The Lord of the Rings Online: Relax in the Shade of The Party Tree

If  The Lord of the Rings Online: The Shadows of Angmar players drop by Bag End on their journeys through Middle Earth, they will find a landmark that is close to the home and heart of the Hobbit, the Party Tree. The LOTRO website highlights this prominent and memorable landmark in its Exploring Middle Earth: Points of Interest feature.

Tolkien readers will know that it was beneath this Tree and its festive lights that Bilbo Baggins celebrated his eleventy-first birthday – and pulled off his disappearing act in front of everyone in attendance, and where the story of Frodo’s journey across Middle Earth to the shadows of Mt. Doom begins. But today’s shadows fall not from that ominous mount, but from the arms of that prominent tree. The Turbine website continues: The Party Tree is decorated year-round with bright lanterns and yards of colourful woven streamers, for it seems logical to all Hobbits that a decorated tree is reason enough for a celebration — why risk missing the opportunity for a feast by bringing down the festive arrangements? Besides, it’s far too tall these days for Hobbits to reach the limbs, even if one had a mind to.

So if you ever pass by the Shire in your journey, do take time to drop by and relax in the shade of the Party Tree. As it is an important social landmark for the Shire, it is a place to find old friends, make new ones, exchange stories, and trade goods.

If  The Lord of the Rings Online: The Shadows of Angmar players drop by Bag End on their journeys through Middle Earth, they will find a landmark that is close to the home and heart of the Hobbit, the Party Tree. The LOTRO website highlights this prominent and memorable landmark in its Exploring Middle Earth: Points of Interest feature.

Tolkien readers will know that it was beneath this Tree and its festive lights that Bilbo Baggins celebrated his eleventy-first birthday – and pulled off his disappearing act in front of everyone in attendance, and where the story of Frodo’s journey across Middle Earth to the shadows of Mt. Doom begins. But today’s shadows fall not from that ominous mount, but from the arms of that prominent tree. The Turbine website continues: The Party Tree is decorated year-round with bright lanterns and yards of colourful woven streamers, for it seems logical to all Hobbits that a decorated tree is reason enough for a celebration — why risk missing the opportunity for a feast by bringing down the festive arrangements? Besides, it’s far too tall these days for Hobbits to reach the limbs, even if one had a mind to.

So if you ever pass by the Shire in your journey, do take time to drop by and relax in the shade of the Party Tree. As it is an important social landmark for the Shire, it is a place to find old friends, make new ones, exchange stories, and trade goods.