Golu o Maeth

Deed Lore

The first four pages of this book can be found on enemies scattered across Angmar, Eregion, and Moria. The last four pages of this book can be found on enemies scattered across Forochel, Moria, and the Misty Mountains.

Golu o Maeth was composed, it is said, by a great scholar of ancient Doriath. It is one of the oldest translations of the fundamentals of Rune-craft, an examination of the Tengwar in particular and their relationship to the powers of combat. This lore was thought lost after the destruction of Beleriand, though rumours persisted that at least one copy was brought east of the Ered Luin before then. Age has not been kind to this volume, however, and many of its pages have crumbled to dust. Even so, Elrond of Rivendell would certainly regard it as a relic beyond compare.

To complete this deed perform the following objective(s)

• Golu o Maeth, page 7

  What a moving passage is found on this page: it says 'When a Rune-keeper means to fight, muse not on weapons or fervour, but instead on the effect of sea-waves on a sharp stone, or a sheet of paper on the wind. Thither bends the thought of a Rune-keeper.'

• Golu o Maeth, page 8

  The author writes here about the matter of choice when given the chance to win by gentle healing, or by glory in battle, for the Rune-keeper may be a powerful aggressor.

• Golu o Maeth, page 12

  An elegant list of beneficial war-craft is laid out in the scrawl on this plate. Many useful descriptions shed light on lore long since forgotten ere the missing leaf was recovered.

• Golu o Maeth, page 18

  I read here that the author of Golu o Maeth was a Rune-keeper of great renown in his day, walking the earth long in search of all manner of lore for his ever-expanding compilation. His collection of words of war-craft is unmatched.

• Golu o Maeth, page 19

  Some of the runes laid out here have never been recorded elsewhere, making this page a precious relic.

• Golu o Maeth, page 22

  This page dispels many of the misconceptions associated with the power of a Rune-keeper. Many are misinformed, believing that a Rune-keeper uses 'magic', but it is rather a subtle art of incantation using common language with nature.

• Golu o Maeth, page 24

  This page contains a single rune only; its power must be great indeed.

• Golu o Maeth, page 31

  This ink-drawing shows symbols of battle, and runes are laid over them to reveal from whence each letter was derived.

Rewards

10 LOTRO Points

Additional Information

• This deed is available for Rune-keepers at level 39.

This deed starts by acquiring the legendary book Golu o Maeth, then pages need to be collected, see the Legendary Book Pages for more information on page locations.

Dialogue with Elrond

The first - falcultative - objective is to visit Elrond in his library in Rivendell. He will say:

'Do you know what this is, <name>? Do you realise what terrible loss has been undone? No, you cannot, for you were not there. You did not know the glories of Beleriand, and cannot understand what was lost when it was sundered. So much knowledge, so much lore...gone forever.

'And yet, here is a piece of what was lost, returning to us unlooked for. The Golu o Maeth: my people spoke of it with awe when I was young, and have mourned its loss ever since. We have learned much about the link between runes and combat, of course, but to have this book in my presence is as the first time one hears the sweetness of a harp, or beholds the silver light of the moon.

'It wounds me to find so many of its leaves ruined by the passing of time, though it is no great surprise. Thousands of seasons have passed, and it is a wonder that it survives at all. Yet if one copy escaped Beleriand's doom, perhaps others did as well. If the lost pages were but recovered...but that, perhaps, is too much to hope....'