Jul 19, 2020

Minstrel Glompla has an unfortunate run-in with a Hobbit in need of her help.

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Jul 28, 2018

We now head into a sticky realm.   Chapter 3, Part 1 – The Tower of Webs We sped to a land Of spiders and bugs Where Atli sought To sweep them away. There we headed to a tower Terrorized by spiders To seek some orders Of Ugrukhôr of the Pit. The tower’s old garrison Was torn asunder As they fought for trinkets Found on prisoners. A second force Now...

May 26, 2018

Exploring Mordor can drive you mad.   Chapter 2, Part 2 – Madness in Mordor From the east there came A clatter that told That Rhogrin went mad In a raging fury. We found our friend Near a fetid pit Where Barad Dûr’s Basement Gaped. We knocked some sense And soothed his mind Then Rhogrin left Rotten Mordor. Thus Covadil learned That the land’s too...

May 11, 2018

It is now time to learn more about the trinket we found.   Chapter 2, Part 1 – A Light in the Darkness We travelled afar With the treasure we gained To learn its lore And links to the past. It was a source of hope Before Sauron’s forces Brought it to Mordor And muddied its light. When the taint was cleansed By our quest to the source, To Elrond we...

May 3, 2018

We serch for the missing Ayorzén.   Chapter 1, Part 4 – Ayorzén We galloped to the gate To Gorgoroth the dark To learn if Ayorzén Had left Udûn. The gate was open But guards blocked the way So wily Ayorzén Still wandered within. We searched the camps Of his countrymen But found no sign Of the sneaky thief. Yet soon we learned That the sneak was...

Apr 25, 2018

Now that we know Durthang’s history, it is time for us to enter it.   Chapter 1, Part 3 – Unintentions Into Durthang we delved, Now a dungeon most foul, Where orcs and uruks Scream orders to kill. We cleared the guards Gathered at the cells Then released the pitiful Prisoners within. Most were from Nûrn, Which nourished the realm, But one was...

Apr 25, 2018

Hail Friends! Hope you are all doing well. Happy 11th Anniversary to The Lord of The Rings Online. It is a joy to see such a wonderful game based on Tolkiens lore still going strong. While raiding is fun but the mere fact that we can just log into a game and go visit Prancing Pony in Bree or go see the Tower of Isengard or witness the destruction of the Black...

Apr 21, 2018

Finally, we enter into Mordor, where we encounter the enemy and learn a bit of its history.   Chapter 1, Part 2 – Deadly Durthang We fought the forces At the forges of Udûn, Where the sweat of slaves Made swords and mail. At Mornaur we met The mercenary Rhogrin Who thought to ruin The ringing anvils. With the anvils toppled For Annoth we searched...

Apr 11, 2018

We with ring destroyed, it is time to enter into the land of Mordor. Today, we start our journey through the Black Book of Mordor. Today, we reach the gate but don’t get very far inside.   Chapter 1, Part 1 – Four at the Gate The gate to Mordor Was mangled and bent Leaving a way For wanderers to pass. The fearless and foolish Followed the path...

Mar 24, 2018

Hail Friends! Hope you are all doing well. Spring is in the air, the sun is shinning bright, as winter comes to end and our paths lead us to Northern Mirkwood and Dale and to Erebor and it is finally time for the return of LOTRO Poems. Casual Raiders recently celebrated their 4th year anniversary. Sometimes I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that...

Sep 28, 2017

Can we possibility survive this encounter? Book 9 – The Ring of Power At the point of despair The pressure was eased As the eagles arrived To reverse the tide. The Nazgûl fled south To Sauron’s aid, Till the gate groaned With a ghastly crash.   Then Landroval carried us To the ledge of Doom To find our friends Frodo and Sam. They were tired, hungry,...

Aug 13, 2017

(A Homeric retelling of The Fall of the Noldor) Sing, O Nienna, of the wrath of Finwe’s son Feanor, the deadly wrath that brought upon the Noldor countless woes and sent many fair princes of the Eldalie down to the Halls of Mandos from that day when first far-seeing Manwe and mighty Feanor parted in strife. Which one of the Powers, then, set them to angry...

Jun 27, 2017

What will we find at the Black Gate? Book 8 – The Black Gate At the edge of the Waste Our wandering mind Drifted to Frodo And the fateful ring. Our march was small Next to Mordor’s horde But perhaps the hobbits Would be helped by our show.   We marched to the gate And gathered our strength Then demanded that Sauron Surrender at once. In response, the...

Jun 22, 2017

It is time to March towards Mordor. Book 7 – March of the King Our rest was brief When the battle was done As the hale must heal The hurts of the wounded. The captains took council On the course to take And chose to march And challenge our foe.   We sounded the trumpets As our troops set forth Into Gondor’s glorious Garden – Ithilien. There we...

May 18, 2017

Hail Friends! Hope you are all doing well! The sun is shinning bright, spring has said goodbye but weather-man says the unexpected winds of winter are about to make a come back here in northern Italy. Casual Raiders had a slow week, with some players taking a break from gaming to tend to real life, we have decided to take this time to go back to the basis and...

May 8, 2017

This week we were regaled with poems and shared stories of our week in LOTRO.

May 2, 2017

  Hail Friends! Guess who is back! Did you guys miss me?  Life has been busy, with work and my Kinship and 3 million other hobbies, it was very hard to keep up with the weekly Tolkien inspired poetry. So many times I wanted to publish what little poetry I wrote but I just didnt want to publish something which wouldn’t have done justice to the...

Hello Friends! Welcome to the long awaited 16th edition of LOTRO Poems! Woohoo! Exams and work kept me from doing justice to Tolkien inspired poetry so I waited till I could do it justice before publishing more. Also I am involved in writing this amazing new video lore series , so check it out if you haven’t done so already, Middle-earth Lore chapter 1:...

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...