This week’s featured events: This week is all about the rock.  Come to Landroval this weekend for Rockfest September 17th-18th and the Rockfest Revisted after party on the evening of the 18th.  It all goes down at the Bree Festival Stage. RockFest starts at noon EDT on Saturday the 17th and the music keeps going until 3am.  On the 18th it all gets...

Sep 16, 2016

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...

This week’s featured events: The Harnkegger Games continue through Sunday, September 11th on the Laurelin server.  Here’s the remaining schedule: Friday starting at 3pm EDT: Gallop-a-Run from Gondamon to Celondim, Swim-a-Run, and Lune Swim Saturday starting at 3pm EDT: Drunken Merchant Run in Michel Delving and Music Contest at the Methel Stage...

Aug 27, 2016

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...

The weekly community events post will be on hiatus until September 2.  In lieu of weekly posts, I will highlight a few scheduled events coming up this month, list out the weekly and monthly events that are always on the calendar, and share my main information sources so you may keep informed of activities still to come.  If you know of an upcoming event that...

This week’s featured events: The Month of the Chicken is coming, and it’s time to get ready by going to Chicken Camp on Landroval.  Chicken Camp will run through the introductory quests in advance of the big Free Range run next month.  There will be three session on Saturday–“Green Eggs Camp” will run through the three starter...

Weatherstock is today!  Join the official LOTRO Twitch channel in their broadcast of Weatherstock VIII. Watch live video from LOTROstream on www.twitch.tv Weathertop, the largest hill in all of the Lone lands, provides large panoramic views for miles and miles. It was here where the kingdoms of old built a great watchtower and 8 years ago where The Lonely...

This week’s featured event: The most anticipated day on the LOTRO social calendar is finally here: Weatherstock comes to Landroval on Saturday, July 23rd.  It’s a truly massive event unlike any other, and something that all players must experience at least once.  If you don’t have a character on Landroval, spend some time making one in...

This week’s featured events: Dr. Star and the Acoustic Mayhem (sometimes known as Fraggle Rock or the Fraggles) play a monthly concert on three different servers.  They took off the last two weekends because of the Weatherstock Concert Series, but they’ll be back on Crickhollow this Saturday at 6pm on the Prancing Pony Stage.  Next...

LOTRO Players has received 5 LOTRO Steely Dawn Starter Pack codes to give away.  These codes do come with a request that the code recipients are not VIP and have a character level 25 or higher.  This is a first come, first serve style giveaway.  Enter the codes into Steam to see if they are still available. HK9G2-H9PTM-HFMTP 78EFJ-3MALR-4F4Z3 GF4C8-JWVDD-FVBYJ...

Jul 8, 2016

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. 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...

This week’s featured events: The Weatherstock Concert Series continues this weekend on Landroval.  All concerts will take place at the Bree Festival Stage.  On Saturday the concerts run from 12pm-6pm with The Foxcleeve Inn, Polnolunie, The Rolling Kegs, Notenzauber, Skarn, and the White Flames.  Sunday’s concerts go from 12pm-4pm and feature Les...

Jul 8, 2016

Dear LOTRO Players, With a sad heart I have to pass on the news that LOTRO has lost another fine player. Tinki has left Middle-Earth, she sails over the western seas to the Undying Lands. I first met Tinki and cousin Pipsi in my early days as a member of The Lonely Mountain Band, we LOTRO’d as a group of role-players experiencing The Shire content while...

This week’s featured events: The Weatherstock Concert Series starts as all good things should–with P.I.E.  Hear them perform at the Bree Festival Grounds on Friday at 9pm EDT.  The Hope, The Fluffy Unicorns, and Die Bunten Voegel will perform for an hour each at the Bree Festival Grounds starting at 12pm on Saturday, with Runic Knights Orchestra...

LOTRO Players is giving away expansions thanks to supporters on Patreon. Prizes An Expansion Quad Pack & A Helm’s Deep Expansion An Expansion Quad Pack An Expansion Quad Pack Note: The expansion Quad Pack includes the Moria, Mirkwood, Isengard and Riders of Rohan expansions. Further details about all items are available in the LOTRO Market. How to...

Greetings! As we approach Winterstock the pre concert series begins on Landroval. This is an opportunity to listen to an extended concert from all the competing bands. Bree Festival Grounds is the location for many of the concerts but not all. Please refer to the information below for each individual performance. Friday July 1st: P.I.E. – 9:00 PM – Bree...

Jun 26, 2016

The HOBNANIGANS Chicken game is a pass time enjoyed greatly by players of The Lord of the Rings which comes around every first part of each month. Now Launching the Hobnanigans Chicken League, where teams of 3 and 6 compete for their place on the Ranking Ladder. Join the Ranking Ladder to become the best team out there! June Landroval Tournament Results 1st...

This week’s featured event: Shirefest starts today on Crickhollow.  Summons to the festival grounds at the pillar south of Scary will be available throughout the weekend.  Please visit our previous post to find out all the details or take a look at the Crickhollow Music website.  The full schedule is listed at both locations. All events are listed in...

Jun 22, 2016

The Shirefest music festival is returning to the Crickhollow server this weekend, June 24th-26th.  The third edition of Crickhollow’s biggest event moves out to the pillars south of Scary in the Shire.  Bands will set up under the pillar at approximately 28.3S 66.3W and the crowd will gather at the field in front.  Captains will be on hand throughout the...

Jun 21, 2016

“We don’t eat Elvish lembas in the mountains We don’t drink miruvor, and never tea We don’t live on mushrooms like those hobbits We like livin’ right, and bein’ free.” Yes, that’s us – THE ROLLING KEGS, Laurelin’s all-singing, all-dancing, all-Dwarven band, full of ale and ready to roll. Double...