The Kings of Gondor – Part Eight – Battle of the Plains

Greetings Middle Earth Wanderers, It has literally been months since I wrote episode seven and that is mainly due to a needing a break from writing.  During this series I have also been in the middle of writing my own novel along with a couple of other projects.  Needless to say I was burning out and had to trim some of the projects.  Unfortunately this was one...

The Kings of Gondor – Part Seven – Death to the Corsairs

Hail and Well Met Friends! When we left off on our last episode, we had just seen the Kin Strife come to a boiling point and watched civil war break out amongst the people of Gondor.  We also saw the crowning of Aldamir and the beginning of the Corsairs of Umbar.   The New Kings Constant Battle Aldamir was the second son of King Eldacar and succeeded his...

The Kings of Gondor – Part Six – The Kin Strife

Hail and Well Met Friends! I know it’s been a while since our lest episode in the Kings of Gondor series and I do apologize for the long wait.  My schedule has been insanely busy lately, but I’m back on schedule with everything and you can expect regular episodes again. When we left off last episode, we had just concluded the reign of Valacar and...

The Kings of Gondor – Part Five – The Breaking of Lines

Hail Readers! It’s been a few weeks since my last post, and that’s due to some PC and Blog issues, but I’m back up and running. When we last left off I had just wrapped up things with the Ship Kings and the prosperous age of Gondor.  We kick things off this week with what I would call the breaking in the lines of Kings. We start off with Narmacil which was the...

The Kings of Gondor – Part Four – The Great Ship Kings

Hey everyone! Last week we left off with the history and bloodline of the House of Anarion, and ended with the line of the Ship Kings which is where we pick up today.   The Line of Ship Kings Tarannon, and his younger brother Tarciryan succeeded their father Siriondil after his death in 830 of the Third Age.  Tarciryan took his place as the High King of...

The Kings of Gondor – Part Three – The House of Anarion

Hail and Well Met Everyone! Last week we left off with Isildur, the high king of both the kingdom of Arnor and Gondor. Since the death of Isildur we see a direct split in the lines and the title of High King did not fall to the House of Anarion. A Kings Line Divided Meneldil was born in Numenor a year before its fall.  He was the fourth child of Anarion, and...

The Kings of Gondor – Part Two – A Bloodline Continues

Hail and well met readers! Week before last we left off after Elendil and his people had settled in Middle Earth and raised the two great Kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor.  This week we kick things off with his son Isildur.  Everyone enjoy!   The Numenorian Line Isildur was born in Numenor in the second age year 3209.  He had a younger brother named Anarion,...

The Kings of Gondor – Part One

Hey Everyone! This week starts a brand new lore series on the line of Gondorian Kings.  We kick things off at the roots of how the kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor were founded.  Ok readers buckle the seat belts and keep all arms, hands, and legs inside the vehicle at all times because this is going to be a fast, crazy ride!   High King of the Two Kingdoms...

The Origins of Evil – Part Four – The Death of Morgoth

Hail and Well Met Everyone! You might have been wondering where in the world I had vanished…. well I won’t lie, it’s been a nice little three week break over the holidays and beginning of the new year.  I’m finally back on a regular schedule of writing, planning, and getting new topics lined out for the website.  This is a rather long article of lore….So let’s...

The Origins of Evil – Part Three

Hail and Well Met Friends! I’m back after what seems like ages of not writing since the last episode published and very excited to continue in this lore series! When we left off last time, Melkor had returned to rebuild his fortress Angband and breed his mass armies of fell beasts.  This week we pick up with Melkor in the first age and the Noldor rebelling to...

The Origins of Evil – Part Two

Hail and Well Met Friends! Last week if you remember we left off with Melkor being captured and held for three ages in the Halls of Mandos.  I hope you all are enjoying the series! Melkor’s Revenge During the War of the Powers when the Valar took to overthrow Melkor, they in the haste to do so left many of Utumno’s pits and vaults unexplored, and...

The Origins of Evil – Part One

Hail and well met everyone! This week we continue in our lore with a brand new series.  We are taking a look at someone who truly is the creator of evil. I hope you enjoy the series! The First Dark Lord That’s right I said the First Dark Lord, as Sauron was not the first… Originally the most powerful of the Ainur created by Eru was Melkor and he rebelled...

I Once Was A Hobbit – Part Three

Hail and well met friends! Last week when we left off, Gollum had told Sam and Frodo about another way into Mordor that was safer then crossing the Black Gate. This entrance was to the South and even though Frodo agreed to go, Sam was quite suspicious of Gollum’s actions. Finding the Stairs of Cirith Ungol. During this change in direction to find this new...

I Once Was A Hobbit – Part Two

In a Desperate Search for Precious Gollum eventually left the Misty Mountains and pursued Bilbo a few years later, but the trail was cold. He made his way south into Mordor where all evil was being drawn at the time, discovering the secret stair located near Minas Morgul and surviving an encounter with Shelob.  He was captured on his return and taken to the...

I Once Was A Hobbit

Hail friends! This week we continue in our lore series of villains in Middle Earth.  We are taking a look at a very mysterious creature.  I hope you enjoy the story!   The Corruption Takes Place Once a predecessor of the Stoorish Hobbits, Smeagol spent the early years of his life living with his family under the Matriarch, which was his grandmother....

A Wizard for Himself – Part Three

Hail and Well Met Everyone!! Last week when we left off Gandalf had just escaped Sarumans keep by the help of Gwaihir the Windlord. This week we pick up with more of the treacheries Saruman has been planning. Devious Plans Indeed Two days after Gandalf’s escape the Nazgul came but Saruman persuaded the Lord of the Nazgul that he did not know the Ring’s location...

A Wizard For Himself – Part Two

Hail and Well Met Friends! This week we continue our series of the great White Wizard and one of the greatest Villains of Middle-earth.  Everyone enjoy… A Grey Arrival The five wizards arrived at the Grey Havens around the year 1000. Only the keeper of the havens, Círdan the Shipwright, knew Saruman’s identity and origin. Saruman would later discover that...

A Wizard for Himself

Hail and Well Met Friends! This week we continue in our series of the Villains of Middle-earth and take a look into the history of a great evil. Everyone enjoy… The Great White Wizard His name in Quenya was Curumo or as the Elves called him Curunir in the Sindarin language was an Istari, or wizard, who lived in Middle-earth during the Third Age. Saruman was the...

Sauron’s Deadly Servant – Part Three

Hail and well met everyone! Last week we left off with the Nazgul fleeing to Mordor and Sauron preparing for his final battle against the Free Peoples of Middle Earth. The Siege at Gondor The final Battle of Osgiliath came swiftly on 3019 in the Spring of the Third Age against Faramir and his rangers. Faramir’s forces could not hold the Orc hordes under the...

Sauron’s Deadly Servant – Part Two

Hail and well met friends! Last week we left off with the short lived seat of power the Witchking had over over Fornost, and the attack from Earnur that left Angmar leaderless after the Witchking fled. The Return to Mordor Having ruined the Dunedain kingdoms in Eriador, the Witchking returned to Mordor. Although Sauron was still hiding in Dol Guldur, the other...