New Quests: The Pit -- Battle I

New Mobs: Geralht

Updated Items: Mysterious Heritage Rune of Legend ;  Cryptic Heritage Rune of Knowledge ;  Map to Forochel - Suri-kyla ;  Map to Angmar - Gath Forthnir ;  Map to Moria - Twenty-first Hall ;  Peerless Heritage Rune of Learning

New Quests: The Auction ;  Instance: The Auction ;  Lost in the Mail ;  Fangs of the Wulf ;  Instance: Fangs of the Wulf ;  The Bane of the Bog

New Items: Thin Brass Tracker's Band ;  Caretaker's Polished Brass Necklace ;  Heavy Plated Dunlending Gauntlets ;  Scout's Weathered Leather Helmet ;  Threadbare Boots of the Dunland Healer ;  Tarnished Dunlending Emblem ;  Crate of Goods ;  Scout's Weathered Leather Boots ;  Rune-Inscribed Brass Earring ;  Forged-Iron Dunlending Pauldrons ;  Peerless Heritage Rune of Learning

New Mobs: Saruman (White Wizard) ;  White Hand Guard ;  Orc Guard

New Objects: Crate of Goods ;  Horse to Avardin ;  Banner of the White Hand

New Quests: The Missing Stable-boy ;  Hay is for Horses ;  Riders of the Storm

New Items: Pile of Hay ;  Elaborate Dagger Sheath ;  Padded Gloves of the Dunland Soothsayer ;  Burnished Dunlending Pauldrons

New Mobs: Levelha ;  Ianto

New Objects: Pile of Hay ;  Horse

New Quests: Preparing for the Auction ;  Merchants of Avardin -- Folant ;  Merchants of Avardin -- Cadvan ;  Merchants of Avardin -- Hevina ;  Merchants of Avardin -- Eva

New Items: Reinforced Leather Dunlending Gauntlets ;  Padded Mantle of the Dunland Soothsayer ;  Heavy Plated Dunlending Leggings ;  Stone ;  Cattle Tag ;  Warg Tooth

New Mobs: Folant ;  Cadvan ;  Hevina ;  Eva ;  Black Warg ;  Hormgrat

New Objects: Stone ;  Dead Cow

New Quests: Homestead Defence ;  Instance: Homestead Defence ;  The Ledger ;  The Ledger -- Page 1 ;  The Ledger -- Page 2 ;  The Ledger -- Page 3 ;  The Ledger -- Page 4 ;  The Ledger -- Page 5 ;  The Auctioneer ;  Sign of the Past, Symbol of the Future

New Items: Starkmoor Caretaker's Leggings ;  Warrior's Thick Brass Ring ;  Forged-Iron Dunlending Hauberk ;  Andras' Ledger ;  Scout's Weathered Leather Jacket ;  Warrior's Thick Brass Earring ;  Caretaker's Polished Brass Bracelet ;  Carrot ;  Tanned Leather Hide ;  Woven Blanket ;  Egg ;  Tuft of Wool ;  Worn Sigil of Orthanc

New Mobs: Draig-luth Raider ;  Blaire (Instance) ;  Delwin (Instance) ;  Dun Calf ;  Dun Cow ;  Dun Bull ;  Dun Goat ;  Andras (Avardin) ;  Bedwur ;  Andras (Ox-clan Merchant Camp)

New Areas: Ox-clan Merchant Camp ;  Orthanc Base ;  Pits of Isengard ;  Fangorn's Edge ;  Outbuildings of Isengard ;  The Foundry

New Objects: Carrot ;  Tanned Leather Hide ;  Woven Blanket ;  Sheep ;  Egg

2011 was an enormous year in Middle-earth for Lord of the Rings Online. As we near LOTRO's 5th Anniversary, Senior Producer Aaron "Rowan" Campbell takes a look back at this past year's development and recaps the features we saw brought to the game. He even goes into a little detail about what we can expect to see in 2012!

To read the entire article be sure to check out his December 2011 letter here.

New Quests: Scattered Delivery ;  A Broken Wheel ;  A Smashed Crate ;  A Shredded Bag ;  A Torn Ledger ;  Son of a Merchant Man

New Items: Elegant Heritage Rune of Knowledge ;  Delicate Heritage Rune of Lore ;  Blackberry Pie Filling ;  Padded Hat of the Dunland Soothsayer ;  Reinforced Leather Dunlending Shoulder-guards ;  Forged-Iron Dunlending Boots ;  Ledger Page ;  Enduring Leggings of Might ;  Bandage ;  Pot ;  Cart Wheel

New Mobs: Dunlending Raider ;  Dunlending Scout ;  Mabon

New Recipes: Blackberry Pie Filling ;  Blackberry Tart

New Objects: Ledger ;  Crate ;  Bag ;  Cart ;  Pot ;  Bandage ;  Cart Wheel

New Quests: The Season of Merry-making

New Mobs: Saervereth

Updated Objects: Tree

Updated Quests: Yuletide Woes ;  The Book of Festival-law ;  Yule Be Sorry ;  A Happy Hobbiton ;  Good Cheer and Warm Cider ;  Ribbons and Bows ;  Dwarf-ice ;  Tis the Season ;  Wreathed in Fir

New Items: Worn Symbol of Celebrimbor ;  Bearskin Winter Cloak

Updated Items: Yule-tree ;  Symbol of Celebrimbor ;  Bree-land Yule-fest Wall ;  Yule Festival Steed ;  Gold-fire Pipe-weed

New Items: Festival Skill: Frosty Beverage ;  Tome of Initiate Resolve ;  Item-wear Reduction Tome (30 min) ;  Festival Skill: Grim Crystal ;  Festival Skill: Snow-jar ;  Festival Skill: Pile of Fluffy Snow

New Skills: Frosty Beverage ;  Grim Crystal ;  Snow-jar ;  Pile of Fluffy Snow

New Deeds: Consume Consumables: Frosty Beverage ;  Consume Consumables: Grim Crystal ;  Consume Consumables: Snow-jar ;  Consume Consumables: Pile of Fluffy Snow