Follow the Ring

Visions of the Ring is a site I have mentioned before because of its great LOTRO related maps, such as the Interactive Horse Route Map and the LOTRO Expansion Speculation Map.

I had not been by the site lately, but when I poked my nose in last weekend I saw a new map available.

While not directly related to the game, the Hunt for the Ring map uses map assets from the game to plot out the positions in the world of key characters from the point when Gandalf warns Frodo about the true nature of the ring and the need to leave The Shire to Frodo’s arrival in Rivendell.

Using the map you can follow that same path in game, though since distances have been drastically scaled down (I recall reading that the distance from the Brandywine to Bree was 75 miles, while you can walk it in five minutes in game), it won’t take you nearly as long as it did Frodo.