LotRO Eregion Gwingris Quest Guide

By Darkgolem

Known as Hollin in the speech of Men, Eregion by elves, the northern portion of the woods leading up to this portion of the Misty Mountains contain the ancient ruins known as Gwingris. Here the elves of Rivendell are doing their best to prepare for the storm of Saruman and Mordor's forces bound to come from the south, and protect the Fellowship's secrecy by making sure their tracks are well covered. Wood Trolls, Huorns, Crebain and Dunlendings are all threats here, and it is up to you, heroes of the free peoples, to help deal with these threats. C. 3019 January 14, from the Journal of Gramdrim Ironhide, Warg-Foe

We have headed south from Rivendell, watching for signs of friends who might have passed this way. Not to join them, but to make certain they are not followed. Further on this I will not speak, but myself and Iorfariel are to reach Gwingris soon to see what aid we can give in this endeavor.

January 16 - Iorfariel is her usual insufferable elvish self. I have been regaled with all the stories of those of her kind which lived here in the past, and the lands here. Trees are trees, I say, but Hollin seems to have great worth for her. Reaching Gwingris by heading south from the Bruinen Ford and heading up to the foothills of the mountains, it turns out that the Gwingris is just what a dwarf might expect, elven ruins in a land full of them! Still, it is nice to be with my friend, and better still to be nearer the mountains if my forefathers.

January 17 - Hollin is a place beset with troubles, and it is good that two seasoned warriors such as me and my elven friend are here. For one thing, we have found remains showing passage of our friends who have passed this way, and are even now making sure no careless trace shows our enemies details of that effort. Aside from that, this land is starting to show signs of forces of the enemy. Crebain, foul cousins of the noble thrush, are noted in the woods, and these seem to be spies from Saruman of the south. We are hunting them now, and Iorfariel's bow is more effective than my axe at this.

Much less effected by our weapons are the wood trolls and, most horribly, living trees of this place! My axe is useful here, but the woods of Eregion near Gwingris are full of the foul things, and they seem to turn aside normal weapons. Fire would be useful here, but neither myself nor Iorfariel have many fire weapons to use.

Worse of all are the evil men here. Horrible worms are found here, and there is an attempt afoot by Dunlendings, come up from the south, to raise these things like pets for some foul purpose. This dwarf will see to that plan ending, let me tell you that! Until later, as Iorfariel would say, navaer!