The Dwarrow Scholar

The Harnkegger Games VII starts today!

You may have noticed throngs of dwarves running up and down the stairs of Thorin’s Hall in the past weeks, perhaps hobbits frantically memorizing their poems, or Elves swimming in the Brandwine for that matter. All rather unusual things to say the least, but not when you realize The Harnkegger Games are once again upon us!

The Harnkegger Games (LoTRO’s player-run Olympic-style week-long event) is back for its seventh year running. Hence, all of Laurelin is utterly alight with activity in preparation for the games STARTING TODAY, eager and excited to kick off the events at 2PM Servertime (7UK/8CET). Like every year The Harnkegger Games Committee on Laurelin (consisting of members from Durin’s Folk, The Blue Mountains Regiment, and The Shire Angling Club) get together and host a full week of crazy, exciting and hilarious games, this year running from Monday 24th till Sunday 30th of September.

Hop on to Laurelin (open to anyone with a character out of the starter zone), compete and earn yourself massive amounts of gold (3500 gold to be won!), plenty of sturdy steel keys and a hoard of LOTRO Points (a whopping 13.000 again this year!) Oh and eternal bragging rights of course… well, until next year, of course.
Will the Elves defend their first Nation title successfully? Or will the Dwarves valiantly claim back their title? Perhaps the men can jump out of the shadows and make that Nation title theirs? And let’s not forget those hobbits! Don’t miss a minute of this year’s exciting Harnkegger Games via LoTRO’s very own twitch channel, where community manager Cordovan and the LoTRO stream team will be covering every game day LIVE.

The opening concert, is once again provided by the beardelicious dwarf band “The Rolling Kegs” , kicking off this year’s Harnkegger Games in front of the doors of Thorin’s Halls on Laurelin.

The adventure awaits, join us!

Don’t miss a minute of this year’s Harnkegger Games!

Many of the dwarves of Laurelin seem to be in a frightful hurry these days. Thorin’s Hall is alight with activity in preparation for the games of the year that start tomorrow.

What games you say? The Harnkegger Games of course! LOTRO’s very own Olympics with a twist is back for its sixth year. Compete and earn yourself massive amounts of gold (nearly 2500 gold to be won!), plenty of sturdy steel keys and a hoard of LOTRO Points (a whopping 13.000 of them this year!) Oh and let’s not forget, eternal bragging rights, well, at least until next year of course.

Like every year The Harnkegger Games Committee on Laurelin (consisting of members from Durin’s Folk, The Blue Mountains Regiment, and The Shire Angling Club) get together and host a full week of crazy, exciting and hilarious games, this year running from Monday 11th till Sunday 17th of September.

Known for its various gaming contests, general merriment and consumption of rather large amounts of ale, this festival of Dwarvish origin offers 15 full-scale events, open to anyone with a Laurelin character out of the starter zone, a friendly smile, a good dose of sportsmanship and an eager spirit.

Not only do the Laurelinians and LOTRO themselves provide a massive hoard of prizes for the winners, but you also get to fight for the honor of your race! Will you ensure the dwarves earn their third consecutive Harnkegger Nations title this year? Or will you valiantly fight for the honor of Men or Hobbits, taking revenge for narrowly missing the title these last two years? Who knows… maybe the Elves might even win more than a couple of points this year and challenge the others for the title?

Don’t miss a minute of this year’s exciting Harnkegger Games via LOTRO’s very own twitch channel, where community manager Cordovan and the LOTRO streaming team will be covering every game day LIVE.

The opening concert, provided by the beardelicious dwarf band “The Rolling Kegs” , kicks off this year’s Harnkegger on Monday September 11th at 2pm servertime (US Eastern) in front of the doors of Thorin’s Halls on Laurelin.

Like what you’ve read? Feel like competing in some of the events of this year’s Harnkegger Games? Then check out harnkeggergames.simplesite.com or follow on twitter @HarnkeggerGames

The Harnkegger Games are over…. But wait! There’s more!

If you’ve visited Laurelin the week before you likely witnessed seven fantastic days of Harnkegger Games V.

Games that couldn’t have happened without the awesome community on Laurelin, the stewards, hosts and officials of the three hosting kinships, our friends from other servers and the aid of Lotro’s very own Community Manager Cordovan.

Not only were these games the biggest and best attended so far, they were also – without a doubt – the best yet.

And even though the games themselves are over… we still have a dragon’s hoard of prizes to raffle off, not to mention the two champion titles to announce. We will even throw in some extra raffle tickets just for those that attend the award ceremony on the 17th of September, so even if you haven’t won a medal you could get a nice prize.

These are the nominees for Harnkegger Champion (winning 3000 Turbine Points, 5 Sturdy Steel Keys and 250 gold)

Ingebjorg
Demuirthel
Heartsong
Acorne
Alhvar
Ioronir
Byli
Elthiriel

These are the nominees for Fair Play Hero (winning 1550 Turbine Points, 2 Sturdy Steel Keys and 50 gold)

Hobigar
Ornessar
Omali
Hooh
Bolsten
Caylir

So we hope to see you all on September 17th at 3PM at the Drunken Dwarrow Inn, 4 Myrtle Court, Burrbridge (Shire Homesteads)

Last Days to Register for Harnkegger Games V

Axes have been sharpened, poems have been written, songs have been rehearsed and toe-hairs have been combed…. yes, free people from all four corners of Arda are once again ready for The Harnkegger Games!

Nearly 400 Lotro Players have selected the 15 events that will captivate us, move us and shake us and make our bearded jaws drop.

Check out the video below to get a taste of what’s on offer for Harnkegger V

And let me tell you… the Harnkegger Games Committee couldn’t be more eager to get started!

YOU, yes YOU… could be the next Harnkegger Record breaker, the one that takes home the Gold medal, the wagon-load of in-game gold, the generous helping of Turbine Points… or maybe even the coveted Harnkegger Champion title.

What’s that? You haven’t registered yet? Well, not all events require registration but many do. So if you haven’t registered yet don’t waste any time and do it NOW – before the last spots fill up!

Registration closes on September 2nd, so get to it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CshlMkNQpRA

The Harnkegger Games V start on September 5th at 2PM Servertime with an opening concert by The Aleford Band, Weatherstock 2016 LMB Cup Winners!

The Aleford Band Play the Opening and Closing Concerts for Harnkegger

See you on September 5th at The Harnkegger Games V!

Answer the Call of the Harnkegger!

Hail and well met!

It’s that time again, it’s Harnkegger Time!
Well… almost, we need to pick our events first and that’s where YOU come in.

Dwarrow Dice Tournament

What’s Harnkegger you say? My friend, where have you been these past four years? The Harnkegger Games are LotRO’s very own Olympics. Earn yourself massive amounts of gold (over 1275 gold to be won!), loads of in-game goodies, maybe even some Turbine Points*.
And let’s not forget, eternal bragging rights, well, at least until next year.

Like every summer The Harnkegger Games Committee on Laurelin (consisting of members from Durin’s Folk, The Blue Mountains Regiment, The Eorlingas, The Divine Brew and the Shire Angling Club) get together and host a full week of games, this year running from Monday 5th till Sunday 11th of September.

Sparring Tournament

Known for its various gaming contests, general merriment and consumption of rather large amounts of ale, this festival of Dwarvish origin offers 15 full-scale events. Not only do we Laurelinians provide a massive hoard of prizes for the winners, but you also get to fight for the honor of your race!

Will the dwarves be able to keep their Harnkegger Nations title this year, or will the Men and Hobbits take revenge for last year? Maybe the Elves might even win a point this year, who knows?

But before we can do anything, we need to decide what kind of events we will have. The Harnkegger Games Committee has proposed 23 events and out of these YOU get to pick the 15 events that you would like to compete in. The vote stays open till August 7th.

Fence Running

So, what are you waiting for?!?

VOTE NOW FOR YOUR FAVORITE EVENTS!

Prize Donations in gold or rare/valuable prizes are accepted till Friday July 15th via the character “Harnkegger” on Laurelin.

*Though Turbine Points have been promised by Turbine, the Harnkegger Games Committee cannot guarantee Turbine Points at this point in time. Yet a large amount of in game gold and prizes have been set aside for the games in the event Turbine does not honor its promise.