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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 Senior Wold Builder for LOTRO, Chris Pierson, will be giving a presentation on world-building at Mythmoot III. “He moved to the States to work as a designer for Turbine Games, the originator of LOTRO. His tenure at Turbine goes back to the beginning of LOTRO, and he has many stories and insights to share about the challenges, joys and frustrations of...

Brotherhood Workshop has yet again done another great parody of The Hobbit by giving us insight into Azog’s battle...

Brotherhood Workshop has is known for doing great parodies of moments relating to the Tolkien films and this time is no exception as they explore why Saruman went...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Brotherhood Workshop is at it again with another great LEGO stop-motion video.  This time they cover The Hobbit in 72 seconds in a surprisingly comprehensive way, especially considering the length of the three hobbit...

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...

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...