A Casual Stroll to Mordor

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 [...]

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.

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!

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.

Who said Update 2 was all about epic quests, new instances and character panel? Oh no, update 2 my friend, is also (a tiny bit) about furniture. Here are our latest finds!

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

Winter is at our doors! Outside, houses are starting to adorn their holiday lights and traditional wreath on their doors

Housing in LOTRO allows you not only to decorate your walls and place furniture but allows you to add atmosphere with ambient music.

The Inn League (IL) is a festival reputation started by the Hobbits of the Shire to celebrate their love of a good strong drink. The only time you can earn reputation with this group is during one of the four seasonal festivals.

Kia has been wandering the Yule Festival currently on Bullroarer and has updated her Yule Festival Guide with the new items.

Added in Spring Festival 2010 was the Ale Association. The Ale Association (AA) and Inn League (IL) are rivals so doing quests for the AA will grant negative reputation with the IL and vice versa.

Fall is here! And with it, tons of new items to revamp your house and yard in time for the harvest season.

With he current state of affairs within Deluxe houses of Middle-Earth, special furniture ‘’the’’ most important piece of furniture you’ll ever have to buy. Why? Because there are so few of them

Whether it is to organize the best kin party this year or have a small get together at your place, houses and kinhalls are great places for party.

On Saturday October 9th, A Casual Stroll to Mordor will be hosting an online party celebrating the Fellowship’s Walk. Our goal is to encourage people to donate so that the Fellowship can move out of Bree, which is the $2,000 donation marker.

Believe it or not, your gaming station doesn’t have to be cluttered and old fashion, hidden behind closed doors when visitors come over. Nowadays, they can totally be efficient and sometimes, even fashionable.