Fangornとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Fangorn (Sindarin: [Fangaorne]; "Beardtree") in J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium, is a forest located in the fictional world of Middle-earth and is the home of the tree shepherds, the Ents. It is named after the oldest Ent, Treebeard or Treebeard after it. Tolkien does however state there is confusion about the two. The Forest of Fangorn provides an important role in The Lord of the Rings novel as do Mirkwood, Doriath and Lothlórien in the Third Age, a time where Sauron challenged Middle-earth to battle and domination. The forest provides the means by where adventure expands with the breaking up of the Fellowship. Merry Brandybuck and Peregrin Took are the first to discover the Ents are alive but are dwindling in numbers due to the loss of the Entwives. They were lost because of the events of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. The forest was again damaged severely during the War of the Ring by the forces of Saruman who lived close by in the fortress of Isengard.