The Safe Havens of Arda

The Siege of Mirkwood

Turbine has announced that the new digital expansion called "The Siege of Mirkwood" will be released this fall.
Press release
Mirkwood web site

Safe Havens Bulletin Boards

Just a friendly reminder! The Safe Havens Bulletin Boards are the place for all your buying and selling needs.

We have many kin members who have achieved mastery of the highest tiers of crafting in each profession. These members generously volunteer their services to others, usually at a fraction of Auction Hall fees and always at a reasonable price. If you are in the market for a new set of armor or weapons, or you need snacks and potions to keep up your strength during the battle against the Shadow, or even if you're just looking for the latest Middle-earth fashion in housing decor or clothing then the Safe Havens Bulletin Boards are your one-stop-shop!

If you would like to offer your crafting services, or you just have a piece of loot you think someone else could use, stop by the Bulletin Boards and post a thread with your item/service and your contact information!

Spring Festival Begins March 24th!

"Celebrate Spring with all of your favorite Spring quests and activities: run the Inn League quests, collect flowers, race in Bree and the Shire, and more! This year the Spring Festival also brings a surprise in the Bree Horsefields, new quests, a new Spring-themed horse, and new cosmetic rewards!"

Source

Dev Article Conjunctions~ Fellowship Maneuvers

It is time to become a conjunction expert. Find out how conjunctions work. Learn the basics so you can help your fellowship become a force to be reckoned with!
Link

Lotro beta NDA lifted

Today, Turbine announced that the non disclosure agreement for lotro beta has now been lifted.
All beta participants can now freely discuss the game :)

The founders program

Turbine has annouced a founders program. If you pre-order the game between now and release-date you get some special offers, among them a liftime subscription.

Read the official information here.

Bored kids again..

We just had another kid hack our site. Hopefully everything is back to normal now, but any posts/pm's etc. made between the backup I used and the time of the hack, is lost. I don't think there was more than 4-5 hours in between though, so hopefully everything is here.

Various new lotro info

Quite a few good updates recently.
First of, we got a new dev-diary by Scenario, giving us a tour on how to create the Wild Lands. A great and detailed diary.
There has also opened up a new section of information on the lotro site, that will contain information about the various characters/npc's that we will encounter on our journies. First out in this section is Gandalf.
Wednesday gave us a new Beta Journal, this time from a hunters perspective.
A new point of interest, Brandy Hall and finally some more skilles added to the Classes Section

LOTRO updates

Seems we will be getting beta journals weekley now. Read the post by Ramen here and read this wednesdays journal here.
There's also some new screenshots in the screenshots galery, a new point of interest, Archet, and a exclusive article serie on gamespy's LOTRO section.

Chat transcript with Mithril_Miser

Here's a transcript of the chat event with Mithril Miser for those who couldn't attend:
Link to chat transcript