Who is older, Tom B or Treebeard?

[glen]

nt

 

[yakko]

I would think Iarwain is older since it is possible that his is a Maiar. Though Fangorn is called Eldest by Celeborn.

 

[Nemesis77]

Tom B. Melkor was the first Valar who came down to Middle-Earth, and according to Tom, he was already there when the evil came. It seems that Tom was the first person/thing in Middle-Earth, everyone else came after him.

 

[ElFenix]

Tom is definitly older.

not mentioned in the silmarillion, though, as i recall. tom is probably a reasonably powerful maiar, moreso than the istari but lesser than sauron, who i believe is the most powerful of all maiar.