What happened to the entwives?
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Published 2024-06-28
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All Comments (21)
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Like Tolkien’s solider friends, the entwives are “missing in action” - they’re not considered “dead.”
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I love the dichotomy between the Ents and the Entwives. The Ents are herders and the Entwives are gardeners.
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That was really quite emotional at the end there
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The disappearance of the Entwives still troubles me as if it really happened.
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Honestly one of my most pondered questions in LotR, i love the ents and treebeards description of the entwifes and i feel soooo sorry for all the ents ...
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I thought from the first time I read LotR that the Entwives might be the awakened trees in the Old Forest.
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The Entwives had a ladies’ night out and, since there were so many of them, they haven’t yet finished their introductions.
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I was weeping by the end of this video. Made me think of things I've lost that were dear to me and for the things I know I will lose in the future.
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I could see it as an allegory on loss, grief, and even denial. Perhaps they really are truly gone for good, we certainly have more evidence for that than their continued existence. Treebeard's response - the almost angry denial that they are not dead - that's not uncommon for someone in denial of the loss of their loved ones.
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Ents: "Thank you, kind Elves, for teaching us to speak." Elves: "Of course, great shepherds of the forest! What do you wish to day?" Ents: "Can you please be quiet and let us sleep?" Elves: "...."
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The sense of loss in the LOTR is one of the things that makes it so rich. It can be so sad even when there’s very few deaths amongst the main characters (unlike the potter books which have to shoe horn loss by killing characters all over the place). I always thought it was a special talent of tolkiens to weave it in so carefully into the story’s fabric. Anyway, this was an excellent and moving analysis Robert and I appreciate it very much
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This video and the one you made about Christmas in Middle Earth really does showcase your talent for writing. You present your thoughts eloquently, with a sensitivity often lacking from other similar channels. I thoroughly enjoy your content. Please keep making more.
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I feel like much of tolkien's stories have a strong element of grief in them. Many modern stories have a hero who saves the day and all is like it was. I like how tolkien sets this up in such a way that some things can't be fixed. Some things have irreparable consequences. It makes the story more colorful and real.
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Tragedy made story. Alas, poor Ents, they shall forever mourn what is lost as they slowly turn into trees themselves.
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Oh my word, this is one of the only times I've heard someone use "scorched earth" correctly. Thank you for that, ha.
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My headcanon is that in the 4th age some extra motivated ent went out and found then in the old forest... maybe even quickbeam, or some other, hasty, newcomer.
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The tail of the Ents and the Entwives is almost a tragedy seeing as they're really not that far apart. Too bad Merry and Pippin never talk to Sam or his cousin about it
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Sometimes I’ll be laying out under a tree having a good time, then suddenly get sad wondering what happened to the entwifes
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That was one of the most intelligent, well-spoken analyses I’ve ever heard regarding a Tolkein subject. Well done!
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Along with Tom Bombadil, the Ents are my favorite characters in LotR. The song of the Ent and the Entwife is so heartbreaking. To me, it's what turns LotR into more than just a story of adventure and war. Thanks for the video!
