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...

Hail Friends! Welcome to the 10th edition of LOTRO Poems!!! Casual Raiders did a lot of raiding this week. We did Ost Dunhoth a bunch of times and also Battle for Erebor and Fires of Smaug. It was fun and challenging and we had a blast. And speaking of Casual Raiders, this week’s poem is called ‘Casual Raiders’. About a year ago I transferred...

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...

Hail Friends!  Welcome to the 9th edition of LOTRO Poems. This was one busy week for Casual Raiders as we raided alot. Many of our kin who had just gotten to lvl 100 got their FA symbols. Also I experimented some more on the yellow traits of a burglar, it’s full of tricks and so much fun. This week I am featuring a beautiful poem sent by Amenhir of Rohan....

Hello Friends!  Welcome to the 8th edition of LOTRO Poem! How awesome was this welcome back week end? I levelled so many alts of mine that in the end my arms starting hurting. Casual Raiders didn’t do much raiding this week since everyone was so busy leveling but we did do a Draigoch run which was fun. i am so glad that we get to slay a dragon in game....

How many books by Tolkien have you read? Would Tolkien approve of LOTRO? Yes Maybe No View Results  Loading ... We were going to ask which books but there were too many good options even with just the more popular...

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...

Hello Friends! Welcome to the 7th edition of LOTRO Poems! This week the Casual Raiders did Barad Guldur raid. It was awesome to do it again after a long time. So the Treasure Hunt started, did you guys get any cave-claws yet? I haven’t checked it out yet but I am planning on doing it tonight. I have just been so busy levelling up my alts and playing with...

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....

Hello Friends! Welcome to the sixth edition of LOTRO Poems. This week’s poem is called ‘Casual Stroll’ and its a very special poem to me. It’s inspired by Tolkien’s poem ‘Errantry’. Casual Stroll When I was bored of playing, and slaying, the deeds became boring, Like everything in life, if you do something over and over...

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...

We are interested if our audience has read the books that inspired LOTRO. So, Have you read a book by Tolkien? Which zone most needs a revamp? Ered Luin The Shire Bree-land Lone-lands North Downs Evendim Trollshaws Misty Mountains Ettenmoors Angmar Forochel Eregion Moria Lothlórien Southern Mirkwood Enedwaith Dunland Isengard (Nan Curunír) Great River East...

Hello Friends! Welcome to the fifth edition of LOTRO Poems.. Five awesome weeks of writing for you all has been a great experience. I didn’t think the poems would be read on the LOTRO Players News podcast as well but it’s been a hoot listening to Pineleaf read them all with passion. If I had some more musical editing skills, I would definitely make...

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...

Hello Friends! Welcome to the fourth edition of LOTRO Poems! This week was one busy week for me. This week I led some raids and also made kin rules for my kin on Brandywine. I am loving the new sockeded armour. Its a wonderful concept and I hope Turbine invests more time on it. This week I wanted to continue the theme of one serious poem and one light fun poem....

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...

Hello Friends! Welcome to the third edition of LOTRO Poems! Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend and enjoying putting ‘Essences’ on your new slotted gear in LOTRO. This week we will change gears again and switch back to a more serious poem I wrote. It’s titled ‘Forever Alone’ and it’s about our favourite villan in Lord...

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...