Hail and Well Met Friends! Over the next few weeks we will be taking a look into the history of the Witchking. They Have Arrived The first sighting of the Nazgul in Middle-Earth was reported in the second age around year 2251. For the next 1200 years, the Lord of the Nazgul would serve Sauron as his second in command. He fought in the war against the Last...

Hail and well met friends! Since the release of Western Gondor on Lord of the Rings Online, I thought it fitting to give a tribute to Dol-Amroth now that it’s one of the great cities we are able to gaze upon in our journey within the game. The Great City of Dol-Amroth Let’s take a quick look at some history of this great city and where it formed....

Hail and Well Met Everyone! Last week we left off with Sauron aka “The Necromancer” if you haven’t made that connection… abandoning his strong hold of Dol-Goldur, and returning to Mordor to prepare his armies for the final war against the free peoples of Middle-Earth. The Land of Mordor By the time Sauron returned to Mordor after his...

Hail and well met everyone! Last week we left off with Sauron being defeated by Isildur during the Last Alliance which brought the destruction of Sauron’s physical body.  Isildur had the chance to destroy the one ring and end the war forever but corruption came over him.  Isildur was betrayed years later and killed by orcs and the ring was lost in the...

Hail and well met everyone! Last week we left off with Sauron being defeated by the armies of Numenor’s King Tar-Minastir in the War of the Elves. Though defeated he was not completely destroyed and fled back to Mordor once again to regroup and gain his power back over the next few centuries.  This week we pick up with the beginning of Sauron becoming a...

Hail and well met everyone! Last week we left off with the Necromancer being defeated by Luthien and fleeing into hiding.  He had very little to do with the events that took place in the first age but   things in Middle-Earth were not safe as the Necromancer was laying dormant just waiting.  This week we pick up with the beginning events of his rise to power in...

Hail and well met everyone! These next few weeks we are going to take a peek into an ancient evil and the origin of how Sauron came to be and the corruption that he brought to Middle-Earth. Whether you are a die hard Tolkien fan, or a new comer to the scene of Tolkien lore I hope you enjoy this series. Before the creation of Ea, Sauron was one of the countless...

The Last time we left off we had just seen the Nazgul defeated at the Ford of Bruinen as they were pursuing Frodo to Rivendell.  Washed away and forced to flee we now regroup to see the fate that unfolds for the Nazgul and our final episode on them. Fleeing to Mordor Returning to Mordor in complete failure, the Nazgul were forced to abandon their hunt for the...

Back in action this week and when we left off last time we had just seen the return of the nine in the Third Age.  This week we pick up with the Nazgûl in search for the One Ring. The Hunt for the One Ring Near the beginning of the War of the Ring in 3018, Gollum, who once had the Ring in his posession, was captured and tortured in Mordor.  This lead Gandalf to...

After taking a break from writing this past week and finishing up the Newbie Blogger Initiative event for the month of May I have been itching to get this new post out so I hope you enjoy. We’re taking a look at Sauron’s dark servants The Nazgûl or also known as the Ring-Wraiths, Black Riders, or The Nine which is my favorite name for these menacing enemy’s of...