Gandalf believed that Beorn was either a descendant of the bears who had lived in the Misty Mountains before the arrival of the giants, or he was a descendant of the men who had lived in the region before the arrival of the dragons or Orcs from the north.īeorn was of immense size and strength for a man and retained his size and strength in bear-form.
He also grew large areas of clover for his bees. His household included an animal retinue (horses, dogs, sheep, and cows, among others) according to Gandalf, Beorn did not eat his cattle, nor hunt wild animals.
Beorn lived in a wooden house on his pasture-lands between the Misty Mountains and Mirkwood, to the east of the Anduin.
