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Old Man Willow was a great willow tree of the Old Forest; he was the root cause of much of the Forest's anger and hatred towards trespassers. He was possibly a Huorn, as the Old Forest was originally part of the same primordial forest as Fangorn.^{[citation needed]} He had great power within the Old Forest, and was able to direct all paths in the woodland to him.

Tom Bombadil had power over Old Man Willow, and checked the evil in him as much as he could, or was willing to.

History

In the year TA 3018, Old Man Willow cast a spell on the Hobbits Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin when they passed near him, causing them to feel sleepy. Merry and Pippin leaned against his trunk and fell asleep, while Frodo sat on a root to dangle his feet in the water, before also falling asleep. Willow then trapped Merry and Pippin in the folds of its trunk. Sam and Frodo attempted to burn Old Man Willow in order to release their friends, but Old Man Willow communicated to Merry, still inside his roots, that if the burning did not cease, the Hobbits would be squeezed to death. They were saved by the timely arrival of Tom Bombadil, who 'sang' the ancient tree to sleep.^[1]

Portrayal in adaptations

Although this scene did not appear in the 2001 movie adaptation, a very similar episode was included in the extended DVD edition of the 2002 second film where Merry and Pippin are attacked by a Huorn in Fangorn forest. In this interpretation Treebeard speaks Tom Bombadil's lines. He also appears in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) and The Lord of the Rings Online.

Walking close to him in The Lord of the Rings Online will grant multiple debuffs, including slowness.

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Afrikaans	Ou Man Wilgerboom
Albanian	Njeriu i Vjetër Shelg
Arabic	الرجل العجوز صفصاف
Armenian	Ծեր Մարդ Ուռենի
Azerbaijani	Yaşlı Adam Söyüd
Basque	Zahar Gizon Sahats
Belarusian Cyrillic	Стары чалавек вярба
Bengali	ওল্ড ম্যান উইলো
Bosnian	Stari Covjek Vrba
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Стар човек върба
Catalan	Home vell salze
Chinese	老柳頭
Croatian	Stari Čovjek Vrbe
Czech	Dědek Vrbák
Danish	Den gamle Pilemand
Dutch	Oude Wilgeman
Esperanto	Maljunulo Saliko
Estonian	Vana Mees paju
Finnish	Vanha Halavaukko
French	Vieil Homme-Saule
Galician	Vello Home Salgueiro
Georgian	ძველი კაცი ტირიფი
German	Alter Weidenmann
Greek	Γέροντας Ιτιά
Gujarati	ઓલ્ડ મેન વિલો
Hebrew	עץ הערבה הזקן
Hindi	ओल्ड मैन विलो
Hungarian	Az Öregember fűz
Irish Gaelic	Seanfhear Saileach
Italian	Vecchio Uomo Salice
Japanese	オールドマン柳
Kannada	ಓಲ್ಡ್ ಮ್ಯಾನ್ ವಿಲ್ಲೋ
Kazakh	Ескі Адам Тал (Cyrillic) Eski Adam Tal (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic	Эски адам талдар
Laotian	ຊາຍເຖົ້າຕົ້ນໄມ້ຕົ້ນໄມ້
Latvian	Vecais Vīrs Vītoli
Lithuanian	Senosios Vyras Gluosnis
Macedonian Cyrillic	Стар Човек Врба
Marathi	ओल्ड मॅन विलो
Mongolian Cyrillic	Хөгшин хүн Виллоу
Nepalese	बूढो मानिसको विलो
Norwegian	Gamle Pilemann
Pashto	زوړ سړی وله
Persian	پیرمرد بید
Polish	Stara Wierzba
Portuguese (Brazil)	Velho Salgueiro-homem
Portuguese (Portugal)	Velho Salgueiro-Homem
Romanian	Bătrân Omul Salcie
Russian	Старый Вяз
Serbian	Старац врба (Cyrillic) Starac vrba (Latin)
Sinhalese	පැරණි මිනිසා විලෝ
Slovak	Starý Muž Vŕba
Slovenian	Stari Človek Vrba
Spanish (Spain and Latin America)	Viejo Hombre-Sauce
Swahili	Msafsafi ya Mzee Mtu
Swedish	Gamla Pilträdsgubben
Tajik Cyrillic	Одам кӯҳна Бовар кунед
Tamil	பழைய மேன் வில்லோ
Telugu	ఓల్డ్ మాన్ విల్లో
Turkish	Yaşlı Söğüt Adam
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Стара Людина Верба
Uzbek	Кекса Киши Тол (Cyrillic) Keksa Kishi Tol (Latin)
Urdu	بوڑھے آدمی بید مجنوں
Vietnamese	Ông già Chi Liễu
Welsh	Hen Ddyn Helygen
Yiddish	אלטע מאן װערבע

References

↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. VI: "The Old Forest"

[1] The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. VI: "The Old Forest"

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-{{Infobox_Person_Ents|image = Screen shot 2010-03-22 at 6.13.39 PM.png|caption = Old Man Willow as depicted by the Brothers Hildebrandt.|name = OId Man Willow|birth = Unknown|culture = [[The Old Forest]]}}'''Old Man Willow''' was a great [[willow]] tree of the [[Old Forest]]; he was the root cause of much of the [[Forest]]'s anger and hatred towards trespassers. He was most likely a [[Huorn]], as the Old Forest was originally part of the same primordial forest as [[Fangorn forest|Fangorn]]. He had great power within the Old Forest, and was able to direct all paths in the woodland to him.
+{{Infobox_Person_Ents|image = Screen shot 2010-03-22 at 6.13.39 PM.png|caption = Old Man Willow as depicted by the Brothers Hildebrandt.|name = OId Man Willow|birth = |culture = [[The Old Forest]]|race = Tree (possibly Huorn)}}'''Old Man Willow''' was a great [[willow]] tree of the [[Old Forest]]; he was the root cause of much of the [[Forest]]'s anger and hatred towards trespassers. He was possibly a [[Huorn]], as the Old Forest was originally part of the same primordial forest as [[Fangorn forest|Fangorn]].{{Fact}} He had great power within the Old Forest, and was able to direct all paths in the woodland to him.
 [[Tom Bombadil]] had power over Old Man Willow, and checked the evil in him as much as he could, or was willing to.
-==History==
+== History ==
+In the year'' ''[[TA 3018]]'', ''Old Man Willow cast a spell on the Hobbits [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Sam Gamgee|Sam]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] when they passed near him, causing them to feel sleepy. Merry and Pippin leaned against his trunk and fell asleep, while Frodo sat on a root to dangle his feet in the water, before also falling asleep. Willow then trapped Merry and Pippin in the folds of its trunk. Sam and Frodo attempted to burn Old Man Willow in order to release their friends, but Old Man Willow communicated to Merry, still inside his roots, that if the burning did not cease, the [[Hobbits]] would be squeezed to death. They were saved by the timely arrival of [[Tom Bombadil]], who 'sang' the ancient tree to sleep.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings|''The Lord of the Rings'']], [[The Fellowship of the Ring|''The Fellowship of the Ring'']], Book One, Ch. VI: "[[The Old Forest]]"</ref>
+== Portrayal in adaptations ==
-In ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Old Man Willow casts a spell on the Hobbits ([[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Sam Gamgee|Sam]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]]), causing them to feel sleepy. Merry and Pippin lean against his trunk and fall asleep, while Frodo sits on a root to dangle his feet in the water, before also falling asleep. The ill spirit then traps Merry and Pippin in the folds of its trunk. Sam and Frodo attempt to burn Old Man Willow in order to release their friends, but Old Man Willow communicates to Merry, who is still inside his roots, that if the burning does not cease, the [[Hobbits]] would be squeezed in two. They are saved by the timely arrival of [[Tom Bombadil]], who 'sings' the ancient tree to sleep. Whether or not Old Man Willow is truly evil remains a mystery. It is possible that he represents the anger and bitterness of nature toward those who try to destroy it.{{Fact}}
-==Appearances in adaptations==
 Although this scene did not appear in the [[2001]] [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|movie adaptation]], a very similar episode was included in the extended DVD edition of the [[2002]] [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|second film]] where Merry and Pippin are attacked by a Huorn in [[Fangorn forest]]. In this interpretation [[Treebeard]] speaks Tom Bombadil's lines. He also appears in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.
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 Walking close to him in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' will grant multiple debuffs, including slowness.
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 [[de:Alter Weidenmann]]
 [[es:Viejo Hombre-Sauce]]
+[[fr:Vieil Homme-Saule]]
 [[it:Vecchio Uomo Salice]]
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 [[pl:Stara Wierzba]]
 [[ru:Старый Вяз]]
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