Exploring Middle-earth: The Pool of Creeping Death
In the bogs of the Drownholt, there is a pool which stands as a warning against carelessly trusting the waters of Mirkwood.
Read more about the Pool of Creeping Death in the Lorebook!
In the bogs of the Drownholt, there is a pool which stands as a warning against carelessly trusting the waters of Mirkwood.
Read more about the Pool of Creeping Death in the Lorebook!
“So I used to joke around with Sapience, saying “We should totally do a QA Dev Diary!” He would laugh, and I would laugh, and that was the end of it. Then, months later, he took me up on it…”
Read more from Amanda "Brynhildr" Cosmos’s first Dev Diary!
You can now keep your friends up to date on your status in The Lord of the Rings™ Online™! Install the new LOTRO Player Feed application on your Facebook page and it will update your status with your latest accomplishments and let your friends know when you are logged in to the game.
Find out how!

Congratulations to the winners of our Valentine’s Day Screenshot Contest! We’d like to thank everyone who participated for submitting such an entertaining collection of screenshots. All of our entrants obviously love LOTRO and took full advantage of the opportunity to show us just how much!
Read more to find out who our winners are!
“…Volume I: The Shadows of Angmar™ was born with a story that takes players on an incredible journey from their humble beginnings all the way to the apex of black iron castle of Carn Dûm, where they fight against a most unlikely character. This is the player’s story: the story of how a small group, or even one person, can make a difference in times that grow dimmer, darker, and bereft of Hope. Until now, the Epic storyline has been just outside the reach of some players, but that will change with the launch of Volume III, Book 1: Oath of the Rangers.”
Read more about the Revised Edition of Volume I in the latest Developer Diary from Allan "Orion" Maki!
“…Volume I: The Shadows of Angmar™ was born with a story that takes players on an incredible journey from their humble beginnings all the way to the apex of black iron castle of Carn Dûm, where they fight against a most unlikely character. This is the player’s story: the story of how a small group, or even one person, can make a difference in times that grow dimmer, darker, and bereft of Hope. Until now, the Epic storyline has been just outside the reach of some players, but that will change with the launch of Volume III, Book 1: Oath of the Rangers.”
Read more about the Revised Edition of Volume I in the latest Developer Diary from Allan "Orion" Maki!
The release of Volume III, Book 1 brings a bunch of updates for many crafting professions of Middle-earth. Improvements for both Jewellers and Cooks bring more choices and enhanced functionality to these professions.
Read more about the Crafting Updates in the latest Developer Diary!
With the launch of Siege of Mirkwood™ behind us, the systems team’s bandwidth has increased. When we looked at our list of “things we want to do,” sitting right on top was “add level 64 skill upgrades.
Read more in the latest Developer Diary from Brian 'Zombie Columbus' Aloisio!