In the southern reaches of the Barrow-downs lies the Great Barrow, Othrongroth, one of the oldest and largest of the Edain mounds. As the Witch-king’s power has grown, fell spirits have taken possession of the rotting remains of the dead in his name. What was once a sacred place of solemnity is now the home […]

The vast expanse of the Misty Mountains divides the western and eastern halves of Middle-earth, making travel and commerce between those lands difficult. The few roads across the Mountains are fraught with danger. The first is to travel all the way around the southern end of the Misty Mountains, through the Gap of Rohan, but […]

Word ids going around of a fraudulent email that has been sent to a number of Lord of the Rings Online players, which tells the player that their account is suspected of account trading/selling, and asks the user for personal information, including their password, to “verify” the account. The LotRO launcher has a message […]

When Eärnur and Glorfindel drove the hosts of Angmar from the fallen North-kingdom, they eradicated the Angmarim west of the Misty Mountains. A short time later, however, the ancestors of the Rohirrim pressed northward on the far side of the mountains and drove the remaining Angmarim back into their former realm, though they were now […]

When we introduced Bounty Hunter in December 2007, we intended it, alongside Clan Wars, to be the first of a series of enjoyable PvP minigames. Three months on, we have had a chance to look at your Bounty Hunter feedback and comments, and have come up with changes that will really improve it!
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Book 12: the Ashen Wastes for Lord of the Rings Online has officially launched, bringing new features like enhanced customization, and new areas of adventure such as the Delving of Frór.
Welcome to the latest free content update for The Lord of the Rings Online™! Book 12: The Ashen Wastes introduces even […]

Recently, Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to sit down with Lord of the Rings Online Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel to talk about what goes into the game`s updates, launch and the business of MMOs.
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down for a conversation with Jeffrey Steefel, the Executive […]

After the fashion of ancient Númenor, the Men of Arnor revered their dead almost more than they did the living. Great tombs were erected for their kings in a place called Men Erain. Of the ten kings of Arnor, only seven were interred at Men Erain, for Valandil son of Isildur […]

In the months after Strider brought four hobbits to the hidden valley of Rivendell, Elrond Half-elven sent forth many Elf-scouts and Rangers to search the surrounding lands for signs of the Enemy’s servants. One of these scouts, an Elf-woman named Candelleth, established a way-station in Tâl Bruinen, the southern reaches of the Trollshaws that follow […]

Each new book for Turbine’s Lord of the Rings Online: The Shadows of Angmar takes a look at two of the game’s classes for the purpose of improving and re-balancing the class. Here we present the changes that are on the horizon for the Guardian in Book 12.
The Month of the […]