File:Treebeard.jpg

Summary edit

A scene from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film), an adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, depicting a character Treebeard.

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• The image does not limit New Line Cinema's ability to sell or show the film
• Inclusion of the image into the article adds significally to the understanding of the topic

Licensing edit

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