28th Anniversary of the Valar Guild

October 4, 2025 Saturday



"Entwife Fruit Vendor"

by Ar-Pharazon-(V)
September 30, 2025

• Theme: Trees and Forests
• Themed images
• Marathon Chat
• Forum anniversary greetings
• Gaming Screenshots of anniversary events:
• Lord of the Rings Online
• Tolkien Site anniversary contributions:
• Art
  
• Articles
• Poems
• Stories
• Games Site Mass Update letter
• State of Valar Gaming 2025

More entries will be taken for this page through October and November, including letting us know that it is in progress. Please email yours to Varda (NOSPAMvarda.elentari (AT) gmail (dot) com) including a note that it is for the anniversary, using your name in the guild - such as Elwing-(V) - for credit. Thanks!

Please note that all of these entries are presents from the Valar Guild folk for all folk to enjoy made especially for this wonderful time, but not intended to be taken without permission. Thank you to the contributors from all of us who are fortunate enough to receive them. Yay!

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Theme:

This year's theme voted for in our Discord poll is "Trees and Forests".

The theme(s) can give suggestions for your screenshots from your favorite games, real life pictures, stories, poems, songs, and articles.

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Marathon Chat:

• When: September 28th meeting continuously through the Oct 5th meeting.
• Where: The marathon chat is in the Valar Guild's Discord chat program in "meeting_place".
• What: Free chat including fun chat and fun safe links. Also we enjoy Tolkien Moments and url's related to Tolkien and the anniversary.
• Who: all the same folks that are welcome at meetings such as members, polite family and friends and fellow Tolkien fans.

Participants:

So far: Arien, Ar-Pharazon, Earendil, Eonwe, Sandalf, Varda, and Xavier

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Forum:

Forum thread not yet up.. Feel free to post your comments/cheers about the anniversary on our forum thread!

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Gaming Screenshots of Anniversary events:

How do I take a screenshot?

In LotRO, F12 removes quickslots etc from the display. N toggles names on and off. F11 makes a screenshot that goes into your computer's Documents folder under Lord of the Rings Online. The printscreen key works.

In WoW, use your keyboard's version of PrintScreen (PrntScrn on the top row on mine) to make the screenshot. The image goes into the game's folder under Screenshots.

If you can't join a group, feel free to take solo screenshots in your game of choice.

To send the image for this page, do it by way of sending to Varda's email (and let her know your guild-name for credit!): NOSPAMvarda.elentari (AT) g mail (dot) com.

Lord of the Rings Online Anniversary screenshots:

Started at Bree Oct 4 at noon and at 5 P.M. Eastern time (which is /servertime) to give everyone a chance to come.

What we did: Ride into the main towns and shoot fireworks, /yell Happy 28th Anniversary, Valar Guild! We danced and handed out goodies such as pipeweed and fireworks. Emotes for a sort of play might be tried in the future, such as /swashbuckle for a stagefight.

Riders of the Nooning! (noon Eastern aka /servertime)

Participants: Earendil/Jagocraal (Beorning), Fangorn/Fangbark (elf), Nar/Golun (dwarf), and Varda/Fainan (elf).

What happened. The rides and fireworks were in Bree, Michel Delving, Thorin's, and Rivendell. Screenies were taken and coming for this page.

• Bree:
• Image: The Prancing Pony, front view. Screenshot by Varda 110855
• Image: The Boar Fountain and Prancing Pony, side view. Screenie by Varda 111007
• Image: Dancing at the fountain. Screenie by Varda 111610
• Michel Delving:
• Image: Dancing by the campfire in front of the statue. Screenie by Varda 112437
• Thorin's Hall:
• Image: The imposing Thorin's Hall. Screenie by Varda 112810
• Image: Snowy trees passed during the ride to Frerin's Court, a (tree theme). Screenie by Varda 112955
• Image: The whole setting with Frerin's outdoor court in front of Thorin's Hall. Screenie by Varda 113108
• Image: Dancing by the campfire along with a pet Crystal Grim. Screenie by Varda 113303
• Image: Fireworks. Screenie by Varda 113441
• Rivendell:
• Image: Earendil (human form) and Varda look across the bridge and forest, (tree theme) to the Last Homely House. Screenie by Varda 113609
• Image: Squirrel's eye view of the group crossing the bridge, (tree theme). Earendil has gone into bear form. Screenie by Varda 115951
• Image: Ride showing the trees by the House. Varda, Fangorn, Nar, and Earendil. Screenie by Varda 120129
• Image: On the ramp, waiting for a fireworks vault grab by Fangorn, with good shots of Nar/Golun and Earendil/Jagocraal. Screenie by Varda 120900
• Image: On the ramp with a star firework from Fangorn lighting up the hanging lamp and Nar lighting a new firework. Fangorn/Fangbark, Nar/Golun, Varda/Fainan, and Earendil/Jagocraal(human form). Screenie by Fangorn 121217
• Image: Nar's firework blasts green, Earendil lights another, Varda maintains the glowing grim as a groundstar, Fangorn mounts his elk for the next trip. Screenie by Fangorn 121248
• Image: Mounted and ready to go! Fangorn's elf on the elk, Varda's elf on the horse, Nar's dwarf on the goat, and Earendil's Beorning in bear form. Screenie by Fangorn 121310
• Image: Half-tree bridge towards the other side of Rivendell. Earendil (bear), Varda, and Fangorn. Screenie by Varda 122935

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Riders of the Evening! (5 PM Eastern aka /servertime)

Participants: Eonwe/Auros (elf), Fangorn/Entling (dwarf), Varda/Fainan (elf)

We rode through Bree, Michel Delving, Thorin's and Rivendell, possibly setting them afire as we went thanks to fireworks.

• Bree:
  • Image: Varda and Fangorn ride into Bree from the West Gate. Screenie by Fangorn 161405
  • Image: Fireworks and dance. Fangorn and Varda visible. Screenie by Fangorn 161931
  • Image: Fireworks with featured star. Screenie by Fangorn 162020
  • Image: Fireworks featuring double swirl. Varda's cloak almost seems to be worn wing-like by Fangorn. Screenie by Fangorn 162131
• Michel Delving:
  • Image: Varda and Fangorn on horses in front of the Bounders Bounty statue. Screenie by Varda 162417
  • Image: Stars seem to rise from Varda's hands. Varda and Fangorn. Screenie by Fangorn 162702
  • Image: The star takes flight. Varda and Fangorn. Screenie by Fangorn 162813
  • Image: Eonwe/Auros joins the group with a firework dragon. Screenie by Fangorn 163540
  • Image: Double swirl fireworks. Screenie by Fangorn 163654
  • Image: Farewell to the Bounders of Michel Delving dance. Screenie by Fangorn 163825
• Thorin's Hall:'
• Image: Varda, Fangorn, and Eonwe ride from Thorin's Hall to Frerin's court, past very dwarven buildings. Screenshot by Fangorn 164231
• Image: Varda, Eonwe, and Fangorn arrive at Frerin's Court, in front of Frerin's statue. Screenie by Varda 164309
• Image: We give Frerin dragon wings. Screenie by Fangorn 164415
• Image: Quadruple swirl fireworks by Varda, Eonwe, and Fangorn. Screenie by Fangorn 164507
• Image: Frerin reaches for the star. Screenshot by Fangorn 164615
• Image: Great day for Frerin, leaving him on a high note. Screenshot by Fangorn 164647
• Rivendell:
• Image: Riding over the bridge to the Last Homely House, showing the water and waterfall. Varda, Fangorn on the boar mount, and Eonwe. Screenie by Fangorn 165103
• Image: Riding the path just beyond the bridge, showing the park-like forest. Screenie by Fangorn 165235
• Image: Ramp to the Last Homely House with Varda, Eonwe, and Fangorn, tree background. Screenie by Varda 165305
• Image: Double spiral with other fireworks filling them in with brightness. Screenie by Fangorn 165345
• Image: Clean double spiral. Screenie by Fangorn 165441
• Image: Whoosh! And we're done.Screenie by Fangorn 165451

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Theme screenshots, real life pictures, art:

Theme: Trees and Forests

Tolkien Site Contributions for the 28th Anniversary!

Art:

• "Elf Knight" by DeepGroover-(T), three views of a model that he assembled and painted.
• "Entwife Fruit Vendor" by Ar-Pharazon-(V) on September 30, 2025, used at the top of this Anniversary page.
• Facebook Video reel of a "tree walking". (Spoiler for after watching this: the foreground hides the truck that transports the tree down the road.) Thank you to Kelliewyn, guild-friend (and fellow LotRO player)!

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Articles:

• "Article" by Author. (coming)

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Poems:

• "Tree Time" by Arien-(Valar)

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Stories:

• "Narn I Auros: Pursuit", by Eonwe-(Valar).

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State of Valar Gaming 2025:

The State of Online Gaming 2025. (On the Games Site).

The Letter for updating the Games Site that also includes the year's news by Eonwe-(Valar)

Feel free to update any time by emailing Eonwe (NOSPAMdeneltir@hotmail.com).

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