Exploring Middle-earth: Annuminas in Lord of the Rings Online

From bridges and encampments, we move on to the more royal part of the tour of Middle-earth, in Codemasters‘ The Lord of The Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Yes, it’s the once-glorious city of Annuminas, former home of the High King Elendil and the succeeding Kings of Arnor. Gaze at its magnificence, and try to see what once was there, for now it is but an empty shell of days gone past.

While time certainly hasn’t been kind to the city of Annuminas – it’s a dark, desolate place where few dare to tread, and even fewer still choose to inhabit – it has a very rich history, filled with legends and myths that would spark the flame of curiosity in any adventurer.

After all, this was the place where Elendil himself ruled over the North and South Kingdoms of Men – namely Arnor and Gondor – before his rule fell apart, to be torn apart by strife and war. Treasure, not to mention challenges, could be hiding in its many halls and passageways.

Looking at how the guys over at Turbine Inc. have recreated Annuminas in the digital plains of Middle-earth, we can’t help but marvel at the fact that such detail could be given to something that wasn’t really described very well in Tolkien‘s series. Again, kudos to the developers for bringing to light yet another landmark that would have been otherwise forgotten.

From bridges and encampments, we move on to the more royal part of the tour of Middle-earth, in Codemasters‘ The Lord of The Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Yes, it’s the once-glorious city of Annuminas, former home of the High King Elendil and the succeeding Kings of Arnor. Gaze at its magnificence, and try to see what once was there, for now it is but an empty shell of days gone past.

While time certainly hasn’t been kind to the city of Annuminas – it’s a dark, desolate place where few dare to tread, and even fewer still choose to inhabit – it has a very rich history, filled with legends and myths that would spark the flame of curiosity in any adventurer.

After all, this was the place where Elendil himself ruled over the North and South Kingdoms of Men – namely Arnor and Gondor – before his rule fell apart, to be torn apart by strife and war. Treasure, not to mention challenges, could be hiding in its many halls and passageways.

Looking at how the guys over at Turbine Inc. have recreated Annuminas in the digital plains of Middle-earth, we can’t help but marvel at the fact that such detail could be given to something that wasn’t really described very well in Tolkien‘s series. Again, kudos to the developers for bringing to light yet another landmark that would have been otherwise forgotten.