Merry and Pippin share a story with Treebeard of a hobbit who claims to have seen a walking tree near the Shire. In fact, their numbers are dwindling without new Ents being born. As the Ents and the Entwives have been separated for some time by the Third Age, there are no Entlings or young Ents. Treebeard and his companions still hope to reunite with the Entwives someday. The Entwives have not been seen since, though the Ents looked for them. This led them across the Great River and into the lands Sauron later destroyed. Once, Entwives lived with the Ents in the forests, but because of their love of planting, they moved further away to better control their growths. Perhaps the most notable story of the Ents is the mysterious fate of the Entwives. Yet they loyally stick to their task of protecting the forests. With trees once coving much of the land, the Ents had more power, but they are greatly diminished due to deforestation. 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. As the protectors of the forests, Ents are described as shepherds to the trees. Tolkien certainly didn't forget to expand on them in the original books. 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. Isolated from most of the world, Ents have their own customs, society, and language. Even to the characters, the Ents are a mysterious group, often considered only a legend. The Ents may not seem like much, but they are instrumental to the plot. Yet one of the strangest creatures in the story is often forgotten. The Lord of the Rings features a diverse Middle-earth filled with humans, dwarves, elves, hobbits, orcs, and many others.
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