Swimming in the Gladdenmere: LOTRO U24.2 preview
Beware of the Rock Ness monster. LOTRO’s Update 24.2 was released on the beta test server Bullroarer yesterday. This is a small update to the Vales of Anduin release, with a handful of additions,...
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A piece of proper dogetry! There was a talent show in the Shire earlier tonight, which was grand good fun. I had pondered on whether to sign up or not. Times are a bit busy in real-life, so I haven’t...
View ArticleGrand Squealing Oink Song
Oinky oinky oink About the song Tibba wanted a Grand Squealing Oink Song. I wrote one. Why? OH WHY, yer might ask? Because I got five jars full of fresh-baked biscuits, that’s why. I’m weak. Best sung...
View ArticleQuicker than a ray of light: LOTRO Minas Morgul preview
Shine on you crazy diamond. UPDATED! UPDATED Friday October 18. Added a few more pictures of Barad-dûr and Minas Morgul, see below. The first preview of the upcoming LOTRO expansion, Minas Morgul, was...
View ArticleHelp make the Hobbity Yule Calendar 2019
Third time’s even more charming! Pycella is looking for entries to this year’s Hobbity Yule Calendar. And yer can help! Here’s all the info from Pycella’s place: Are you dreaming of a hobbity Yule?...
View ArticleThe Hobbit Mathom Song
Keepers finders About the song The Grand Order celebrated its 12th anniversary yesterday. Here’s to 12 more! I wanted to write a song for the occasion, pointing towards some of our mathom history....
View ArticleLOTRO players, show us yer yule food!
Seven yule meals a day, sometimes even more The collective yule calendar entry for 2019 Pycella is currently organizing the hobbity yule calendar for 2019. There is one thing we’d love to add there –...
View ArticleOh yule tree
A dastardly video of dastardly hobbit yule dastardliness. A little more than a week ago, I was looking for things to do for the 2019 hobbity yule calendar. The yule calendar has new entries every day...
View ArticleHug a lonely hobbit this yule!
See the 2019 yule video from the Laurelin hobbits here! Merry yule everyone, and best wishes for the yuletide! I hope yer all have some relaxing days with friends and family, filled with good cheer. To...
View ArticleBiscuits biscuits
Munchy crunchy crunch, hey! About the song I love me a good biscuit song, and here’s another. Although, whether it is good or not, I’ll leave up to yer. I had fun writing it, though! Although, I’ll...
View ArticleGrand badger berry song
Toss a berry to yer badger. About the song Do real badgers eat berries? Doesn’t really matter, I suppose, because The Brandy Badgers surely do. The Badgers are a kinship music collective in the Grand...
View ArticleDays of Winter
Winter wanderings and wonderings About the song It’s not been a hard winter this year, at least not here in Brockenborings, but I still miss warmer days and sun. So here is a song I wrote a while ago,...
View ArticleSammy the Slug and the Breakfast Bacon
A tale for slug children everywhere! Growing up in Brockenborings, few children’s tales were as popular as the ones about Sammy the Slug. Here is another one, about the time Sammy wanted something new...
View ArticlePlaying and making music in LOTRO: A short guide
Play “Free Bird!” Or not. LOTRO’s in-game music system is popular with many players. Unlike most MMO’s, in LOTRO you are able to play songs that others can listen to in the game world. You can play...
View ArticleA lost hobbit village? LOTRO U26 mini-preview
Happiness is having crazy hobbit cousins Edit: A few more screenshots have been added at the bottom of the article, explaining a bit more about Lyndelby and what kind of village it is. A preview of...
View ArticleCaptain Fantastic and the Blue-eyed Poetical Sheep-badgers
It’s not spring until the badgers sing! The Brandy Badgers 2020 spring musical, Sunday May 3! Date: Sunday May 3rd Time: 7:30PM UK / 2:30PM servertime Location: Bamfurlong, The Marish, The Shire. We’ll...
View ArticleGreen Dragon Friday is 12 years old!
Laurelin hobbits have met Green Dragon almost every Friday since May 23 2008. Time to celebrate the 12th anniversary! What is Green Dragon Friday? Green Dragon Friday, or GDF, is a weekly, player-run...
View ArticleEarworms invade The Shire
And yer can’t help but sing along! Cover yer ears If yer visit The Shire on Laurelin these days, yer may hear the local hobbits talk a lot about earworms. How they infest the Shire this time of year....
View ArticleThe grand ice skating sabotage
Tripping the ice fantastic! Lord of the Rings Online is a tremendously fun game for anyone who likes to explore a massive virtual world. The game world is HUGE. And littered around the lands, there are...
View ArticleDown the river
Shear poetry Last Saturday was the Summer Poetry Competition, hosted by Nannie. I wrote the poem below about an adventure. It is somewhat inspired by the Bolger lad you meet outside of Budgeford, who...
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