Who is older, Tom B or Treebeard?

yakko

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

Nemesis77

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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

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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.