The Old Forest
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The Old Forest is a dark, ancient, and eerily sentient woodland in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for its hostile trees and ominous atmosphere near the Shire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Old Forest canonical | 2 |
| the Old Forest | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional forest
ⓘ
location in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Barrow-downs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the East Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Goldberry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Man Willow NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Bombadil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | The Hedge of Buckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Old Man Willow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Withywindle valley NERFINISHED ⓘ the Withywindle River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| dominantEntity | Old Man Willow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | no mortal ruler ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Old Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
moving trees
ⓘ
oppressive atmosphere ⓘ paths that shift ⓘ semi-sentient trees ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
being ancient
ⓘ
being dark ⓘ being eerie ⓘ being hostile ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | hostile trees ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | English woodlands ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Westron (translated into English) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| locatedBeyond | The High Hay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Buckland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | early peril for the hobbits ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture of the hobbits by Old Man Willow ⓘ |
| partOf | Eriador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescuedBy | Tom Bombadil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the unknown beyond the Shire
ⓘ
untamed nature ⓘ |
| threatens | travelers who enter it ⓘ |
| timePeriodWithinFiction | Third Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Fatty Bolger (in film adaptations, not in book)
ⓘ
Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED ⓘ Meriadoc Brandybuck NERFINISHED ⓘ Peregrin Took NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.