The North Downs

North Downs is a region found within the land of Eriador.

Little is said about the North Downs but it has always been the realm of noble Men of Arnor. It is always mentioned as lesser than Evendim and as the darker contrast to Gondor, connected to the struggles with the nearby Angmar and its Witch-king.
The hidden fortress of Esteldín serves as the capital of the North Downs, being the headquarters of the Rangers under Halbarad's command, kinsman of Aragorn. Recently the town of Trestlebridge was under a fierce attack by grim orcs, but this turned out to be only a spur while the Enemy overran Fornost, Dol Dínen, and other long since unused ruins. Elves have always upheld a refuge in Lin Giliath and dwarves have mined silver in Othrikar, where we meet the legendary Gildor Inglorion and Dori respectively.

Levels: 24 - 32
Faction: Rangers of Esteldín
Crafting: Journeyman (T2), Expert (T3)
Introduced: The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, April 2007
Quest Pack: Quest Pack:North Downs or Quest Pack:Eriador Bundle

The North Downs Locations

Locations found within the region of The North Downs are listed below.

Areas

► The North Downs Areas

Greenway

Settlements

► The North Downs Settlements

Esteldín

Landmarks

► The North Downs Landmarks

Falconer's Tower

Interiors

► The North Downs Interiors

Nellie Boskins' House

Instances

► The North Downs Instances

Fornost

Connected Locations

Angmar to the north
Bree-land to the south
Evendim to the west

The North Downs Quests

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For more detail, see The North Downs Quests

► The North Downs Quests‎ (13 C, 2 P)

The North Downs Deeds

The North Downs Deeds Overview
Deed	Type	Virtue Experience	Title	LP	Rep	Faction	Details
Deeds of the North Downs	Meta	+2000			1,200	Rangers of Esteldín	Complete 2 meta deeds and 1 quest deed
Explorer of the North Downs	Meta	+2000			900	Rangers of Esteldín	Complete 4 explorer deeds
Slayer of the North Downs	Meta	+2000			900	Rangers of Esteldín	Complete 6 slayer deeds in the North Downs
Strongholds Exploration	Explorer	+2000		5	500	Rangers of Esteldín	Find the 5 strongholds in North Downs
The Eastern Ruins	Explorer	+2000		5	500	Rangers of Esteldín	Find the 5 Eastern ruins
The Villages of the Earth-kin	Explorer	+2000		5	500	Rangers of Esteldín	Find the 4 Earth-kin villages
The Western Ruins	Explorer	+2000		5	500	Rangers of Esteldín	Find the 7 Western ruins
Treasure of the North Downs	Explorer	+2000	Treasure Seeker of The North Downs	10	900	Rangers of Esteldín	Find 12 ancient treasures in the North Downs
Of Glories Long Past	Quest	+2000		10	300	Rangers of Esteldín	Complete 15 quests in the North Downs
Of Glories Long Past (Advanced)	Quest	+2000		10	500	Rangers of Esteldín	Complete 30 quests in the North Downs
Of Glories Long Past (Final)	Quest	+4000		15	700	Rangers of Esteldín	Complete 45 quests in the North Downs
Roving Threats: The North Downs' Roving Enemies	Quest	+2000	Roving Defender of The North Downs	5	900	Rangers of Esteldín	Complete 3 Roving Threat quests
Goblin-slayer	Slayer		Cleaver of Goblins	5	500	Rangers of Esteldín	Defeat 60 goblins in the North Downs
Goblin-slayer (Advanced)	Slayer	+2000		10	700	Rangers of Esteldín	Defeat 120 goblins in the North Downs
Orc-slayer	Slayer		Hero/Heroine of the North Downs	5	500	Rangers of Esteldín	Defeat 60 orcs in the North Downs
Orc-slayer (Advanced)	Slayer	+2000		10	700	Rangers of Esteldín	Defeat 120 orcs in the North Downs
Redeemer	Slayer		Foe of Night	5	500	Rangers of Esteldín	Defeat 60 shades in the North Downs
Redeemer (Advanced)	Slayer	+2000		10	700	Rangers of Esteldín	Defeat 120 shades in the North Downs
Troll-slayer	Slayer		Troll-hewer	5	500	Rangers of Esteldín	Defeat 40 trolls in the North Downs
Troll-slayer (Advanced)	Slayer	+2000		10	700	Rangers of Esteldín	Defeat 80 trolls in the North Downs
Warg-slayer	Slayer		Warg-foe	5	500	Rangers of Esteldín	Defeat 60 wargs in the North Downs
Warg-slayer (Advanced)	Slayer	+2000		10	700	Rangers of Esteldín	Defeat 120 wargs in the North Downs
Worm-slayer	Slayer		Worm-slayer	5	500	Rangers of Esteldín	Defeat 60 worms in the North Downs
Worm-slayer (Advanced)	Slayer	+2000		10	700	Rangers of Esteldín	Defeat 120 worms in the North Downs
Totals (without Treasure & Roving Threats) :		+34000		145	12,500	Rangers of Esteldín
Totals (Treasure & Roving Threats) :		+4000		15	1,800	Rangers of Esteldín

For more detail, see The North Downs Deeds

► The North Downs Deeds‎ (6 C, 1 P)

The North Downs Titles

For all titles obtainable for this region, see The North Downs Titles

► The North Downs Titles‎ (2 C, 3 P)

The North Downs Reputations

► The North Downs Reputation Factions‎ (1 C)

Esteldín Crafters' Courtyard
Hangout for the Rangers of Esteldín

The North Downs Creatures

► The North Downs Creatures‎ (257 P, 1 F)

Creature Shard Drops

Each of these creatures is the rare, signature, tougher, named version and all have a high chance to drop a rare shard used in crafting.

The North Downs :

Creature	Location	Type
Ruby Shard	The North Downs
Bartás ^{[15.9S, 42.5W]} or ^{[15.7S, 42.1W]} or ^{[16.1S, 42.4W]}	Taur Gonwaith	Troll
Durphadir ^{[9.5S, 59.3W]} or ^{[9.5S, 59.2W]}	Fields of Fornost	Shade
Dumúlak ^{[13.0S, 46.0W]} or ^{[13.0S, 46.3W]}	Meluinen	Orc
Gaelos ^{[11.2S, 59.1W]}	Fields of Fornost	Shade
Khurshat^{[11.3S, 43.5W]} or ^{[12.4S, 43.1W]}	Kingsfell	Warg
Nodmor ^{[10.3S, 52.6W]}	Fields of Fornost	Shade
Skrithmoz ^{[13.5S, 45.6W]} or ^{[13.5S, 45.6W]} or ^{[13.9S, 46.0W]}	Meluinen	Orc
Silverclaw ^{[8.0S, 45.3W]} or ^{[8.1S, 45.6W]} or ^{[7.7S, 45.9W]}	Annúndir	Lynx
Skulkmire ^{[15.4S, 43.2W]}	Merenost	Bog-Lurker
Thaukoth ^{[8.6S, 49.5W]}	Haudh Eglan	Warg
Ulural ^{[12.8S, 49.6W]} or ^{[12.7S, 49.7W]} or ^{[11.6S, 49.5W]}	Annúndir	Orc

Creature	Location	Type
Adamant Shard	The North Downs
Bleakwind		Drake
Grish		Warg
Grat		Troll
Glangonn		Ogre
Longhar		Ogre
Málglok		Goblin
Núrzum		Warg
Nulnákh		Orc
Ploshat		Orc
Tarbám		Troll

Roving Threats

The following Roving Threat Creatures are found roaming this region:

Crafting

Crafting Tier(s):

Journeyman (T2): Barrow-iron Deposit, Silver Deposit, Ash Branches, Medium Hide, Broken Urn

Expert (T3): Rich Iron Deposit, Gold Deposit, Yew Branches, Sturdy Hide, Antique Vase

Crafting Location(s):

Journeyman (T2): Annúndir, Greenway, Nan Wathren
Expert (T3): Dol Dínen, Fields of Fornost, Kingsfell, Meluinen

Nan Amlug East, Nan Amlug West, Nan Wathren, Rhunenlad

Taur Gonwaith

Crafting Facilities:

Craft-hall of Esteldín

All crafting areas contain facilities for all Professions except Farming.

All facilities qualify as "standard" and "superior".

Inside City of Esteldín: Craft-hall of Esteldín

Jeweller's Guild

Tailor's Guild

Woodworker's Guild

Superior Workbench

Areas in The North Downs : [[ < AREA > ]],

Farmlands -

Forge -

Oven -

Workbench -

Lore

Of the earliest history little is known but that in the first millennium of the Second Age many Númenóreans lived there; how many and how widespread is unknown. Arnor was founded by Elendil in II 3320 but the North Downs remained less important during this period. After many unfortunate centuries the 10th High King, Eärendur, died in III 861 and Arnor was torn in three by his sons.
Out of Arnor Arthedain was founded by Amlaith, the eldest son and he moved from Annúminas in Evendim and made Fornost the capital city; eventually the North Downs saw some glory. Six hundred years later the Witch-king attacked Fornost, after his victory in the Lone-lands, but failed. Yet again, five hundred years later (III 1974) his forces out of Angmar managed to capture Fornost, but only for a year until an army of Gondor defeated his numbers, but the Witch-king escaped.
At the capture of Fornost King Arvedui fled to Forochel but died in the ice masses. The North-kingdom ended and the North Downs was destitute and spent. However, out of the ruins the Rangers of the North was founded by Arvedui's eldest son, Aranarth, who became Chieftain of the Dúnedain. Today the North Downs hosts these Rangers at Esteldín, while Aragorn, their 16th Chieftain, follows a well known hobbit at a very secret quest in the east.

Maps

Detailed Maps

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Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of The North Downs
Areas:	Annúndir • Dol Dínen • Fields of Fornost • Fornost • Greenway • Kingsfell • Meluinen • Nan Amlug East • Nan Amlug West • Nan Wathren • Rhunenlad • Taur Gonwaith
Settlements:	Amon Raith • Esteldín • Treasure Hunters' Camp • Lin Giliath • Othrikar • Trestlebridge
Landmarks:	Amlaith's Scar • Amon Amrûn • Barad Eithel • Barad Harn • Barad Narthan • Dol Nendír • Etten Caves • The Evendim Gate • Falconer's Tower • Fashat Laug • Gatson's Farm • Gatson's South Fields • Glírost • Gurzlum • Haudh Eglan • Hîgropor • Hîsuk • Hrizgur • Kamskut • Kar Lak • Merenost • Minas Vrûn • Mincham's Camp • Nan Wathren Eastern Pass • Nan Wathren Western Pass • Nathan Hodge's Farm • Norbury Gates • Ost Crithlanc • Ost Galumar • Ost Lagoros • Ost Nuaran • Rusfold • Skirmish Camp • The Snares • Stoneheight • Tarkrîp Assault Camp • Tham Lorn • Thurûm • Trestlebridge Gate (South) • Trestlebridge Gate (West) • The Trestlespan • Tûmat • William Peake's Farm
Interiors:	—
Instances:	—

Regions within the Land of Eriador
Angmar • Bree-land • Dunland • Enedwaith • Ered Luin • Eregion • Ettenmoors • Evendim • Forochel • The Lone-lands • The Misty Mountains • The North Downs • The Shire • The Trollshaws