Rohan for their offered help, Ghân-buri-Ghân asked king Théoden to leave the Drúedain alone in the woods and to never again hunt them like beasts.<ref>{{RK|Ride}}, p. 831-836</ref>

After the [[War of the Ring]], towards the end of July {{TA|3019}},<ref>{{App|Chief}}, entry for July 22 of the year 3019</ref> [[Aragorn|King Elessar]] granted the Drúadan Forest to be theirs forever, forbidding anyone to enter without their permission.<ref>{{RK|Partings}}, p. 976</ref>

==Characteristics==
The appearance of the Drúedain was regarded as "unlovely" by Elves and Men. They were short with an average height of four feet,<ref name=atani/>, very broad with heavy buttocks and thick short legs.<ref name=Druedain/>. In build, stature, and endurance, they resembled the [[Dwarves]].<ref name=atani/>

They had wide faces with deep-set eyes with heavy brows and flat noses. Their wide mouths were the most expressive of their usually impassive features. They had small, sunken eyes that were so black the pupils could not be distinguished, though their eyes glowed red when they were angry or suspicious. Their hair was sparse and lank, never growing below the eyebrows with the exception of some men who grew black tufts on their chins.<ref name=Druedain/>

The Drúedain spoke in deep, guttural voices, though their laughter was hearty and pleasantly contagious to other Men and even Elves.<ref name=Druedain/>

==Culture==
The Drúedain were primitive, but marvellously skilled trackers with a better sense of smell than other Men, knew all about plants, were skilled in the carving of wood or stone and had mysterious powers of clairvoyance<ref name=Note7/> and [[magic]] related to the animation of statues made from stone in their likeness.<ref name=Druedain/>

The Drúedain were merry in temperament and character like [[Hobbits]], but could be sardonic and ruthless on the grimmer side of their nature, but were less grim than Dwarves. They were frugal and ate sparingly and drank only water, even during peaceful or plentiful times.<ref name=atani/>

A hardy people, in the late First Age they used caves in the mountains as store-houses, which they used also as sleeping-places during severe weather. They maintained this custom in Beleriand (except the most hardy). These places were guarded and didn't allow even their [[Haladin]] friends to enter. Otherwise they were content to live in tents or makeshift shelters built round large trees.<ref name=atani/>

For weapons, the Drúedain used poisoned darts<ref name="TD"/> and poisoned arrows.<ref>{{RK|Ride}}, p. 830</ref>

The Drúedain had a lore of plants not possessed by most of the Edain, nor even the [[Elves]], including knowledge about the edible [[mushrooms|fungi]]. To the surprise of the other peoples, the Drúedain cultured fungi and enjoyed them as food. They passed this knowledge to the [[Haladin]].<ref>{{PM|XNotes}}, n. 52; however Tolkien later discarded the note believing that this trait made the Drúedain "too like Hobbits".</ref>

==Language==
The Drúedain of the Drúadan Forest spoke their own language, [[Drúadan language|Drúadan]],<ref>{{App|Languages}}, third paragraph, p. 1127</ref> which was completely alien to [[Westron]].<ref name=OfMen>{{App|Men}}, penultimate paragraph, p. 1129</ref> The only known words in Drúadan are the name ''[[Ghân]]'', the element ''[[buri]]'' ("son of")<ref>{{PE|17}}, entry '''Ghân buri Ghân''', p. 99</ref> and the name ''[[gorgûn]]'' ("orcs", "orc-folk").<ref>{{PE|17}}, entry '''gorgûn''' and entry '''druadan''', p. 99</ref>

The Drúedain of the Forest of Brethil who lived there with the [[Haladin|Folk of Haleth]] spoke the language of the Folk of Haleth after their own fashion, but retained a number of words of their own.<ref>{{UT|12c}}, note 3</ref> It is possible that they retained their own language and that they only used the language of the Folk of Haleth when they talked with them, because even the Folk of Haleth called them ''drûg'', which was their name in the "own language" of the Drúedain.<ref>{{UT|Druedain}}, second paragraph</ref>

==Etymology==
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''Drúedain'' is a [[Sindarin]] name. It is the plural form of Drúadan<ref name=Note6>{{UT|12c}}, note 6</ref> and means "wild men" or "woses".<ref name=druadan>{{PE|17}}, entry '''druadan''', p. 99</ref> The element ''[[Drû]]'' is an adaptation into Sindarin of ''[[Drughu]]'', which is what the Drúedain call themselves in their own language. As the [[Elves]] came to know the Drû better, and to recognise their bitter enmity to the [[Orcs]], they added the title ''[[Edain]]'' to their name.<ref name=Note6/>

The word ''Wose'' represents [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s translation of the actual word ''[[róg]]'' in the language of the [[Rohirrim]]. It means "wild man of the woods". It is a modernization of the Anglo-Saxon word ''wása''.<ref name=Note14/> The [[Old English]] element ''wasa'' originally meant a forlorn or abandoned person. It occurs in ''wudewasa'' meaning "wild, neglected". It is seen in the name ''Wuduwasas'', which is the direct inspiration for the Woses and means "savage men" (of the woods).<ref>{{HM|N}}, entry '''Woses''', pp. 764</ref>

==Other names==
*'''[[Drú]]/Drúin:''' the simple [[Sindarin]] name for the Drughu, singular and plural.<ref name=Note6/>
*'''Drúath:''' another Sindarin plural form of Drú.<ref name=Note6/>
*'''[[Drúedain|Drû]]-folk:''' rarely used collective term.<ref name=Note6/>
*'''[[Rú]]/[[Rúatani]]:''' Quenya terms for the Drughu, derived from their Sindarin counterparts. Singular/plural respectively.<ref name=Note6/>
*'''[[Róg]]/[[Rógin]]:''' the name in [[Rohanese]], singular/plural respectively.<ref name=Note14/>
*'''[[Oghor-hai]]:''' the name used by [[Orcs]].

==Inspiration==
In Western folklore, the "wuduwasa" or "wood man" is a hairy, troll-like being supposed to inhabit woods and forests; the figure was used on coats-of-arms and illuminations during the Middle Ages up to the Renaissance.

Both the description of Woses, as well as the word "Wose" itself, derives from this folkloric figure. According to [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] his idea was to show the actual existence of wild folk, remnants of former peoples driven out by invaders, living a debased and savage life in forests and mountains.<ref>{{HM|N}}, pp. 764-5</ref>

In the ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (poem)|Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]'' poem, the word ''[[wodwo]]s'' appears, which Tolkien translated as "wood-[[trolls]]".<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 555</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
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|File:Cortney Skinner - Woses of the Eryn Vorn (MECCG).jpg|"Woses of the Eryn Vorn" in the ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]''
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Drúedain .jpg|A Wose in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
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'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''
:The card game features three different factions of the race: the "Woses of the [[Drúadan Forest]]" and the "Woses of Old Pûkel-land" in the set ''[[Middle-earth: The Wizards|The Wizards]]'', and the "Woses of the [[Eryn Vorn]]" in the expansion ''[[Middle-earth: Against the Shadow|Against the Shadow]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/searchCards|articlename=(Results from search for cards in the game Middle Earth)|dated=|website=[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/ Tradecardsoneline.com]|accessed=27 March 2014}}</ref>

'''2016: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Other than the settlement in the [[Drúadan Forest]], another group of Drúedain is found in [[Mordor]] where their ancestors stayed before migrating westward. At the end of the [[First Age]], a cataclysm caused the mountains to rise and cut off the Nêbh Rûdh, the Red Sky Clan, from the valley which they shared with [[Easterlings]]. Separated from the [[Plateau of Gorgoroth]] to the west by an unreachable mountain pass, they were trapped within a small forest where they lived in peace and isolation for thousands of years, away from the Great Eye's reach. When the [[One Ring]] is destroyed, the eruption of [[Mount Doom]] causes a rockslide that makes the pass traversable again, exposing the Red Sky Clan to whatever evil still remains lurking in Mordor.

== See also ==
* ''[[The Faithful Stone]]''

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Woodwoses|Woodwoses]] at Wikipedia
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Treebeard

2024-05-19T15:58:02Z

NightSky024: /* History */ changed "...awakened sometime after the Elves..." to "...before..." - being eldest, it is obvious Treebeard and the Ents were already awake when the elves awoke in Cuivienen; they just remained speechless until after the Elves awoke, met them, and then taught speech to them. Also made some minor semantic/grammatic alterations to the same sentence.

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{{Quote|It is not wizardry, but a power far older. A power that walked the earth, ere elf sang or hammer rang.|[[Gandalf]] to [[Théoden]] in ''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The Road to Isengard]]"}}

'''Treebeard''', also known as '''Fangorn''', was the oldest of the [[Ents]], a tree-like being who was a sort of "shepherd of trees". Very tall and stiff-limbed, with bark-like skin and leafy hair, like most Ents, Treebeard took a long time to make up his mind. He repeatedly spoke of not "being hasty".

Treebeard is described along with [[Tom Bombadil]] as the [[eldest|oldest being]] in Middle-earth. By the later [[Third Age]], he lived in [[Fangorn Forest]], which was named after him.

== History ==
Treebeard was the [[eldest]] living being of [[Middle-earth]], having been awakened along with the Ents during the [[Years of the Trees]] of the [[First Age]], sometime before the [[Awakening of the Elves|Awakening]] of the [[Elves]], who then taught speech to the Ents sometime after they, in turn, were awakened;<ref name=Treebeard/>{{rp|468}} although he said that there were trees in Fangorn that were "older than he". His realm was the immense forest that spanned from [[Beleriand]] and [[Eriador]] to [[Calenardhon]] and saw it destroyed and diminishing by the centuries. From the [[Elder Days]], Treebeard had memories of the [[Willows|willow]]-meads of [[Tasarinan]], the [[Elms|elm]]-woods of [[Ossiriand]], the [[Pines|pine]]-trees of [[Dorthonion]] and the [[beeches]] of [[Forest of Neldoreth|Neldoreth]].<ref>{{TT|III4}}, "[[In the Willow-meads of Tasarinan]]"</ref>
[[File:Luca Bonatti - Farewell to Fangorn.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Farewell to Fangorn'' by [[:Category:Images by Luca Bonatti|Luca Bonatti]]]]
He was with his beloved [[Fimbrethil]], but as with all of the other [[Entwives]], she left for the [[Brown Lands|gardens of the Entwives]], and had been missing ever since, especially after [[Sauron]]'s forces destroyed those lands in the [[Second Age]].

The forests of the Ents diminished and [[Fangorn Forest]] was one of their remnants, where Treebeard and other Ents retreated. There he kept his [[Ent-houses]] one of which was the [[Wellinghall]] in the flanks of [[Methedras]].<ref name="Treebeard">{{TT|III4}}</ref>
[[File:Ted Nasmith - Treebeard and the Entmoot.jpg|200px|thumb|''Treebeard and the Entmoot'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]
During the [[War of the Ring]], in [[29 February]] {{TA|3019}} he discovered [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] ("Merry") and [[Peregrin Took]] ("Pippin") after they escaped from [[Orcs]]. He welcomed them to the [[Wellinghall]]. The hobbits brought news of the Wizard Saruman's treachery and [[Orcs of Isengard|his Orcs]] damaging the trees, but Treebeard already knew of these disasters.

The Ents—usually a very patient, deliberate people—did become angry at Saruman, whose forces were cutting down large numbers of their trees. Treebeard convened an [[Entmoot]], a meeting of the Ents at [[Derndingle]].<ref name="Treebeard"/>

After lengthy deliberation Treebeard led them marching on Saruman's fortress at Isengard in [[March 3]], accompanied by the two Hobbits: the last march of the Ents. In the [[Battle of Isengard]] they destroyed the valley and trapped Saruman in the tower of Orthanc. Treebeard appointed the two Hobbits door-wardens of Orthanc. There Treebeard also saw [[Gríma|Wormtongue]] who brought a message for Saruman, and caught him and captured him inside Orthanc.<ref>{{TT|III8}}</ref>

[[5 March|Two days later]] they were soon joined by a company of [[Rohirrim]] with [[Gandalf]], returning victorious from the [[Battle of the Hornburg]]. After deposing Saruman, Gandalf asked Treebeard to pour back the water into Orthanc so that Saruman can never escape. Treebeard declared that trees would return and that the new forest would be called the "Watchwood".<ref>{{TT|III9}}</ref>

The following months the Ents destroyed the [[Ring of Isengard]], filling it with trees; Treebeard saw the flight of many Orcs who met their doom in the forest. He kept their prisoner informed, who would come to the window of Orthanc to listen.

Eventually the Wizard withered away and eventually managed to make the Ents pity him, and on [[August 15]] they let them leave Isengard. However, before he left, Treebeard made him lock the tower and hand over the [[key of Orthanc]]. [[August 22|A week later]] Treebeard welcomed [[Gandalf]], [[Aragorn|King Elessar]] and company at Orthanc, and related these news.

Presumably Treebeard stayed for some time in the [[Treegarth of Orthanc]], which King Elessar declared an Entish realm.<ref>{{RK|Partings}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
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Treebeard is the direct translation of the [[Sindarin]] name ''Fangorn'', from ''[[fang]]'' ("beard") and ''[[orn]]'' ("tree").<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 84</ref>

== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In early versions of [[The Lord of the Rings]], Treebeard was an evil [[Giants|Giant]] who was in league with the [[Sauron|Enemy]]. It was he who held Gandalf captive, a role later given to Saruman, while in other drafts he tries to entrap the [[Frodo Baggins|Ring-bearer]] for his master by appearing friendly.<ref>{{RS|3XXI}}</ref>

== Inspiration ==
Treebeard's booming voice was inspired by the way [[C.S. Lewis]] spoke.<ref>{{HM|Bio}}, " 'The New Hobbit' ", p. 258</ref>

== Genealogy ==
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== Portrayal in adaptations ==
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|File:The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) - Treebeard.jpg|Treebeard in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers - Treebeard.jpeg|Treebeard in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Treebeard.jpg|Treebeard in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
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'''1978: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:[[John Westbrook]] provides the voice of Treebeard. His actions in the overthrow of Isengard are not mentioned: he merely brings Merry and Pippin to Gandalf.

'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:[[Stephen Thorne]] provided the voice of Treebeard. Thorne also sings the songs of 'The Lore of Living Creatures' and 2 verses of the 'Song of the Ents and the Entwives.' His participation in the destruction of Isengard is fully documented, but he is the only Ent given a voice in the production. He also appears in the penultimate episode when the company pass through Isengard on their return. As in the book, he reveals to Gandalf Saruman's departure from Orthanc.

'''1992: [[Der Herr der Ringe (1992 German radio series)|''Der Herr der Ringe'' (1992 German radio series)]]:'''
:Treebeard is played by Friedrich Schütter.

'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'':'''
:Treebeard is a combination of a large animatronic model and a CGI construct; his voice is performed by [[John Rhys-Davies]], who also plays [[Gimli]].

:The Ents at the [[Entmoot]] initially decline Merry and Pippin's request for help. Treebeard is carrying the hobbits through the forest, when Pippin gets an idea. He asks Treebeard to carry them towards [[Isengard]], claiming that it is the last place [[Saruman]] would look for them because it puts them so close to danger. Treebeard is initially confused, but ultimately succumbs to Pippin's request. When Treebeard gets close to the forest's edge, he sees the devastation wrought by Saruman's orcs. The trees have all been chopped down to serve as fuel for Saruman's war machine. Treebeard then makes a momentous decision, and calls for the other Ents. They attack Isengard and manage to flood it.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Treebeard, fully CGI, makes some appearance at Isengard, when Gandalf, alongside with Aragorn, Legolas, Merry, Pippin, Eomer and king Theoden arrive there.

'''2002-2003: [[Pán prsteňov (2001-2003 Slovak radio series)|''Pán prsteňov'' (2001-2003 Slovak radio series)]]:'''
:The voice of Treebeard is provided by Leopold Haverl.

'''2012: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Treebeard's encounter with Merry and Pippin, the Entmoot and the Breaking of Isengard are told in a series of flashbacks, narrated either by Gandalf, the Hobbits or Treebeard himself. The player themselves does not meet Treebeard until after the confrontation between Gandalf and Saruman. Afterwards, Treebeard remains at the Ring of Isengard to watch over the Wizard.

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