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

Drúadan Forest

Oct 12th, 2022 10m 30s

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

The Brown Lands

Sep 19th, 2022 10m 24s

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.sp

Lûghash

Aug 6th, 2022 8m 55s

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.--- Se

Many Partings

Jun 3rd, 2022 11m 16s

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

The Villages of Yondershire

May 14th, 2022 12m

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 toget

The Homesteads of Eriador (with Yao)

Apr 16th, 2022 15m 4s

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://podcaster

Beorning-lands

Mar 5th, 2022 15m 14s

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---

Tham Mirdain

Feb 5th, 2022 11m 40s

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

Wildermore

Jan 8th, 2022 10m 47s

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/UCJapZGoM

The Many Inns of Arda (with Scenario)

Dec 18th, 2021 15m 14s

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 ha

The Endless Stair

Oct 31st, 2021 11m 34s

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!

Elderslade

Oct 9th, 2021 14m 5s

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

Ettenmoors

Sep 8th, 2021 12m 40s

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

Lyndelby

Aug 8th, 2021 10m 39s

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

The North Downs

Jun 17th, 2021 10m 2s

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

East Rohan

Jul 20th, 2020 11m 27s

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

Western Gondor

May 20th, 2020 12m 47s

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

Tolkien Reading Day 2020

Mar 25th, 2020 6m 36s

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

Mar 8th, 2020 12m 15s

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.Th

Egladil

Feb 23rd, 2020 11m 43s

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/

The Old Forest

Nov 22nd, 2012 18m 34s

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/messag

BYF 23 - Old Forest

Nov 20th, 2012

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.

Lone-lands

Oct 24th, 2012 13m

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 Ag