Fangorn forest

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Place from Tolkien's Legendarium
Name	Fangorn
Description	Forest
Realm(s)	Wilderland
Lord	Treebeard
Type	Remnant of large ancient forest
Lifespan	Creation – ?

location of Fangorn Forest in Middle-earth marked in red

In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, Fangorn forest is the domain of the Ents. It is named after the oldest Ent, Fangorn (Treebeard) (or perhaps vice versa).

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Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took enter the forest in the second volume of The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers. There, they meet Treebeard and persuade him of the danger that Saruman poses to the Ents and their forest. Following an Entmoot, the rest of the Ents agree to march against Isengard, taking Merry and Pippin with them, and send Huorns to Helm's Deep to deal with the Orcs there. Part of the Ents' anger was caused by Saruman's orcs chopping down the trees at the south and west side of the forest.

Also in The Two Towers, Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas enter the forest to search for Merry and Pippin. They encounter an old man dressed in white. At first, they believe it to be Saruman before realizing that it is Gandalf, who they thought had been killed at Khazad-dûm.

Fangorn forest is actually just the easternmost remnant of the immense forest that spanned all of Eriador and Calenardhon in the First Age and early Second Age. The rest of the forest was destroyed by the Númenóreans and Sauron. It was the oldest part of Treebeard's realm, and the Ents' last retreat.

v • d • e Realms from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium during the First Age
Noldorin realms:	Dor-lómin • Dorthonion • East Beleriand • Gondolin • Himlad • Hithlum • Maglor's Gap • March of Maedhros • Nargothrond • Nevrast • Thargelion • Tol Sirion
Sindarin realms:	Falas • Doriath
Avarin and Nandorin realms:	Dorwinion • Lórinand • Ossiriand
Realms of the Edain (Men):	Brethil • Dor-lómin • Estolad • Ladros
Realms of the Ents:	Fangorn forest • Forests of Eriador • Forests of South Beleriand
Realms of the Dwarves:	Belegost • Khazad-dûm • Nogrod
Realms of the enemy:	Angband • Dor Daedeloth • Utumno

v • d • e Realms from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium during the Second Age
Realms of Men:	Arnor • Gondor • Lond Daer • Númenor • Rohan • Umbar
Realms of the Elves:	Dorwinion • Edhellond • Eregion • Lindon • Lórinand • Greenwood the Great • Rivendell
Realms of the Dwarves:	Belegost • Khazad-dûm
Realms of the Ents:	Fangorn forest
Realms of the enemy:	Cirith Ungol • Mordor

v • d • e Realms from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium during the Third Age
Realms of Men:	Arnor • Arthedain • Breeland • Cardolan • Corsairs of Umbar • Dale • Dol Amroth • Dunland • Éothéod • Esgaroth • Gondor • Harad • Khand • Rhovanion • Rhudaur • Rhûn • Rohan • Umbar
Realms of the Elves:	Lindon • Lothlórien • Northern Mirkwood • Rivendell
Realms of the Dwarves:	Belegost • Erebor • Grey Mountains • Iron Hills • Khazad-dûm
Realms of the Hobbits:	Breeland • Gladden Fields • The Shire
Realms of the Ents:	Fangorn forest
Uncertain population:	Dorwinion
Realms of the enemy:	Angmar • Barad-dûr • Dol Guldur • Isengard • Mordor

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