Tag Archives: Middle Earth

R.I.P. Sir Ian Holm June 19, 2020

Posted on June 20, 2020 by

I chose my last blog post – River-folk — Cosmetic Lotro after reading about the death of Sir Ian Holm – Ian Holm, R.I.P. — Through the Shattered Lens.  A good list of his movies on Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Holm. He is … Continue reading →

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River-folk — Cosmetic Lotro

Posted on June 20, 2020 by

It is being rumoured that SSG may be releasing a new Hobbit race in a future expansion. After the High Elf and the Stout-axe Dwarf it would be wonderful to have these Stoor Hobbits from the Anduin river added to … Continue reading →

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Come, athelas! — Middle-earth Reflections

Posted on June 15, 2020 by

In J. R. R. Tolkien’s world of Arda names bear a great significance. Characters, objects or places are called what they are for a reason, and that is rarely a coincidence: names accurately describe the nature of whatever or whoever … Continue reading →

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Saruman’s Dirty Dozen — Battles in Middle Earth

Posted on May 30, 2020 by

As promised a while back, I do have some MESBG content to share for the first time in a little while. I realized recently that I only had a couple of ruffians left to paint before I hit the magic … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus: Andy Serkis reads entire Hobbit live online for charity – BBC

Posted on May 10, 2020 by

I saw this on Facebook this morning: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52568497 British actor Andy Serkis has raised more than £283,000 ($351,000) for charity by reading The Hobbit in full on a live stream. More than 650,000 people worldwide tuned in for the online performance … Continue reading →

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Farmer Maggot’s Crops Done (For Real This Time) — Battles in Middle Earth

Posted on April 13, 2020 by

It took a lot longer than I hoped but I finally have what I need to play a new scenario in MESBG. Unfortunately, I ran into more warping issues with the previously completed version of Maggot’s crop so I ended … Continue reading →

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New Lord of the Rings Supplement and Minis Announced! — Battles in Middle Earth

Posted on April 4, 2020 by

With the shutdown in the UK, Games Workshop has kept the hype train going for all of us stuck at home during the Coronavirus quarantine. While I wouldn’t call the first announcement overly surprising as it has been speculated as … Continue reading →

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How to Make Hedge Terrain for MESBG/LOTRSBG — Battles in Middle Earth

Posted on April 2, 2020 by

I know a while back I floated the idea of doing some painting guides on the site as a way to make the content available more unique and valuable to others and while I haven’t gotten around to doing it … Continue reading →

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The Lord of the Rings with Lightsabers – YouTube Video ImmersionVFX

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

Saw this on YouTube – The Lord of the Rings with Lightsabers  https://youtu.be/ckScH-rNtwo (around 6:56 minutes long). The video is not monetized and has 2 million views.

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A generous game company offer — GamingSF

Posted on March 19, 2020 by

Given the current context, it gladdens my heart to read that Standing Stone Games has announced they are making all content freely accessible for Dungeons & Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online available to all players through 30 … Continue reading →

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