Ruins and fog, wind and waterfalls. The Angle is a zone shrouded in history's mysteries. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message

Drums. Drums in the wood. What is there to be found among those wild Woses? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message

Yucky, blasted, captured. The Brown Lands leave a lot to be desired for tourists. But it is chock-full of mysteries and interesting bits of lore that will lead us all over this Middle-earth. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message

In the smouldering remains of the Black Land is the Flaming Spire: Lûghash. It is home to the Stout-axes and Mistress Zoreth. Today we learn a bit about who these dwarves are, where they come from, and the horrid tower they call home. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message…

Where is The Lord of the Rings Online going next? Starting with Minas Tirith at Midsummer, let's take a look and see what we can surmise! Don't forget to watch Beormen's video And checkout Beneath Your Feet on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/LOTROBeneathYourFeet and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@lotrobyf --- Send in a voice message: https://podc…

Nobottle, Long Cleeve, Tighfield, and Gamwich. They're not featured on any Shire map and barely mentioned in the books. What is there to be found about these towns far from civilized and decent folk, out near the bounds? Let's discover it together. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message…

The north of Middle-earth is in flux with many new faces coming to Bree, the Ered Luin, and the Shire. I talk with Yao of D&Co. Du Milieu about the homesteads of Eriador and decorating in LOTRO. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message

Beorn and his followers present a significant mystery to us reader and players. What is there to be found here in the Vales? Don't forget to checkout Beneath Your Feet on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJapZGoMAn1i0p9EztWVdPA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message…

There was, in the middle of the Second Age of the sun, a thriving elf nation here in Eregion. It had no name apart from the land that harbored it, but this nation was home, first and foremost, to a great society of crafters called the Gwaith-in-Mirdain, the folk of the jewelsmiths. They made some Rings and we should talk about it. Beneath Your Feet…

Strange things are happening in Wildermore. In this episode we explore the frozen wastes of...Rohan? How can this be? Well, there is a giant and heroic Riders and more. Check out the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJapZGoMAn1i0p9EztWVdPA I livestream the last Tuesday of every month at http://twitch.tv/LOTROStream --- Send in a…

Inns, taverns, alehouses, vineyards, and so on play an important role in all the tales of Middle-earth. So let's check them out! I am joined in this episode by Matt "Scenario" Elliott, chief world builder for the Lord of the Rings Online. He has a lot of great things to say! Please enter our holiday giveaway here! http://lotrobyf.blogspot.com/2021/…

The Endless Stair spans a vertical space from the bottom of the earth all the way up to the top. Let's have a look, starting at the Foundations of Stone and ending at Zirak Zigil. Don't forget to give me a like and subscribe on YouTube, please! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message…

We're on the road to Gundabad and the last stop is Elderslade. There we find dwarf ruins, drakes, orcs, and a whole lot of history. Have a look at the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJapZGoMAn1i0p9EztWVdPA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message…

The Ettenmoors is a tricky place to write about. Let’s turn over a few stones, sniff out a couple troll footprints and see what turns up! Also, please join me on LOTROStream the last Tuesday of the month for fun research action. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message…

It is, truly, an epic climb up the Cabed Rhimdath. You think you know the Misty Mountains, having been up and down them, north and south, east and west, at least a dozen times, but the old rock, erected in the long ago of the Years of the Trees, still keeps her secrets. These peaks were lifted out of the ground by Melkor, Morgoth, the original big …

The North Downs could have been an empty land, but the demands of game design made it a bustling and frightful place with many different factions. Does it work? Let's talk about it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message

Rohan is the wide, green sea of grass...but in LOTRO it's full of folks! What do we make of this? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message

Pirates, a haunted mountain, the stone of Erech. What could go wrong? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message

Recorded from a live broadcast earlier today: Bilbo's Last Song and an excerpt from Riddles in the Dark. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message

Nan Curunír, the Wizard's Vale, is a place of terror. When the heroes of Rohan, with Gandalf and the remnants of the Fellowship arrive, they are greeted by a statue of the white hand, the emblem of Saruman, hideous even in its powerlessness. Thanks for checking out these new episodes! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/…

Between the Nimrodel and the Celebrant lies Egladil, the center of Lothlorien. Learn the history and significance of this locale and its place in the legendarium! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message

I am joined once again by the inimitable Alberos for a trek through the oldest of forests! We talk about the various locales and its connexion with Fangorn. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message

Oh, loneliest of lands. Whither would we be without you to carry us from level 20 to 30? Tomeoric (which I sadly mispronounced on the show; it's "toe-MAYO-rick") joins me in a discussion of the high points of the zone, from Weathertop to Agamaur, newbie experiences with the zone, and a few things you may have missed along the way. --- Send in a voi…

Bag End! Most desirable of hobbit holes. The home of the Bagginses is a symbol or entry point into Middle-earth. In this episode we look at the history of the place, its meaning and its layout. Not a bad thing to have to all of you fall festivalers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message…

This special episode looks not at a region but the Great River Anduin that flows from the far north, all the way to the sea. It's the great vein of the West of Middle-earth and something we'll be seeing a lot of with the coming Rohan expansion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotrobyf/message…