Casual Stroll to Mordor

LOTRO is celebrating five years and this year’s event has been revamped into a full blown festival with quests, deeds and rewards to earn! This year’s event is going on from April 16 – 30th.

Deep in the Golden woods of Lothlorien stand the majestic city of Caras Galadhon, home of Lady Galadriel. Honestly, no single image can capture the beauty of this place. You really have to ‘’be’’ there to get it.

Housing items available from the Buried Treasure Event.

Listing of housing items found in the Anniversary Event.

Misty Mountains is not an obvious choice when it comes to investigating decoration in Middle-Earth. The region is known for Goblin Town and its proximity to Rivendell, but really not much else. Yet, the mountains were once a great stronghold of the dwarves who built luxurious homes hidden under the snow. I believe doors are [...]

You better tidy up your house, as the GMs are coming to inspect them!

Hidden deep within the Old Forest, Tom Bombadil’s home is a sanctuary for weary travellers and lost hobbits of all kind.

Apart from being the crafting hub it is notoriously known for, Esteldin is also a major stronghold of resistance against the Enemy.

I was a bit apprehensive about my visit to Rivendell because it felt like something everyone already knew about. We’ve all been to visit Elrond so many times, how could the Last Homely House still impress me?

Angmar, land of the terrible Witch king and for most of us, a dreaded passage during our 40s. However, we often forget that Angmar is also the land of a small community of Free people living in Aughaire.

So you thought there was only dwarves living in Moria? Oh no, no, no. There is… Orcs! Tons of orcs!! And goblins too. Let’s take a look at their lifestyle.

A place where all your kin can live together to decorate your homes, RP for events, share storage space, or just see familiar names when you are walking to the neighborhood vendor.

Forochel, home of the Lossoth people. Despite their pretty harsh living conditions, the Lossoth managed to establish some great villages in northern Eriador.

Sure Update 4 (aka Rise of Isengard) included new zones, quests and levels but that is not all. There was also a few furniture items that appeared for your homes or kinhouse as well!

Living in Middle-Earth is a new column about non-playable character’s homes in Lotro. Each week we’ll discover a new location with a distinctive way of life and decoration style, looking at the little details we often pass by.

I head to the mailbox this morning and there was a fresh troll head, wrapped with a bow. A present from my friend Bryandt!

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This time, I wanted to tell a story about children. I thought a while ago about creating different child’s room and see how we could come up with various designs for the youngest. Even if children are absent from most MMOs, kids are a huge part of every societies, and they too should have their place in Middle-Earth.

So what’s better than one house decorated with taste and style? Missy from Nimrodel answered this question very candidly: A dozen.