The Lone-lands

The Forsaken Inn

Weathertop

The Last Bridge

The Lone-lands

are located between Bree-land and the Trollshaws, along the Great East Road. In ancient times, this was part of the Kingdom of Rhudaur, but today the Lone-lands are little more than a savage wilderness. Recently hoards of goblins, half-orcs and orcs, and crebain and wargs have overrun the land, in service of the White Hand and Angmar.

The most regal and prominent of the Lone-lands rises above the road like a symbol of the land’s sad legacy: Weathertop. Once known as Amon Sûl, it was a proud tower of vision and vigilance and the home of the strongest palantír of the north. However, it fell in battle under the Witch-king of Angmar and sat derelict in the wild since then. Today, countless orcs prowl through the place’s rubble, and the few Rangers who defend it cannot often deter them.

While the Lone-lands has no capital town, in the ruined fortress of Ost Guruth a strong remnant of the Eglain has made it a settlement with many excellent services. Bordering to Bree-land the Forsaken Inn provides their visitors with some services ... and its notorious, inedible food. Furthest to the east the Last Bridge still spans river Mitheithel.

• Levels: 22 - 35
• Town: Ost Guruth — Craft centre with Expert trainers and Farmlands
• Factions: The Eglain

History

First of all it should be noted that the extent of the Lone-lands is debated. Probably the name once was synonymous with Eriador. However, today we know the Lone-lands as Hobbits and Bree-men knew it: the wilderness east of Bree, something inconvenient that lines the Great East Road. This section discusses the more narrow scope.

While the Lone-lands as such is little told of in Tolkien's works (it was not mentioned at all until later editions of The Hobbit and not at all in The Lord of the Rings) three of its locations are mentioned: the Forsaken Inn, Weathertop, and the Last Bridge. The history of Weathertop reveals much about the history of the Lone-lands: Elendil built the "Tower of Amon Sûl" alread in II 3320, when the North-kingdom of Arnor was young. It housed the chief palantír that was used to communicate over the vast kingdom. In III 861, when Arnor broke apart, Arthedain claimed possession of the Tower and the palantír, but from then on the three arnorian parts disagreed on its future. Facing many threats Weathertop was overthrown by Angmar in III 1409 and was destroyed and burnt to ashes; however, the witch-king failed to lay hands on the palantír (though it was later lost at sea). This very much describes the political history of the Lone-lands.

The Great East Road runs through the Lone-lands like an artery, and it has served more than one ancient kingdom as highway and borderline. Thousands of years ago, it connected the Dúnedain kingdom of Arnor –sister kingdom of Gondor– to Rivendell, the Misty Mountains, and lands east. Throughout its lifetime its travellers have added wealth to residents along the Road who provided services of all sorts.

Locations

Settlements

• The Forsaken Inn
• Ost Guruth

Ruins

• Amon Ros
• Barad Dhorn
• Barad Iachiant
• Dol Vaeg
• Garth Agarwen
• Gondrinn
• Minas Eriol
• Mithrenost
• Naerost
• Nan Dhelu
• Nindor
• Ost Cyrn
• Ost Haer
• Ost Laden
• Thandobel

Points of Interest

• The Forsaken Inn
• The Last Bridge
• Weathertop

Instances

• Garth Agarwen
• Inn of the Forsaken
• Iorvinas

Areas

Agamaur

• Quests: mainly 30 - 35 -- Fellowship

Annunlos

• Settlement: The Forsaken Inn
  • Stable-master, milestone, mailbox, vendors
• Quests: mainly 22 - 25

Garth Agarwen

• 3 World Instances
• Quests: 32 - 35 -- Fellowship

Haragmar

• Quests: mainly 27 - 30

Harloeg

• Quests: mainly 29 - 30

Minas Eriol

• Quests: mainly 22 - 25

Nain Enidh

• Town: Ost Guruth
  • Stable-master, milestone, mailbox, Reflecting Pool, Skirmish Camp
  • Bard, grocer Healer, provisioner, armour and weapon vendors
  • Crafting: campfire, farmlands, forge, oven, workbench, and Expert trainers
• Quests: mainly 25 - 30

Talath Gaun

• POI: The Last Bridge
• Quests: mainly 27 - 29

The Weather Hills

• POI: Weathertop
• Quests: mainly 22 - 23, 55, various

Maps

The Lone-lands

The Lone-lands with POIs

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