LOTRO Poems #15

Hello Friends! Welcome to the 15th edition of LOTRO Poems! Woohoo!

These last few weeks have been awesome..If you guys didn’t know already, I was guest on LOTRO Players News #92. It was an awesome experience and the first one of its kind for me.

Casual Raiders had some amazing weeks as well. We as a kin were able to finish Ost Dunhoth Tier 2 as well as first two bosses of Barad Guldur on Tier 2 Challenge. It took a lot of time but we finally did it!

Today we return to our beloved Aragorn. last time we met him, he was in Lothlorien. This time we explore his inner thoughts and what’s it all about for him. If you haven’t read the previous six parts, I encourage you to have a read before you read this one, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6.

Estel (Part 7)

I came once again to that hill,

There upon the hill I stood still,

Upon the hill there is a tree, so tall and old,

It’s branches spread far and leaves were gold,

A memory appeared, the last time I was here,

I looked upon that face, so bright and fair,

My beloved was in my arms, Arwen Evenstar,

Full of joy, life and light, daughter of the Eldar,

The world was young and mountains green,

Now I think about the miles that lay between,

Will my fate be same as Beren one handed?

Will I succeed in the task I was handed?

Would I conquer my demons, face my fears,

The blood of Numenor in my veins, their unnumbered tears,

From the ashes, would I rise? Am I Elessar?

The path is hidden, but I still have to go far.

Hope you guys and girls enjoyed this weeks LOTRO Poem. You can check all previous editions by clicking LOTRO Poems. You can follow me on twitter @dgenxali. If you would like to read my non Tolkien poetry, you can checkout my blog dgenxali.wordpress.com. If you play on Brandywine server, you can find me on Estelali, while Estealii if you play on Landroval. Click Casual Raiders if you want to join my kinship. If you want to feature your poem on LOTRO Poems or even send feedback, my email is legendraiderx@gmail.com. Be good and have a wonderful day, Namarie!

LOTRO Poems #14

Hello Friends! Welcome to the 14th edition of LOTRO Poems! Woohoo!

Last week my short hiatus from LOTRO ended and I am back full time. Yay! The Casual Raiders have been raiding everyday ever since. Guess I still love raiding, han? We did Tower of Orthanc one night and Draigoch another. The most amazing part was that we took along some folks who had never done those raids before, so it was amazing to see their amazement after our victory. I guess many times we forget that even though someone might be playing for a long time, LOTRO has so many different aspects that there is so much content that many people have yet to experience and enjoy. So cheers for the Casual Raiders who’d take everyone with us for the adventure!

Hmm this Casual Raiders part is getting quite long, you guys think I should ask to start a separate blog series for it?

This week we are going to continue the epic journey of our beloved Aragorn. I have to say, writing this poem has been one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had with poetry. If you haven’t read the previous five parts, I encourage you to have a read before you read this one, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5.

Estel (Part 6)

The darkness of Moria behind, with golden woods ahead,
Raising our spirits, healing hurts, lifting our dread,

We were taken to see Lady Galadriel, the Noldorion,
The mighty high elf of the West, lady of Lothlorien,

The light of the two trees still shone in her eyes,
The memories of a land far West, where no one dies,

Her golden hair, her elegant style,
Her breathtaking beauty, her amazing smile,

She looked through our hearts, into our souls,
She knew about our secret mission and our hidden goals,

The Elves mourned Mithrandir and sang,
A lament through the woods, an echo rang,

She gave us magical cloaks, lembas bread and an elven rope,
And a mighty bow of Lorien, some daggers and rekindled our hope.

LOTRO Poems #13

Hail Friends! Welcome to the 13th edition of LOTRO Poems and a Happy -18 days late- New Year!!! Hope you all had a great start to this year. It is going to be an interesting year for LOTRO and lets hope we all get what we desire.

This week Casual Raiders were able to complete Ost Dunhoth Disease Tier 2 Challenge. It was the first time we were able to finish it after the update. Next objective is to clear the Poison Wing.

This week we are going to continue our journey with Aragorn, if you haven’t read the previous four parts, I encourage you to have a read before you read this one, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.

Estel (part 5)

The goblins came in large numbers and a troll they brought,
We charged and slew many of them, even the halflings fought,

But then came the shadow and fire,
A foe from beyond, with deadly ire,

A demon of ancient world, Balrog of Morgoth came,
Fire and shadow woved in one, with a whip of flame,

We ran across the bridge but Gandalf made his stand,
“You cannot pass”, with Glamdring and staff in hand,

Balrog stepped forward and drew itself to great height,
Its wings spread from wall to wall, ready to fight,

From out of the shadow a red sword leaped flaming, Glamdring glittered white,
There was a ringing clash and a stab of fire and Gandalf showed his true might,

We ran to help the wizard, our guide, our friend, but he lifted his staff,
He smote the bridge before him, the bridge cracked, breaking it in half,

“Fly you fools”, he fell into abyss with the demon and was gone,
But there was no time to mourn, I had to lead the fellowship on,

We escaped darkness of Moria into the light of day,
Our fellowship broken, our hearts grim and fey.

Hope you guys and girls enjoyed this weeks LOTRO Poem. You can check all previous editions by clicking LOTRO Poems. You can follow me on twitter @dgenxali. If you would like to read my non Tolkien poetry, you can checkout my blog dgenxali.wordpress.com. If you play on Brandywine server, you can find me on Estelali or Baginssis. Click Casual Raiders if you want to join my kinship. If you want to feature your poem on LOTRO Poems or even send feedback, my email is legendraiderx@gmail.com. Be good and have a wonderful day, Namarie!

LOTRO Poems #12

Hello friends and welcome to the 12th edition of LOTRO Poems. Yes I am back after a little break. I was busy with studies and work and volunteering, so just didn’t have enough time to write much. However I did hop into the game every now and then to play my new bearman. I love the concept but my only complain is that I want my beorning to be taller in man form than my captain, guess Turbine didn’t know that it has to look different to feel different.

Casual Raiders have been doing the new Epic Battle a lot, I tried it a couple of times but for some reason I didn’t get the platinum (winky sad face with tongue).

This week we are continuing the story of our beloved Aragorn. If you are not caught up on the previous parts, you can check them out here before you continue: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. I am thinking we should make Pineleaf read all 4 parts on LPN. So without further ado, here is “Estel” part 4.

Estel (part 4)

The journey was perilous and hard,
The fellowship always on their guard,

Over the mountains, the ring bearer tarried,
A heavy burden around his neck he carried,

They mountain pass ended in a deadly slope,
Gimli declared that Moria was their only hope,

But the dwarf doors were hidden and locked,
The fellowship was once again blocked,

But then the halfling solved the riddle,
They walked in with Frodo in the middle,

But the beast awoke with a wrath,
We retreated inside as Gandalf led the path,

The pillars were high and mighty in Khaza-dum,
But death got there first, Gimli cried at Balin’s tomb,

Then we heard the drums and many voices,
We were trapped and ran out of choices.

Hope you guys and girls enjoyed this weeks LOTRO Poem. You can check all previous editions by clicking LOTRO Poems. You can follow me on twitter @dgenxali. If you would like to read my non Tolkien poetry, you can checkout my blog dgenxali.wordpress.com. If you play on Brandywine server, you can find me on Estelali or Baginssis. Click Casual Raiders if you want to join my kinship. If you want to feature your poem on LOTRO Poems or even send feedback, my email is legendraiderx@gmail.com. Be good and have a wonderful day, Namarie!

LOTRO Poems #11

Hail Friends!

Welcome to the 11th edition of LOTRO Players on our very own brand new site domain! Woohoo! That was the next logical step in the evolution on this amazing site.

This week Casual Raiders did Helms Dike allot. I believe its the most easiest of all the Epic Battles and our best chance to get those rare golden jewelry items.

This week we return to our dear old Aragorn as he continues his journey. If you haven’t checked our the first two parts of the poem, you can do so by clicking here for part 1 and here for part 2. So this is ‘Estel’ part 3. Enjoy!

Estel

The nazgul chased us as we fled towards Rivendell,
Then as a ray of hope he came, the mighty Glorfindell,

The conqueror of balrog, survivor of beleriand,
Returned to Middle earth from faery land,

Then men, elves and dwarfs came,
Mighty heroes with stature and fame,

Boromir, the captain of the white tower,
Gimli with his axe of power,

Legolas travelled many yards,
And Aragorn brought Narsil’s shards,

The four little hobbits were united,
With Bilbo, who was also invited,

Then the One Ring to rule them all was brought,
The free people quarelled and fought,

Then Gandalf recited, “Ash nazg durbatuluk”,
Frodo stood up and upon himself this task he took,

To go to Mordor and destroy the ring, though he knew not the way,
And with him went Boromir, Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, Sam, Merry, Pippin and Gandalf the grey,

Together they formed the fellowship of the ring,
Biblo hugged Frodo and gave him a Mithril coat and Sting,

And once more Aragorn looked back, at her, as he was about to depart,
His eyes met hers, his elvish queen, his life, his love, his everything, his sweet heart.

Hope you guys and girls enjoyed this weeks LOTRO Poem. You can check all previous editions of LOTRO Poems by clicking here. You can follow me on twitter @dgenxali. If you would like to read my non Tolkien poetry, you can checkout my blog dgenxali.wordpress.com. If you play on Brandywine server, you can find me on Estelali or Baginssis. If you want me to feature your poem, you can send it to me at legendraiderx@gmail.com. I would feature it along with your name, website and contact info.

Estel (Part 7)

I came once again to that hill,

There upon the hill I stood still,

Upon the hill there is a tree, so tall and old,

It’s branches spread far and leaves were gold,

A memory appeared, the last time I was here,

I looked upon that face, so bright and fair,

My beloved was in my arms, Arwen Evenstar,

Full of joy, life and light, daughter of the Eldar,

The world was young and mountains green,

Now I think about the miles that lay between,

Will my fate be same as Beren one handed?

Will I succeed in the task I was handed?

Would I conquer my demons, face my fears,

The blood of Numenor in my veins, their unnumbered tears,

From the ashes, would I rise? Am I Elessar?

The path is hidden, but I still have to go far.

Estel (Part 6)

Estel (part 5)

Estel (part 4)

The journey was perilous and hard, The fellowship always on their guard,

Over the mountains, the ring bearer tarried, A heavy burden around his neck he carried,

They mountain pass ended in a deadly slope, Gimli declared that Moria was their only hope,

But the dwarf doors were hidden and locked, The fellowship was once again blocked,

But then the halfling solved the riddle, They walked in with Frodo in the middle,

But the beast awoke with a wrath, We retreated inside as Gandalf led the path,

The pillars were high and mighty in Khaza-dum, But death got there first, Gimli cried at Balin’s tomb,

Then we heard the drums and many voices, We were trapped and ran out of choices.

Estel

The nazgul chased us as we fled towards Rivendell, Then as a ray of hope he came, the mighty Glorfindell,

The conqueror of balrog, survivor of beleriand, Returned to Middle earth from faery land,

Then men, elves and dwarfs came, Mighty heroes with stature and fame,

Boromir, the captain of the white tower, Gimli with his axe of power,

Legolas travelled many yards, And Aragorn brought Narsil’s shards,

The four little hobbits were united, With Bilbo, who was also invited,

Then the One Ring to rule them all was brought, The free people quarelled and fought,

Then Gandalf recited, “Ash nazg durbatuluk”, Frodo stood up and upon himself this task he took,

To go to Mordor and destroy the ring, though he knew not the way, And with him went Boromir, Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, Sam, Merry, Pippin and Gandalf the grey,

Together they formed the fellowship of the ring, Biblo hugged Frodo and gave him a Mithril coat and Sting,

And once more Aragorn looked back, at her, as he was about to depart, His eyes met hers, his elvish queen, his life, his love, his everything, his sweet heart.