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...

Jun 19, 2017

This week we discussed the relative value of the Beorning and described how we use our skills.

Jun 17, 2017

We have arrived but there is still a long battle ahead. Book 6 – The Battle of the Pelennor Fields Theoden’s riders Thundered on the field Till the King of Rohan Met the King of Shadow. All fled the menace That no man could kill Till the Nazgûl was slain By the niece of the king.   Then Éomer charged Into the enemy lines So the battle raged At a...

May 23, 2017

We search for the Riders of Rohan. Book 5 – The Ride of the Rohirrim Hirgon the herald Lay hacked on the ground For orcs held the road The riders would take. We must warn Rohan That the route was blocked So we plunged into the wood Where the Woses beat their drums.   The Woses were wild But willing to help As the orcs were foes Of the foulest kind....

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 17, 2017

We arrive in the White City to find that danger is creeping closer. Book 4 – Minas Tirith It was time to ride To the Tower of Guard: The massive city Of Minas Tirith. We found Faramir On the field as we rode But he was downed by a dart Of a deadly Nazgûl.   As the soldiers in the city For a siege prepared The steward studied A stone for news. He saw...

May 8, 2017

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

May 2, 2017

We search for Faramir to deliver some good news. Book 3 – Voices of the Past The rangers readied The raiders’ ships To sail the river As a secret force. While the fleet set sail To the City of White We threaded our way Through Ithilien fair.   We searched for Faramir In the forested land To bring word of our win Against the wicked corsairs. Yet the...

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...

Apr 17, 2017

This week we discuss upcoming events in LOTRO, including the 10th Anniversary Celebration.

Mar 20, 2017

This week we discuss mitigations and LOTRO news.

Mar 6, 2017

This week we discuss the preview of update 20 and have a guest.

Mar 4, 2017

The corsairs threaten the southern lands of Gondor. Book 2 – The Dawnless Day The fleet of Gondor Was frozen in port By Balakhor the Scourge’s Belligerent fleet. With the City of Swans Surrounded by foes We headed for Pelargir, The Port of Gondor.   From the east the clouds Covered the sky To make the night Unnaturally long. The people we met...

Jan 17, 2017

With Rohan saved, it is now time to head for Gondor as we start a new volume. Book 1 – The Road to Gondor A lad was lost In the lonely path Where the dead had dwelt Since the dawn of the age. When the boy was safe We braved the depths To reach the realm Where the ruthless went.   We arrived in Gondor, The glorious realm That fought the masses Of...

Dec 28, 2016

What will we find in Isengard now that that Saruman’s army has been defeated? Book 14 – The Waters of Isengard With the battle won We wondered how The traitor Saruman Would take the loss. With the king we headed To the keep of the wizard Where Galdalf would carry The council’s judgement.   Along the road The rangers we met So at last the Grey...

Dec 22, 2016

It is now time for war. Book 13 – Helm’s Deep We rushed to the ford But Rohan fell back To the stronghold where Helm Hammerhand prevailed. Isengard’s forces Flowed from the North To prepare an assault To punish the Mark.   The dike was downed By Dunlendings and orcs Then the walls were broken By the unbearable force. We were forced to flee Into...

We roam throughout Rohan helping where we can. Book 12 – War in the Westemnet With the city preparing For the southern road We went ahead To herald the news. There Ellen Fremedon Refused to care Till we killed the wargs That crept nearby.   Then we rode to Aldburg, Rohan’s old seat, Where decay had crept Into the crumbling homes. There we tracked...

We decide to cross the river despite the king’s orders. Book 11 – The Golden Hall Despite the ban We braved the ford And galloped to the king At the Golden Hall. There Gandalf healed The Grey-haired king And expelled the worm That poisoned the land.   The king decided To create a force To march to Isengard Where the menace dwelt. And named his...

Barred from heading west, we head into the mountains instead. Book 10 – Snows of Wildermore Banished from the West And barred from crossing The Silver Waters Of Snowbourn River, We continued our fight Against foes of the Mark Till we found the harp Of Horn’s mentor.   Then word reached us Of Wildermore’s plight Where winter and cold Kept a firm hold....

Our chase finally comes to a conclusion. Book 9 – The Third Marshal The Third Marshal Thoroughly slew The orcs who held Our hobbit friends. He saw no sign To salve our fears So we visited the site Where he vanquished the orcs.   Our friends did flee Into Fangorn deep Where the hobbits were housed By huorns and ents. With them out of reach To Éomer we...