The Lord of the Rings features a diverse Middle-earth filled with humans, dwarves, elves, hobbits, orcs, and many others.
Yet one of the strangest creatures in the story is often forgotten.
The Ents may not seem like much, but they are instrumental to the plot.
Even to the characters, the Ents are a mysterious group, often considered only a legend.
Isolated from most of the world, Ents have their own customs, society, and language.
Though they’re only briefly featured in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy, viewers do get some insight into the tree creatures, and the ever-detailed J.
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Tolkien certainly didn’t forget to expand on them in the original books.
As the protectors of the forests, Ents are described as shepherds to the trees.
Though they look like trees with a face, there is variation between Ents as they tend to resemble the specific kind of tree they protect.
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