LOTRO Video Highlights: Morning Never Came

This week’s video highlight tells the epic tale of a fight between a murderous wizard and a hero of the night. Some of the shots the video uses are truly amazing.  “Morning Never Came” was released yesterday (in 2015) on Nukemz7’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Middle-earth 2013

This week’s video highlight is my favorite trailer for LOTRO.  “Lotro – Middle-earth by Jarwin 2013” was released in 2013 on Jarwin Bardener’s YouTube channel. Note: This trailer contains minor language. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Yarr, Arrr Me Hearty Trailer

This week’s video highlight is two trailers for a hobbit pirate musical.  “Grand Order Acting Troupe: Yarrr, Arrr Me Hearty” was released in 2013 on Lina Willowwood’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and it...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Rise of Isengard Fan Trailer

This week’s video highlight is an awesome Isengard fan trailer.  “LOTRO: Rise of Isengard Teaser” was released in 2011 on It’s THE Camera Dwarf’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and it might end up in a...

LOTRO Video Highlights: No Return

This week’s video highlight tells a highly emotional story about love and war.  “No Return”  was released in 2013 on fly47ful’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and it might end up in a future...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Song

This week’s video highlight tells a great story that showcases the power of song in Middle-earth.  “Song” was released in 2012 on Bards, Beers, & Longbeards’ YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and it might end...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Dâr Narbugud Moria Raid

This week’s video highlight takes us deep into Moria in one of the best raid trailers for LOTRO.  “LOTRO – Trucido in DN (DN Raid in Moria)” was released in 2009 on Sunbeamt’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Ghostbusters Music

This week’s video highlight lets us know that even in Middle-earth the answer to ‘Who you gonna call?’ is still the same.  “LOTRO Music – Ghostbusters” was released in 2008 on clif21082’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Russian Machinima

This week’s video highlight is not an April Fools joke but instead a very real machinima video.  It was originally part of a larger LOTRO vs WOW video. “Это лаг – LOTRO Machinima” was originally released in 2013 on DocWitson’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an...

LOTRO Video Highlights: The Shire

This week’s video highlight is one of my favorites!  From the great music to the iconic imagery, I really love this video. “The Shire” was released in 2010 on CerebralSync’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Helm’s Deep Trailer

This week’s video highlight is an exciting trailer for Helm’s Deep. “The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm’s Deep” was released in 2013 on LOTRO’s Official YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and it might...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Middle-earth

This week’s video highlight takes us on a journey throughout the various zones in LOTRO. “The Lord of the Rings Online: Middle-Earth” was released in 2010 on Caliria the Elf Champion’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the...

LOTRO Video Highlights: The Lesson Sheet

This week’s video highlight lets us watch someone’s keyboard while they play music in LOTRO. “LOTRO : La leçon de feuille” (or The Lesson Sheet translated by Google) was released in 2007 on MrFeuille’s YouTube channel.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5H-We27Z3A Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this...

LOTRO Video Highlights: LOTR Shire

This week’s video highlight shows that Howard Shore’s score can apply to any adaptation of the Shire. “LOTR Shire 2” was released in 2008 on Kram1563’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and it might end up...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Lore-Master Fan Trailer

This week’s video highlight is one of the best class trailers for LOTRO. “The Lord of the Rings – Online “Lore-Master” Trailer” was released in 2010 on EveNArtworkS’ YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the...

LOTRO Video Highlights: The Ride of Eorl

This week’s video highlight uses hundreds of players to tell the lore behind the creation of Rohan. “The Ride of Eorl” was released in 2012 on Bards, Beers, and Longbeards’ YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Payback

This week’s video highlight is a great example of how any story can be told in LOTRO if you put your mind to it. “Payback” was released in 2014 on fly47ful’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and it might end up...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Early LOTRO Trailer

This week’s video highlight takes us back to the promotional days before LOTRO’s release. While it might not hold up to today’s standards, at the time the trailer below was a really good in-game trailer for an MMO. “The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (trailer)” was released in 2006. Do you know of a good LOTRO video...

LOTRO Video Highlights: Helm’s Deep Fan Trailer

This week’s video highlight is a great fan trailer that was made for Helm’s Deep a month before release. “LOTRO: Helms Deep Fan-made Trailer” was released in 2013 on Peodric R’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the...

LOTRO Video Highlights: One Year of Highlights

One year ago I started a series covering some of my favorite videos for The Lord of the Rings Online.  At the time I had a relatively small selection of about 25 videos planned for the weekly series. After starting the series, I quickly began looking on YouTube for hours and hours with the goal of finding more great LOTRO YouTube videos.  I was greatly...