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  • UDS fast approaching the thought of lugging my current laptop (I'll give you a clue as to why - it's called Treebeard for a reason) has moved me from just thinking about it to deciding which one will become "my precious" soon.

    Planet Ubuntu 2008

  • President Bush has called Treebeard to the White House.

    Chaos coming. Ann Althouse 2008

  • Here we come with a boom, here we come at last!’ called Treebeard when he caught sight of Bregalad and the hobbits.

    The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

  • This British actor and singer is probably best known for his roles as the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in which he also voiced the Ent, Treebeard.

    Five People Born on Cinco de Mayo | myFiveBest 2010

  • Merry and Pippin lose their child-like innocence after experiencing and fighting in wars, and they trick Treebeard into spurring the Ents to war.

    Writing question: Character arc odysseyworkshop 2010

  • Mr. Saler notes that they were given a lead by Tolkien's own characters: Treebeard, Aragorn, Gandalf and even Shagrat the orc all accept that there may be different stories and different interpretations.

    There and Back Again Tom Shippey 2012

  • Merry and Pippin lose their child-like innocence after experiencing and fighting in wars, and they trick Treebeard into spurring the Ents to war.

    Writing question: Character arc odysseyworkshop 2010

  • Henry goes on to say that "Ent" is the old English for "giant", and that it is clear from Tolkien's drafts that the author wanted to write about a giant called Treebeard, but it was only when he actually put pen to paper that the character became a tree.

    Writing Maxine 2009

  • Okay, well, that's enough from Treebeard and Howdy-Doody credit to Ana Marie and Carol, respectively, for the nicknames.

    TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010

  • Okay, well, that's enough from Treebeard and Howdy-Doody credit to Ana Marie and Carol, respectively, for the nicknames.

    TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010

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