The Green Book of the White Downs: December 2022

Monday 26 December 2022

The Wandering Company: LOTRO Scenario’s path through Middle-earth

Logos are copyright SSG and created by their team for Matt’s “Casual Stroll through…” series.

‘“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,” he used to say. “You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.’

--- Frodo remembering Bilbo’s words, “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (Book I, Chapter III: Three is Company).

Recommended Tolkien reading (after watching The Rings of Power or otherwise)

In the lead up to and during the run of Amazon Prime’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” TV show, it was clear new (and old) fans were curious about the material showrunners, cast and crew were dipping into to create the show.

To help promote the works by and about J.R.R. Tolkien, I created a series of infographics focusing on various aspects of literature from Tolkien’s own works to academic books about Tolkien and Middle-earth.

Blog design update for 2023

Image from "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" - Episode 8: Alloyed

Moving forward in 2023, I’ve updated and redesigned the blog visual look from the 2021 design.

What is the Green Book of the White Downs?

Many will know about the "Red Book of Westmarch", but few will likely have heard of the "Green Book of the White Downs"...

This obscure text, now located in the library of the Great Smials [1] and watched over by Donnamira Took [2], was the work of a eclectic “family” explorers from many different backgrounds. Led by a Silvan Elf known as Ranatuor, together they formed an unusual friendship grounded in their love of old places, creatures and culture. As they wandered Middle-earth they took notes, made drawings, gathered information.

And so, after many years of exploration, and plentiful adventures, the authors settled down to document their tales and share their knowledge. This work became known as the "Green Book of the White Downs".

Rana's 2023 Events - RP-lite storytelling on the Laurelin server of LOTRO

During the year I run social RP-lite storytelling events on the Laurelin server of The Lord of the Rings Online MMORPG. I usually host as my main character Ranatuor along with my 2nd account character Heimdalli (a captain) to help get players to the locations. There may be a few surprise guest hosts along the way.