Ents

The shepherds of the trees created by Yavanna along with the trees and other plants. They are among the oldest living creatures. They are slow, calm and gentle and their way of life is as peaceful as the trees, but are so powerful when they roused to anger that they move with surprising effect and break stone and metal. They mostly hate those who wield axes, like Orcs, and they distrust Dwarves.

The Elves taught them speech, and the Ents delight in language of all forms. Their own language is full of long rolling names that are actually the whole story of what they describe.

Their Entwives left the dark forests to tend other plants but they were driven away by Melkor's evil. He created the Trolls from the Ents, who were to stone what Ents were to Wood.

Since the Entwives disappeared, there are no new Entlings, and Ents are a rare race. Those who grew old becae treeish, Huorns.