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Iaragarwen · 03-26-2002, 09:45 PM

Okay, I'm half way through reading the LOTR trilogy, (I'm new to Tolkien but I LOVE the LOTR books and movies!) and I read the part about Treebeard and the Ents. I'm confused. It says that Treebeard is the oldest of all living things, and yet the Elves woke the trees up and taught them to talk. Also, Tom Bombadill is said to be "the Eldest." Are you confused yet? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

03-26-2002, 09:45 PM	#1
Iaragarwen Pile O'Bones Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 16	Treebeard vs. the Elves-who is older? Okay, I'm half way through reading the LOTR trilogy, (I'm new to Tolkien but I LOVE the LOTR books and movies!) and I read the part about Treebeard and the Ents. I'm confused. It says that Treebeard is the oldest of all living things, and yet the Elves woke the trees up and taught them to talk. Also, Tom Bombadill is said to be "the Eldest." Are you confused yet? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ 'elen sila lumenn omentielvo' 'a star shines on the hour of our meeting'