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Announcements
- Update 6, Shores of the Great River, is live! You can read the official release notes here!
- Our latest Developer Diary ,Volume III Book 6 Quest Notes, by Jeff ‘MadeOfLions’ Libby is available here! Need to catch up on the rest of the Update 6 Dev Diaries? Click here.
- The 2012 Bullroarer Took Screenshot Contest is here! Show us your shots honoring Bullroarer Took and win Turbine Points. Click here for all of the details!
- Looking for more ways to stay connected with LOTRO and Turbine? Check out the LOTRO page on Facebook and show your support by clicking "Like"! You can also follow @lotro on Twitter for news about all of our games as well as contests, Q&A's with developers and giveaways.
The Places of Middle-earth
Today the Shire is a peaceful little country, generally free from the strife and turmoil of the outside world, but it was not always so. There was a time when goblins from Mount Gram, led by the great goblin-king Golfimbul, marched west across Eriador until they reached the Shire. The hobbits met Golfimbul's army upon the Greenfields, where Bandobras Took, called the Bullroarer, slew the goblin-king by beheading him with a mighty club-stroke. In so doing, he invented a new game, called "golf."
Now, rumors abound that Golfimbul's ghost has returned and is summoning goblins to the Shire once more. In the Bindbole Wood, between the Greenfields and Overhill is a place called Golfimbul's Hole. There Golfimbul's army first encamped, and some believe it is where the goblins are gathering once again.
Golfimbul's Hole is one of many locations created by Turbine for The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, drawing from the lore of the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. What the truth of the rumors are behind the return of Golfimbul and his goblins will be up to the players of LOTRO to uncover.
The lands of Middle-earth are rich and vast. Visit The Places Codex to learn more about them!
If you would like to submit an article please email it to lotro@turbine.com with the subject The Free Peoples' Press--Guest Article Submission.
Community News
- Did you ever wonder what life in the the Shire is like? Check out the latest comic from Just Chickening Around, Chapter 4 You Can Not Escape. In this episode the new Bounder is just trying to deliver the mail and is stalked by a nosy Hobbit! You can visit the rest of this awesome blog here!
- Golden Treasure Inside is Hid has a new post this week. McFarlane talks about Eorl the Young and Cirion, Steward of Gondor. Click here to read all about them!
- Hymne from Cosmetic LOTRO shows off the latest fashion from The Great River. In her latest post she features Thinglad sentinel, click here to see this gorgeous new outfit!
Community Events
Landroval
- Bullroarer's Day After Party!
- When: March 18th at 9pm EST
- Where: Bullroarer's statue in Brockenborings.
- Information: Green is certainly the colour of the evening for the Bullroarer's Day After Party! Come help us wrap up this years celebration of the Battle of the Greenfields in style! We've selected the best folk music that'll keep your feet moving all night long. Refreshments will be provided of course, including more Bullroarers Brew than sense. We'll even have fireworks! Click here for all the details!
- Windy Acres Ranch Hosts The Chetwood Cup
- When: Saturday, March 24th, 3pm EST
- Where: Farms on the Landroval server.
- Information: This race has Gold prizes of 25 for win, 10 for place, and 5 for show. The top three riders will also qualify to participate in the Bree Cup, a grand event that crowns the Spring Racing Carnival in April. The pre-race party begins an hour before post time. Participants must contact Kiralynn to register between 2:00pm and 2:45pm EST. There is a 1 gold entry fee. 10 new registrations, 3 alternates, and all previous race winners will be accepted. More information is available on the Windy Acres Ranch web site here. You can also view Kiralynn's hores racing video here!
Recurring Events
Click here for a complete list of recurring events or click on your server below!
If you have an upcoming community event that you would like listed please send an email to lotro@turbine.com with the subject The Free Peoples' Press--Community Event
Postcards from Middle-earth
Amazing Sky
This is a pic of Elwyn, one of my fav characters, & Bruendor, my (real life) son's fav character, in Forochel. Elwyn, a captain, has her helper along, The sky is simply amazing there! We play on Brandywine, since the game first came out. Love the friendly people there, & the game!
Thanks for Elwyn for submitting this amazing image!
Send your postcards to lotro@turbine.com with this subject The Peoples' Press--Postcards from Middle-earth. Be sure to tell us something about your postcard and who you are!
