Posted in Places of Middle-earth on Jun 12th, 2007 No Comments »
Tolkien states in the prologue to ‘The Lord of the Rings’, it would be fruitless to look for geographical correspondences, as “Those days, the Third Age of Middle-earth, are now long past, and the shape of all lands has been changed…”. Yet Peter Bird, Professor of Geophysics and Geology at UCLA, has attempted just […]
Posted in Places of Middle-earth, Points of Interest on May 17th, 2007 No Comments »
The newest addition to LOTRO’s Explore Middle-earth series turns the spotlight on Ost Ringdyr in the Ettenmoors.
After Glân Vraig was firmly entrenched, the Free Peoples of Eriador, led by the elf Lainedhel, pressed further into the Ettenmoors. In the far eastern reaches, they established another, greater fortress - Ost Ringdyr - which houses the main […]
Posted in Places of Middle-earth, Through the Scrying Pool on May 17th, 2007 No Comments »
My latest travels took me into the North Downs and through the ruins of Minas Vrûn. Having spent the last few days in the Lone-lands, I felt the desire to leave those desolate lands and head north to the low hills of the North Downs.
While I was in Trestlebridge meeting with locals and doing […]
Posted in Places of Middle-earth, Through the Scrying Pool on May 14th, 2007 1 Comment »
One of the wonderful things about this game is being able to wander through the countryside and discover new places. Even areas that are seemingly far off the beaten path are rich in adventure. As a scholar, I tend to gravitate towards ruins looking for urns to gather materials. I’m continually amazed […]
Posted in Places of Middle-earth, Through the Scrying Pool on May 10th, 2007 No Comments »
‘That is Weathertop,’ said Strider.
This place is best rememberd as the place where Frodo is stabbed by one of the Nazgul. Aragorn fights them off, saving the hobbits from certain death.
In Lord of the Rings Online, Weathertop dominates the landscape of the Lone-lands when entering the Lone-lands from the West. A […]
