Treebeard , also known as Fangorn, is a character featured in The Lord of the Rings. He debuts in the second film of the original trilogy and is voiced by John Rhys-Davies.
Treebeard is based on the character of the same name from The Lord of the Rings novels by JRR Tolkien and loosely alludes to Tom Bombadil.
Etymology[]
- Treebeard's true name is Fangorn, coming from the Sindarin element, fang, which means "beard" and the element orn, translating to "tree."
Character Notes[]
- In The Lord of the Rings, Treebeard is thousands of years old, but is younger than Gandalf, who was born since the creation of Earth.
- It is confirmed that Treebeard is the oldest of all the trees.
- It is unknown if Fangorn Forest came from Treebeard or vice versa and is probably the former of the two.
Production Notes[]
- Some of Tom Bombadil's lines in The Fellowship of the Ring book were transferred to Treebeard, making him allude to Bombadil and his forest alludes to the Old Forest.