In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Old Man Willow is a fictional character, appearing in The Lord of the Rings. He was a willow in the Old Forest from which much of the Forest's hatred of walking things came. He might have been an Ent, or possibly a Huorn, as the Old Forest was originally part of the same primordial forest as Fangorn. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and university professor who is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as well as many other works. ... A legendarium is a book or series of books consisting of a collection of legends. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English academic J. R. R. Tolkien. ... Species About 350, including: Salix acutifolia - Violet Willow Salix alaxensis - Alaska Willow Salix alba - White Willow Salix alpina - Alpine Willow Salix amygdaloides - Peachleaf Willow Salix arbuscula - Mountain Willow Salix arbusculoides - Littletree Willow Salix arctica - Arctic Willow Salix atrocinerea Salix aurita - Eared Willow Salix babylonica - Peking Willow Salix bakko Salix barrattiana... In J. R. R. Tolkien’s fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Old Forest is a small forested area which lies east of the Shire. ... An animated demonstration of a six-legged insect walking. ... An Ash Ent in the Lord of the Rings movie series Ents are a fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy world of Middle-earth. ... The Huorns are a fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, Fangorn forest is the habitat of the Ents. ...

Tom Bombadil had power over Old Man Willow, and checked the evil as much as he could, or was willing. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Character from Tolkien's Legendarium Old Man Willow as depicted on the cover of 1991 Lord of the Rings Calendar by John Howe. Name Old Man Willow Other names The Great Willow, Old grey Willow-man Race Uncertain, possibly Huorn Culture Tree Realm Eriador

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Biography

In the book, The Fellowship of the Ring, Old Man Willow cast a spell on the hobbits (Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin), causing them to feel sleepy. Merry and Pippin go and lean against the trunk of the willow and fall asleep, while Frodo sits on a root to dangle his feet in the water, before he also falls asleep. The willow then traps Merry and Pippin in cracks of its trunk, and tips Frodo into the stream. They are saved by the timely arrival of Tom Bombadil who 'sings' the ancient tree to sleep. The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J.R.R. Tolkien. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, a Hobbit is an individual member of one of the races that inhabit the lands of Arda. ... Frodo Baggins (September 22, 2968 T.A. – ?) is the main character of J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings. ... Samwise Gamgee (T.A. 2983-F.A. 62; S.R. 1383-1482), a fictional character featured in J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy world Middle-earth, is Frodo Baggins servant who proves to be the most loyal of the Fellowship of the Ring. ... Meriadoc Brandybuck, usually referred to as Merry, is a Hobbit, a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth, featured as a central character throughout Tolkiens most famous work, The Lord of the Rings. ... Peregrin Took (T.A. 2990-?), better known to his friends as Pippin, is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth; a Hobbit, and one of Frodo Bagginss youngest but best friends. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Background

According to Tom Bombadil, of the corrupted trees of the Old Forest, "none were more dangerous than the Great Willow his heart was rotten, but his strength was green; and he was cunning, and a master of winds, and his song and thought ran through the woods on both sides of the river. His grey thirsty spirit drew power out of the earth and spread like fine root-threads in the ground, and invisible twig-fingers in the air, till it had under its dominion nearly all the trees of the Forest from the Hedge to the Downs."^[1]

This description and its context make it clear that the Great Willow was originally a tree, despite its evident malicious sentience and power.

Portrayal in adaptations

Although this scene didn't appear in the 2001 movie adaptation, a very similar episode with hobbits being swallowed by a tree was included in the extended DVD edition of the second film where Merry and Pippin are attacked by a Huorn in Fangorn forest. In this interpretation Tom Bombadil's lines are spoken by Treebeard. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... The Huorns are a fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, Fangorn forest is the habitat of the Ents. ... Treebeard or (Sindarin) Fangorn is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ...

Trivia

• Willow trees are quite prevalent in folklore and myths. Hans Christian Andersen wrote a story called Under The Willow Tree (1853) in which children ask questions of a tree they call 'willow-father', paired with another entity called 'elder-mother' Green Willow is a Japanese ghost story in which a young samurai falls in love with a woman called Green Willow who has a close spiritual connection with a willow tree. The Willow Wife is another, not dissimilar tale. Wisdom of the Willow Tree is an Osage Nation story in which a young man seeks answers from a Willow tree, addressing the tree in conversation as 'Grandfather'.

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References

See also

• Ent
• Huorn
• Old Forest

An Ash Ent in the Lord of the Rings movie series Ents are a fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy world of Middle-earth. ... The Huorns are a fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkien’s fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Old Forest is a small forested area which lies east of the Shire. ...

External links

• The Great Willow in the Old Forest
• Discussion of trees in Middle-earth
• Origin and History of the Ents
• The Thain's Book - Old Man Willow