Ents in the old Forest - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Finwe · 11-07-2003, 10:23 PM

Yes, Tolkien does indeed say that. Although I don't have the exact quote, I remember Treebeard (I think it was Treebeard) saying that once a squirrel could jump from tree to tree and thus traverse all of Eriador, which meant that Ents and Huorns were probably everywhere in Middle-earth once upon a time. Then, we Men came along (along with the Elves, I presume) and cleared ourselves little patches of land, that encroached upon the boundaries of the forests until they were all separated.

11-07-2003, 10:23 PM	#10
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Yes, Tolkien does indeed say that. Although I don't have the exact quote, I remember Treebeard (I think it was Treebeard) saying that once a squirrel could jump from tree to tree and thus traverse all of Eriador, which meant that Ents and Huorns were probably everywhere in Middle-earth once upon a time. Then, we Men came along (along with the Elves, I presume) and cleared ourselves little patches of land, that encroached upon the boundaries of the forests until they were all separated. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.