Which fictional region is home to the Ents in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?

Fangorn Forest is home to the Ents in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.

Fangorn is an ancient forest on the eastern edge of the Misty Mountains. It is named for Fangorn, also called Treebeard, the oldest and most prominent Ent encountered by the story’s characters. Merry and Pippin enter the forest after escaping from the Orcs and eventually help bring the Ents into the war against Saruman.

The Ents are sentient tree-like beings who serve as shepherds of trees. Their decision to attack Isengard is one of the story’s major turning points, because Saruman’s industrial war machine has destroyed large parts of the natural world. The forest therefore connects Tolkien’s themes of nature, memory, and resistance to mechanized exploitation.

Fangorn is not Mirkwood, the great woodland farther east, nor Lothlórien, the Elven realm associated with Galadriel. The Old Forest lies near the Shire and is a separate woodland with its own threatening character.