With today’s extended Turbine downtime (it’s 24-hour maintenance in case you weren’t aware) I thought some of us might be looking for some extra reading material. So we are asking you to share your blog with us.
Do you have a blog about LOTRO, gaming in general, or perhaps about Tolkien and his stories? Do you write LOTR fan-fiction or are an artist with a knack for drawing elves and hobbits?
We are inviting you to post a link to your blog here to share it with others. CSTM loves fellow bloggers and sharing interesting links and stories with our audience.
Please leave a comment with the name of your blog, url and a sentence or two of what your blog is about.
February 14, 2013 at 10:09 am
Lay Of The Wolf
http://my.lotro.com/user-1611521/
Since Under The Eaves is finished, I figured I’d post the Mylotro blog where it is mainly hosted. The blog is only a few months in the making but it contains the current stories I’m working on, along with a few random thoughts/poems/songs
February 14, 2013 at 11:20 am
Indrabar’s Rambles – mostly about lotro, with a dash of the Sims 3, and a smattering of other games along the way.
http://indrabar.blogspot.com
February 14, 2013 at 2:16 pm
I have two one old one new
my LOTRO blog A Journey Through MIddle Earth the ongoing tale of an aging warrior
http://ajourneythroughmiddleearth.mymiddleearth.com/
The other is new and not LOTRO or LOTR but a place to share reflections of life I call it The Winding Road
http://windingroad.mymiddleearth.com/
Thanks GoldenStar!
February 14, 2013 at 2:48 pm
nice
February 14, 2013 at 2:47 pm
For all your nerdy and Middle-Earth Network news you can head over to randomfandom.me for great episodes with great guests such as The Tolkien Professor, The Quest Gaming Network, Members from The Lonely Mountain Band, Tolkien artists and several others. We have live episodes every Tuesday at 9:30 Eastern on YouTube and are also on I-Tunes.
I also have a YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/PvMPAndang?feature=mhee) where I do comedic runthroughs of the EPIC story, a weekly PvMP show, and skirmishes with Pineleaf.
Also if you head over to http://legendarium.me/ for all the news of Middle-Earth Network.
February 14, 2013 at 3:31 pm
A shout out from The Elven Tailor
if anyone is looking for another blog that focuses on the fashion of Middle-Earth, please stop by my blog “http://theelventailor.blogspot.com/” .
February 14, 2013 at 7:27 pm
A suggestion: lovely site, but I just can’t stand auto-play music on web-pages
February 14, 2013 at 4:03 pm
She won’t toot her own horn, so I will for her:
The Adventures of Danania
SuperGirl of Lorien
http://www.danania.net/
February 14, 2013 at 7:11 pm
There are 4 lotro sites i have bm’d: lotro, kin, casual, and supergirl.
February 14, 2013 at 9:15 pm
Silly wabbit, rune-keepers don’t use horns! I will say that Danania ROCKS, so get yourself a bowl of Fruity PEBBLEs, and definitely check out her blog, or so be it you shall be STONEd into submission!
February 14, 2013 at 10:17 pm
Aww, that is so nice!
Thanks Tomrica, Jim, and Zyngor!
The blog is coming up on its one year Danaversary.
It has come a long way since the blessing of The Goldenstar @…
http://casualstrolltomordor.com/2012/05/recommended-reading-danania-net/
It is nice to have such great visitors and friends show up. <3
Yay to all the other bloggers!
February 14, 2013 at 4:19 pm
I write a small blog on the Lore-Master class along with some of my own experiences in LOTRO. Its kinda new , so theirs not a lot of posts, but I will be adding more. Upcoming topics include- How I went back at level 85 and ground out my virtues to max without wanting jump off the end of the earth.
- Going back and completing the Epic books you haven’t done can add so much to the dull grind of end game.
thelotroloremaster.blogspot.com
February 14, 2013 at 7:14 pm
My blog is about gaming in general, but LotRO is one of my main games. I like to write about my favourite class the Lore-master, in-game fashion and landscapes with nice views. The URL is http://ravalation.blogspot.com, but there’s a filter for LotRO-related stuff only:
http://ravalation.blogspot.com/search/label/LOTRO
Good initiative! I’ll look through all these blogs to make some new discoveries.
February 14, 2013 at 7:19 pm
Though I’ve stopped posting new content, the story of Tuiliel, along with some poetry and other character stories, can be found at http://my.lotro.com/user-1027520/ I hope you find it entertaining.
By the way, for MyLOTRO bloggers, in Sapience’s recent comments about the very broken community site, he has stated that features that we currently have on that site are going to go away as part of the ‘fix’ to forums, etc. I’d suggest either putting in a word for the blog function, or at the very least making sure you have copies of everything you have posted there, in case it vanishes someday–we all know how much notice they gave us when they broke the site the first time, lol.
February 14, 2013 at 8:53 pm
Thank you Goldenstar and CSTM! I have appreciated a shout out from you all before, and thanks for giving us bloggers another chance to advertise today.
Golden Treasure Inside is Hid is a fansite dedicated to looking at the lovely bits of lore that Turbine does such a great job weaving in to LOTRO. What are the differences between Harfoots, Stoors, and Fallohides? What are those weird statues in the Shire? Who was Arvedui and Earnur? What’s so special about those flowers in the Old Forest? Are the names of all those tombs in Evendim just made up? Rhudaur, Arthedain, and Cardolan – why do they sound familiar? And prostitution in Middle Earth – huh?!?!? Plus a few fun non-lore Easter eggs, like the Number One Threat to Middle Earth. Stop by any time!
http://lotrolorenuggets.blogspot.com/
February 14, 2013 at 10:41 pm
Golden Treasure Inside is Hid is a fansite dedicated to exploring the lovely bits of lore that Turbine has done such a wonderful job incorporating into so many aspects of LOTRO. From the differences between Harfoots, Fallohides and Stoors, to the odd statues in the Shire. From the history of Rhudaur, Arthedain, and Cardolan to characters like Arvedui, Earnur, and Cirion. Gollum’s diet, Valentine’s on Cerin Amroth, and prostitution in Middle Earth (huh?!?!) Well, maybe there are a few fun non-lore nuggets thrown in there too, such as the Number One Threat to Middle Earth. Feel free to stop by!
http://lotrolorenuggets.blogspot.com/
February 15, 2013 at 4:52 am
If you love playing Lord of the Rings Online, all things Dwarven, or are a serious altoholic, stop by the The Khazad Guard. http://thekhazadguard.wordpress.com
The Khazad Guard is a blog charting the expolits of the mighty Khazad Guard, a Dwarf only Kinship on Eldar, but also has guides, naming conventions, cosmetics, lore, a full history of the Khazad Guard dating back to the First Age, and screenshots, lots and lots of screenshots.
February 15, 2013 at 9:32 am
one of my favorite sites
February 15, 2013 at 5:51 am
I have a small list of blog or sites about Lotro that I try to consult every day looking for interesting posts, of course my first visit is here at CSTM! Then I browse to:
- Supergirl of Lorien: http://www.danania.net/
- Golden Treasure Inside is Hid: lotrolorenuggets.blogspot.com/ I subscribe actually to the newsletter so the new inputs arrive directly in my mailbox
- LOTRO Strategery: lotrostrategery.wordpress.com/ fantastic posts about strategy in raids and other contents, deep analysis.
- various cosmetic blogs, including:
– cosmeticlotro.wordpress.com/
– theelventailor.blogspot.ch/
– starrymantle.wordpress.com/
And finally I would like to the LOTRO Combo Blog: http://combo.mmeow.net/ which is a sort of meta-blog covering content of various blogs and sites about lotro. You can also subscribe to their RSS feed.
Most of these entries are already listed on the Blogroll column here on the left and it’s where I got to know them…
(sorry for the URL not being listed as links, but the program prevented me writing too many “http”)
February 15, 2013 at 9:43 am
Thanks Balmrog.
Nice to know people like it.
I like all your other suggestions also!
February 16, 2013 at 12:42 am
Wow thanks for the mention for Golden Treasure Inside is Hid, that’s very kind of you! And sorry everyone for double dipping on my posts, didn’t meant to do that lol. These all look interesting to check out.
March 11, 2013 at 11:21 pm
Wow! People are mentioning me next to Hymne of Cosmetic Lotro! I’m so honored
February 15, 2013 at 7:56 am
I know a lot of people have LOTRO in-game fashion blogs, but this is mine: http://andadrienscloset.blogspot.com/ It is a collection of outfits I’ve created or come across on friends or kinnies that I loved. It’s fairly new, but it is growing. I love talking about and sharing something I love and cosmetics is it.
February 15, 2013 at 11:02 am
A blog in french (for people who can read it…) about a minstrel elf on Estel with stories, songs, a botanic book, and some news about lotro. If you are ok with Molière language, take a look.
This blog is like an elfic diary.
http://sharilaa.wordpress.com/
February 16, 2013 at 7:40 pm
A blog all about the artistic side of LotRo [Clothes, mounts, Scenery etc.]
[lotroart.wordpress.com]
This blog will also feature/publish Fan_Fiction, update reviews and giveaways.
Please give it a look
February 28, 2013 at 12:10 am
Running a small blog about LOTRO, it’s been just days since its launch, but trying to fill it up as much as I can!
Mainly talking about LOTRO life, and my real life, too!
Please visit Middle-earth Wanderer!
http://middle-earthwanderer.blogspot.com
March 19, 2013 at 12:56 pm
I started writing this blog some 10 months back to give an insight into the computer hardware, specifically VLSI.