Bregalad, often called Quickbeam, was an Ent living in the Fangorn Forest. The ents were tree-like creatures who largely resembled the trees they herded. [1]
Biography
Bregalad, who belonged to the same race as Skinbark, lived on the mountains in the western part of Isengard. As his name suggests, he was an ent well known for his hasty approach towards situations. During the War of the Ring, the forests he was living in were demolished by the Orcs. So Bregalad made an ent-house near Derndingle in Fangorn as his home. The Ent Bregalad was much younger than other ents likeTreebeard and was responsible for protecting the Rowan trees of Fangorn. He resembled a Rowan tree himself. During the Entmoot held between February 30 to March 2, 3019, Bregalad proposed an attack on Isengard. He was frustrated by the act of the Orcs of Saruman, who destroyed his Rowan groves. However, the eldest of the ents, Treebeard, sent him to take care of the two members of the Fellowship of the Ring, Meriadoc Brandybuck, and Peregrin Took. They sought the ents' help after escaping from Saruman.
Meanwhile, the other ents continued their discussions about Saruman. He befriended the hobbits and had a great time filled with songs and laughter at his ent house. Bregalad played a significant role in the Last March of the Ents. The ents under the leadership of Treebeard launched an attack on Isengard. Bregalad single-handedly captured Saruman. When the dam walls of Isengard were destroyed and Saruman's lands flooded, he took over the impenetrable tower Orthanc inside, which trapped Saruman the White. Bregalad's life after the War of the Ring remains a mystery. King Elessar presented Nan Curunir to the ents as a sign of gratitude. All the ents, including Bregalad, deported their trees to their new home, the Treegarth of Orthanc. Hence Nan Curunir began to be also called the Watchwood of Orthanc.
Meanwhile, the other ents continued their discussions about Saruman. He befriended the hobbits and had a great time filled with songs and laughter at his ent house. Bregalad played a significant role in the Last March of the Ents. The ents under the leadership of Treebeard launched an attack on Isengard. Bregalad single-handedly captured Saruman. When the dam walls of Isengard were destroyed and Saruman's lands flooded, he took over the impenetrable tower Orthanc inside, which trapped Saruman the White. Bregalad's life after the War of the Ring remains a mystery. King Elessar presented Nan Curunir to the ents as a sign of gratitude. All the ents, including Bregalad, deported their trees to their new home, the Treegarth of Orthanc. Hence Nan Curunir began to be also called the Watchwood of Orthanc.
Portrayal In Adaptations
The Lord of The Rings Online Game
Quickbeam is part of the online game and first appears in a grove close to the southernmost valley of the Misty Mountains, Nan Curunir. Here he is seen grieving over the catastrophe that struck his tree-friends. In the next move, the player is instructed to take revenge against the Orcs and Uruks and prevent them from attacking his trees further.
The Lord of The Rings: LEGO Video Game
The player is given an option to choose between Treebeard and a light-colored Ent. These ents are expected to launch an attack on Isengard. Both of the ents are characterized by similar abilities and speed, and the light-colored Ent might be Quickbeam.
The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers Trading Card Game
A card dedicated to the Ent of Isengard in the Decipher's pack is identified as Quickbeam. Words of Quickbeam to his hobbit friends Merry and Pippin in the movie The Two Towers when they were living in his Ent house after getting lost in Fangorn Forest.
