By Cordovan

Community Spotlights

Winterstock was a huge success last weekend on Landroval! Click here to see an archive of the event.

The world recently mourned the passing of Christopher Tolkien, and players held their own tributes in the game. You can find some pictures of one of the events here.

HdRO Guide is one of the most updated German fan sites and offers new and returning players a lot of information. Click here to check it out!

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Kin Hall

Rare Breed is an Arkenstone-based Kinship recruiting those with a thirst to improve their skills! If you are interested in learning group mechanics, getting gear advice, and learning class builds, this Kin is for you. Contact Sansael or Dadi in-game or click here for their web site!

Email contact@standingstonegames.com with the subject line "KIN HALL" to get your Kin featured

Which makes for an overall more useful tool, a shovel or an axe?

Fansite News

LOTRO Players talks about Saruman and more in episode 340! Click here to watch or listen.

LOTROstream is your home to find LOTRO streamers on Twitch! Check out recent shows by Shin, Balviel, and Roxi!

Also on Twitch, Strimtom gets a neck brace, Bludborn quests on Arkenstone, and Stine runs her weekly stream!

Over on YouTube, Andang begins the end, John does a Harrow T5, and Dolphindasher goes hunting!

Let's Talk Shop!

Update 25.3 has been released! Click here for the Release Notes. has been released!for the Release Notes.

Cordovan returns with Q&A and hangs out with some famous friends in the latest +Cord of the Rings! Click here for the video. returns with Q&A and hangs out with some famous friends in the latest +Cord of the Rings!for the video.

Screenshot of the Week!

Baldanarth undergoes "tank training" in this week's screenshot! Thanks Baldanarth for sending this in.

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