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Shire Forecast – Summer Issue 2026

Welcome to the summer issue of the Shire Forecast . It is a seasonal forecast featuring the weather, local news and gossip, and information on events that might be of hobbit interest during the summer.

Shire Forecast – Spring Issue 2026

Welcome to read the spring issue of the Shire Forecast ! It is a seasonal publication featuring the weather, local news and gossip, and information on events that might be of hobbit interest.

Hobbity Yule Calendar 2025 is coming!

Help us with our Yule calendar by sending entries!   December is still a few weeks away, and many might still not be in the mood for Yule. However, some are already making preparations for the upcoming merry days. It is also time to start preparing th…

The 18th anniversary party

Hobbit haikus go to eleven eighteen! The Grand Order celebrated its 18th anniversary yesterday! Here are some impressions from the party! Thanks to everyone who attended, helped, recited rhymes, suggested activities and more! Hobbit haikus For a whil…

The Grand Order 18th anniversary

We're eighteen years behind on our dishes! The hobbits of The Grand Order of the Lost Mathom have great delight in inviting our friends and acquaintances to a party of special magnificence, on occasion of our 18th anniversary! Date: Saturday Octob…

The Shire Forecast – Autumn Issue 2025

Welcome to the autumn issue of the Shire Forecast. It is a seasonal forecast featuring the weather, local news and gossip, and information on events that might be of hobbit interest during the autumn.   Heavy rains after a long warm period After a lo…

The Shire Forecast – Summer Issue 2025

Welcome to the summer issue of the Shire Forecast! It is a seasonal forecast featuring the weather, local news and gossip, and information on events that might be of hobbit interest during the summer.   Hot days and blessed rains While the spring was…

Ode to Old Bloodtusk II: The Battle of the Oink Armies

The boars they are a-sleeping Warning: May contain oinker-related violence towards bounders, and vice versa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqo2N9rydyA Teaser trailer As usual, we’ll just have to go try find those singing spring badgers in the Shire…

The Shire Forecast – Spring Issue 2025

Here's the spring issue of the Shire Forecast ! It is a seasonal forecast featuring the weather, local news and gossip, and information on events that might be of hobbit interest during the spring.   Hobbits on the move in stormy weather A lot has…

The Grand Order moves to the Meriadoc server

Merry is the way forward! LOTRO is launching new 64-bit servers in March 2025. Currently, there is no forced migration to the new servers, so players have to actively transfer there themselves. However, while the old 32-bit servers like Laurelin will …

Songburrow farewell tea

Times change Date : Sunday February 16 Time : 7:30PM UK time / 2:30PM servertime Location : 4 Brookbank Street, Songburrow, Shire homesteads Andy Brockhouse lost his ledger over burrow ownership, and everyone needs to move house! Who knows where we wi…

The Brandy Badgers visit Winterstock

No time for snoozes! Winterstock is on soon! Them even say that The Brandy Badgers have woken up from their winter slumber to go visit. Who will herd them rascally berry-eaters over there, though? Date : Saturday January 18 Time : 7PM UK time (2PM /se…

Hobbit Yule Video, 2nd meetup

Jingle jangle! Yule is getting near, and what better thing to do than to make a large drawing to greet yer friends a very merry yuletide? Not much! So here we go! Date : Tuesday December 10 Time : 7:30PM UK (2:30PM servertime) Location : Outside the I…

Hobbity Yule Calendar 2024 is coming!

Help us spread some Yule cheer!   Yule is getting near, and it's time to prepare the Hobbity Yule Calendar again! The Yule Calendar is a seasonal project that has been cheering up hobbit-minded folks from 2017 onwards. The calendar reveals one dai…

The 17th anniversary party

Food and fun and riddle runs, oh my The Grand Order celebrated its 17th anniversary today! We'll add a bit about the party here! The Riddle Run Wybert helped me write some short riddles, relating to furniture or objects inside Songburrow Hall. The…

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