Huorn

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The Huorns are a fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Huorns are creatures much like Ents, although they do not appear to have been truly sentient. It is not clear if Huorns are Ents that have become treeish, or trees that have become Entish. It is implied that both varieties exist, though the theory espoused by the characters is that Huorns are Ents who have become more treeish and wild.

Huorns are much more dangerous than their more awake counterparts. They especially hate orcs, but any creatures that chop wood too freely are their enemies. They are vengeful, but their methods of exacting revenge are unspecified; people do not leave the forest if the Huorns do not let them. Huorns can create darkness to conceal their movements, but they can move quickly. They still have voices and can speak to the Ents, but unlike Ents, do not seem able to speak intelligibly to other races.

Huorns are only directly mentioned in The Lord of the Rings as existing in the Fangorn Forest, where they are roused by Treebeard, take part in the destruction of Isengard, and help the Rohirrim win an important battle at the Hornburg. It is possible that the trees of the Old Forest, especially Old Man Willow, were Huorns as well. The Uruk-hai tried to escape to Isengard, but were intercepted by this Ent-like race and massacred.

The Huorns were roused by the Ents, who act as caretakers and shepherds for them, to help in the battle against Saruman. They formed a barrier between Helm's Deep and Isengard, and also set a ring around Isengard, and destroyed all the orcs who entered the forest. After the battles, the Huorns returned to Fangorn and are implied to have settled into full tree states.