The Barrow Downs aren’t, in themselves, dangerous, they are simply fields that stretch on for miles, and would be easy to navigate if not for the Barrow-wights who haunt the place.

The geography of the Barrow-downs in the books is most likely inspired by the history and geography of the south of England. In real life, the “Downs” are rounded, grass-covered chalk hills in ...

But I am speaking of experience with LOTRO - in the video, you will become acquainted with the Barrow-wight Lord in WitN, whose army of the dead have taken over a Ranger burial ground.

These evil ghoul-like creatures are the reanimated corpses of old kings who were buried in the barrow-downs around the Shire, and they feed on the wills of living creatures.

Lord Of The Rings’ undead Barrow-wights – fearsome ghouls who appear in the Fellowship Of The Ring novel – will finally hit the screen in #TheRingsOfPower Season 2.

UK publisher Codemasters has teamed up with Turbine Inc. to bring MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online: ... including the Shire, Barrow Downs, Rivendell, the Old Forest and Moria.