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In a time long ago beyond the reckoning of the stars, an enchanted land of magical beings flourished. Its inhabitants lived in peace, for the most part, each race to its own needs. The wide variety of species and their closely held beliefs, made it difficult to integrate effectively. The land, and indeed the world on which it existed, was vast in size, and beings of the same ilk were far flung.
So it was for the creatures known as the Ents. Ents were ancient and enchanted trees with the ability to speak and move about. They seldom did either, for in their home, called Fangorn Forest, there was seldom a need for verbal communication and mobility. Their basic function was the care of very young or less evolved trees. It was natural to them, therefore, to be very solitary.
Though the only known survivors of these beings appeared to be gender male, their own memories told of a gender female race of Entwives. Unfortunately, having lived without them for time out of mind, these Ents had no memory of what had ever become of the Entwives.
Over many centuries, the Entwives had, one by one, begun to abandon Fangorn. This was odd, for Ents were not known as an adventurous and hasty race, which explains why the gradual migration of the Entwives was not noticed until they were gone. Why this migration took place can only be surmised, for no Entmoot - a decision-making gathering of Ents - was ever requested. Individual and small groups of the females devoted much time and thought to deciding where in Middle Earth their nurturing and life giving gifts would be most useful. Clearly, they had a strong concern for others of their kind that may not have had the advantage of care and protection.
Long before the War of Wrath, they settled in the dense forest of a land called Lindon beyond Eriador, west over the Blue Mountains near the Gulf of Lhûn. They found there many young trees to nurture, bringing new life to a long neglected realm. They live there still, bathing and frolicking in the rich swamp waters.
So it was for the creatures known as the Ents. Ents were ancient and enchanted trees with the ability to speak and move about. They seldom did either, for in their home, called Fangorn Forest, there was seldom a need for verbal communication and mobility. Their basic function was the care of very young or less evolved trees. It was natural to them, therefore, to be very solitary.
Though the only known survivors of these beings appeared to be gender male, their own memories told of a gender female race of Entwives. Unfortunately, having lived without them for time out of mind, these Ents had no memory of what had ever become of the Entwives.
Over many centuries, the Entwives had, one by one, begun to abandon Fangorn. This was odd, for Ents were not known as an adventurous and hasty race, which explains why the gradual migration of the Entwives was not noticed until they were gone. Why this migration took place can only be surmised, for no Entmoot - a decision-making gathering of Ents - was ever requested. Individual and small groups of the females devoted much time and thought to deciding where in Middle Earth their nurturing and life giving gifts would be most useful. Clearly, they had a strong concern for others of their kind that may not have had the advantage of care and protection.
Long before the War of Wrath, they settled in the dense forest of a land called Lindon beyond Eriador, west over the Blue Mountains near the Gulf of Lhûn. They found there many young trees to nurture, bringing new life to a long neglected realm. They live there still, bathing and frolicking in the rich swamp waters.
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This is a shorty I was moved to write in response to the beautiful artwork of Tarak Tippett. See the Entwives here: [link]
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Overall Vision Originality Technique ImpactI think it was good... my only critique would've been to put the Entwives AT or NEAR the Old Forest on the boarders of Buckland like what Merriadoc Brandybuck said in The Two Towers...
I would suggest that the Entwives were around there at the time Hobbits first started to settle in those parts but chose not to interact with them... adopting a Hobbit mentality of non-interference and non-interaction. Of course, it was not always possible as Hobbits are VERY good at SEEING but not BEING SEEN... hence Merry's knowledge of at least what the locals would describe as "Something in the woods that would make the trees grow tall... and COME ALIVE... trees that could whisper, talk to each other, even MOVE."