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Iīm just wondering if Fangorn is the oldest living being in ME? And if so isnīt the case, then who is?
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Tom Bombadil, apparently.
Not Treebeard, definitely.
When asked about the matter, Tolkien noted that while Treebeard does have some wisdom, he is not all-knowing. He is not the author, but just a character in the author's story.
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Treebeard is a character in my story, not me; and though he has a great memory and some earthy wisdom, he is not one of the Wise, and there is quite a lot he does not know or understand. He does not know what 'wizards' are, or whence they came.
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