The Path of the Company

Deed Lore

Follow the path of Thorin and Company through Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands.

To complete this deed perform the following objective(s)

Where the Company entered Mirkwood

"O good-bye and go away!" grunted the dwarves, who were secretly filled with dismay at losing him.

Where the Company grew to hate the forest

Well, it was not true that they could see nothing: they could see eyes!

Where Bombur fell into the Enchanted River

Bombur slept for days, and dreamt of great Elvish feasts. His memory of their adventures thus far were gone.

Where Bilbo climbed above the trees

He saw all around him a sea of dark green, and hundreds of black butterflies.

Where the Company was lured off the path

They saw a gathering of Elves feasting. They ran towards them to beg for food, but as soon as they approached, the Elves vanished!

Where the Company is ambushed by Spiders

He beat the creature off with his hands, until he remembered his sword!

Where Bilbo frees the Company from webs

Somehow the killing of the giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark without the help of anyone else, made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. He felt a different person.

Where Thorin was brought before the Elvenking

Thorin responded: "I don't know, but I expect starving in the forest!"

Where the Company was jailed by the Elvenking

Thranduil ordered the dwarves to be put into separate cells and ordered them not to be released until one of them told him what he wanted to know.

Where the Company stuffed themselves into barrels

When Bilbo explained his plan, the dwarves started grumbling loudly in spite of their danger.

Where the barrels came ashore near Loeglond

The Elves were making a raft of the barrels, with the dwarves still inside, and would soon be steering it downstream to Lake-town.

Where Bilbo freed the Company from their barrels

"If you want to go on with this silly adventure, you had better slap your arms and rub your legs and try and help me get the others out while there is a chance!"

Where Thorin declared himself before the Master of Lake-town

Many of the Lake-men took up song, and it rolled loud and high over the Lake.

Where the Company landed at the top of the Long Lake

None of the men from Lake-town would stay with them even for a night so near the shadow of the Mountain.

Where they scouted the slopes of the Mountain

From Ravenhill, they could see the grey ruins of ancient houses, towers, and walls.

Where the company found the secret way into Erebor

A gleam of light came straight though the opening, and then there was a loud crack. A hole appeared suddenly about three feet off the ground. Thorin put the key from his grandfather's map into the hole. It fitted and turned! A door five feet high and three broad was outlined, and slowly swung inwards.

Rewards

5 LOTRO Points

30 Marks

<name>, Follower of Thorin and Company

2,000 Virtue Experience

Increased Reputation with Dwarves of Erebor ( 900 )

Additional Information

This deed is available at level 105.
This deed contributes to the Explorer of the North meta-deed.

Locations

Coordinates	Directions / Description
[15.7N, 50.9W]	Where the Company entered Mirkwood - The Forest Gate
[16.2N, 47.3W]	Where the Company grew to hate the forest
[16.9N, 39.1W]	Where Bombur fell into the Enchanted River - North of the bridge, West Bank¹
[16.7N, 36.9W]	Where Bilbo climbed above the trees - click on the Sturdy Branch by the path
[17.3N, 37.0W]	Where the Company was lured off the path - crossroads
[18.4N, 36.3W]	Where the Company was ambushed by spiders - Imnagath
[18.3N, 35.9W]	Where Bilbo frees the Company from webs - Imnagath
[48.1N, 127.2W]	Where Thorin was brought before the Elvenking - Felegoth
[47.4N, 125.2W]	Where the Company was jailed by the Elvenking - Felegoth
[48.7N, 124.7W]	Where the company stuffed themselves into barrels - Felegoth, the northern cave in the raft-elves area, where the clickable barrel is
[15.9N, 31.8W]	Where the barrels came ashore near Loeglond - north of Loeglond by the edge of the river, in the reeds
[13.4N, 29.6W]	Where Bilbo freed the company from their barrels - east of Loeglond
[14.5N, 28.9W]	Where Thorin declared himself before the Master of Lake-town
[18.9N, 27.3W]	Where the Company landed at the top of the Long Lake
[26.9N, 29.1W]	Where they scouted the slopes of the Mountain - north of Raven Hill, approach from west side of Raven Hill
[31.8N, 27.8W]	Where the company found the secret way into Erebor

¹ From the West end of the bridge, turn North, then East into the river. Swim out into the middle of the river, staying to the left of the big rock.

Details

Where the Company entered Mirkwood
Gandalf’s departing words : “DON’T LEAVE THE PATH!”

“O good-bye and go away!” grunted the dwarves, who were secretly filled with dismay at losing him.
Where the Company grew to hate the forest
The nights were the worst. So dark that you could really see nothing.

Well, it wasn’t true that they could see nothing : they could see eyes!
Where Bombur fell into the Enchanted River
“Bombur has fallen in! Bombur is drowning!”

Bombur slept for days, and dreamt of great Elvish feasts. His memory of their adventures thus far were gone.
Where Bilbo climbed above the trees
The sun was shining brilliantly, and it was a while before he could bear it.

He saw all around him a sea of dark green, and hundreds of black butterflies.
Where the Company was lured off the path
They were lured off the path by the light of torches.

They saw a gathering of Elves feasting. They ran towards them to beg for food, but as soon as they approached, the Elves vanished!
Where the Company was ambushed by spiders
Bilbo could only see its eyes, but could feel its hairy legs as it struggled to wind webs around him. He beat the creature off with his hands, until he remembered his sword.
Where Bilbo frees the Company from webs
"I will give you a name. I shall call you Sting.”

“Somehow the killing of the great spider, all alone by himself in the dark without the aid of someone else, made a great difference to Mr Baggins. He felt a different person.
Where Thorin was brought before the Elvenking
“Where are your friends now, and what are they doing?” demanded Thranduil.

Thorin responded: “I don’t know, but I expect starving in the forest!

the bridge before Thranduil’s throne
Where the Company was jailed by the Elvenking
"I will keep you all in prison until you have learned sense and manners!"

Thranduil ordered the Dwarves to be put into separate cells and ordered them not to be released until one of them tod him what he wanted to know.
Where the company stuffed themselves into barrels
“We shall be bruised and battered to pieces, and drowned for certain!”

When Bilbo explained his plan, the Dwarves started grumbling loudly in spite of their danger.
Where the barrels came ashore near Loeglond
“On the shallow shore most of the barrels ran aground” “The Elves were making a raft of the barrels, with the dwarves still inside, and soon would be steering it downstream to Lake-town.”
Where Bilbo freed the company from their barrels
Well, are you alive or are you dead?” Bilbo asked Thorin

“If you want to go on with this silly adventure, you had better slap your arms and rub your legs and try and help me get the others out while there is a chance!”
Where Thorin declared himself before the Master of Lake-town
“I am Thorin, son of Thrain, son of Thror, King under the Mountain! I return!”
Where the Company landed at the top of the Long Lake
“They knew that they were near to the end of their journey, and that it might be a very horrible end…”

None of the men from Lake-town would stay with them even for a night so near the shadow of the Mountain.”
Where they scouted the slopes of the Mountain
There lies all that is left of Dale,” said Balin.” “From Ravenhill, they could see the grey ruins of ancient houses, towers and walls
Where the company found the secret way into Erebor
“The last light of Durin’s day will shine upon the keyhole”

“A gleam of light came straight through the opening, and then there was a loud crack.

A hole appeared suddenly about three feet off the ground.

Thorin put the key from his grandfather’s map into the hole.

It fitted and turned! A door five feet high and three broad was outlined, and slowly swung inwards.