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AREAS OF BREE-LAND

alt="Map of Bree-land"
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Level range indicates optimum level range to gain XP from
kills. Resources indicates crafting materials available from nodes and
from hide-bearing creatures in the area - humanoid mobs may drop other
types of items. Mobs indicates the dominant creature types that can be
found in the area, with links to their relevant slayer deeds where
appropriate. Landmarks include named points of interest and deed
locations, with links to relevant deeds.

ARCHET DALE

Level Range: 5-7

Resources: Light Hides

Mobs: Wolves,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#spider">Spiders,
Boars, Bears,  href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#brigand">Brigands

Landmarks: 

• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#ruins">Bronwe's
  Folly (27.2S, 48.0W)
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#ruins">Blackwold's
  Roost (27.1S, 46.6W)

Description: A formerly peaceful
valley bordered on all sides
by rugged hills, this is the "cradle" of Bree-land, where Race of Man
adventurers get their start. Blackwold's Roost is the location of the
Ancient Cairn for the History of the Dunedain deed.

CHETWOOD NORTH

Level Range: 7 - 10

Resources: Light Hides, Rowan,
Copper, Tin, Tier 1 Scholar

Mobs: Wolves,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#spider">Spiders,
Boars, Bears, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#brigand">Brigands,
Badgers

Landmarks:  

• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#ruins">Blackwold
  Headquarters (27.0S, 44.6W)

Description: A rough-and-tumble
woods crawling with Blackwold
brigands, who have set up numerous camps along the winding paths.
Beware of the Mad Badger (level 7 Rare Signature) and the level 9 Rare
Signature warg that occasionally patrol the paths - the Mad Bager is
not too bad, but the warg can be very challenging for unsuspecting
low-level characters.

CHETWOOD SOUTH

Level Range: 9 - 12

Resources: Light Hides, Rowan,
Copper, Tin, Tier 1 Scholar

Mobs: Wolves, Boars,
Bears,  href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds">Brigands

Landmarks:

• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#history">Crumbled
  Court (30.3S, 49.1W)
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#ruins">Ost
  Baranor (33.5S, 48.0W)
• Bree-land Homesteads (34.8S, 46.1W)

Description: The Hobbits of
Bree-land have built farms along the northern edge of this area. It is
less densely-forested than Chetwood North. The Bree-land Homesteads
lie at the southeast corner of this area, south of the road heading
into the Lone-lands. Crumbled Court is the location of the Ancient
Inscription and Ost Baranor is the location of the Dunedain-statue for
the History of the Dunedain deed.

MIDGEWATER MARSH

Level Range: 12 - 15

Resources: Light Hides, Rowan,
Copper, Tin

Mobs: href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#neeker">Neeker-breekers,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#spider">Spiders,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#sickle">Sickle-flies,
Goblins

Landmarks: 

• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#ruins">Sunken
  Stones (32.0S, 45.8W)
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#ruins">Marshwater
  Fort (31.2S, 44.9W)
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#ruins">Goblinhole
  Ruins (33.1S, 43.5W)
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#ruins">Woodsedge
  Ruins (29.5S, 45.7W)

Description: A miserable, wet
place infested with goblins and vermin. The south and east edge of the
marsh is the most popular area in all of Bree-land to complete the
sickle-fly slayer deed, but not the best one. Marshwater Fort and
Woodsedge Ruins both have items for the History of the Dunedain deed.

BREE-TOWN

Level Range: n/a

Resources: n/a

Mobs:  href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#brigand">Brigands

Landmarks: 

• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#history">Oldstone
  Ruins (30.7S, 52.6W)
• See description in Quest Hubs for others

Description: The urban center of
Bree-land with most regular services and trainers. The Oldstone Ruins,
located near the Bree-town Vault down a back alley, is the location of
the Ancient Crest for the Histyr of the Dunedain deed. There is
occasionally a lone brigand roaming around Beggar's Alley who will
attack lower-level characters.

ANDRATH

Level Range: 14 - 18

Resources: Medium Hides,
Barrow-Iron, Silver, Ash

Mobs: href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#neeker">Neeker-breekers,
Boars, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#brigand">Brigands,
Half-orcs, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#wight">Wights

Landmarks:

• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#ruins">South-guard
  Ruins (35.3S, 51.6W)
• Skirmish Camp  (32.3S, 50.4W)
• Entrance to Southern Barrow-Downs (34.9S, 53.1W)

Description: The valley and hills
south of Bree. There are many brigands in the South-guard ruins, but
the half-orcs that mingle amidst them do not count for the
brigand-slayer deed. The entrance to southern Barrow-Downs has a small
handful of wights around it.

SOUTHERN BREE-FIELDS, NORTHERN BREE-FIELDS

Level Range: 13 - 19

Resources: Medium Hides,
Barrow-Iron, Silver, Ash

Mobs: Boars, Bears, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#brigand">Brigands,
Wolves, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#orc">Orcs

Landmarks:

• Adso's Camp  (29.2S, 56.8W)
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#ruins">Hillshire
  Ruins (27.8S, 58.4W)
• Hunter Campsite  (28.2S, 54.3W)
• Hunter Campsite (23.8S, 52.7W)
• Entrance to North Barrow-Downs (30.1S, 54.9W)
• Entrance to Old Forest (29.9S, 56.7W)
• Thornley's Work Site  (26.4S, 53.5W)
• Saerdan's Cabin (25.5S, 52.9W)
• Bree-land Festival Grounds (24.7S, 51.5W)
• Hedge maze (24.8S, 50.8W)
• Hengstacer Farm (22.3S, 52.3W)
• Tag fort (25.5S, 50.9W)
• Freeze-tag fort (26.2S, 49.6W)
• Cirith Nur Encampment (21.3S, 55.2W)
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#ruins">Old
  Greenway Fort (24.0S, 53.1W)
• Road to Trestlebridge (18.8S, 53.5W)

Description: Farmlands and gentle
rolling hills west and northwest of Bree, most of them infested with
brigands. The first Hunter campsite is in the middle of a
brigand encampment, and the second one is just above Old Greenway Fort.
The entrance to the Barrow-downs is south of the ruined wall,
and the entrance to Old Forest is just south of Adso's camp. Hillshire
Ruins is a good place to farm medium hides - the bears are plentiful
there and respawn quick. Cirith Nur and the camps across the road are
prime orc-slaying spots for the orc-slayer deed, but you may want to go
there during off-peak hours when the competition is less fierce. The
festival grounds are usually only active during the seasonal festivals,
and the Hedge maze has associated quests during spring festivals (but
can be entered at any time). Hengstacer Farm is where you go to get
your regular horses, and serves as a small quest hub.  VIPs
can go here to pick up the riding skill quest without spending Turbine
Points. The tag forts are good old-fashioned fun and can be activated
by anyone at any time - go there with a group and have a few matches.

NORTHERN BARROW-DOWNS

Level Range: 16 - 20

Resources: Barrow-Iron, Silver,
Ash, Medium Hides, Tier 2 Scholar

Mobs: href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#barghest">Barghests,
Crawlers, Rats, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#wight">Wights,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#spider">Spiders

Landmarks: 

• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#barrow">Northern
  Barrows (30.4S, 56.0W)
• Entrance to Old Forest (31.7S, 56.1W) 
• Haudh Methernil (31.5S, 55.5W) 
• Barrow of Taradan (30.8S, 55.0W)  
• Barrow of Ringdor (31.2S, 54.7W) 
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#barrow">the
  Dead Spire (32.0S, 55.1W) 
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#barrow">Dead
  Man's Perch (32.1S, 53.9W) 
• pass to Southern Barrow-downs (32.9S, 54.2W)
• Haudh Nogbenn (33.0S, 55.3W)
• Haudh Taenthond  (30.3S, 56.1W)
• Hautham (30.3S, 55.9W)

Description: A massive cemetery
made dangerous by the machinations of necromancy. The hills are spotted
with small dungeon-like tombs and barrows filled with undead horrors,
spiders and
other terrible things, generally in the level 20 range. A camp of
expedition survivors is located in the
pass into the Old Forest. Beware of a wandering Rare Signature wight
who occasionally spawns east of the Dead Spire at nights.

SOUTHERN BARROW-DOWNS

Level Range: 18 - 22

Resources:  Barrow-iron,
Silver, Ash, Medium Hides, Tier 2 Scholar, Rich Iron, Gold, Sturdy Hides

Mobs: href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#wight">Wights,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#barghest">Barghests,
Rats, Bears, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#tree">Trees,
Crawlers

Landmarks: 

• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#barrow">Great
  Barrow (33.8S, 55.8W)
• Campsite with mustering horn (33.7S, 55.5W)
• Haudh Iarchith (35.1S, 55.1W)
• Goetham (33.7S, 53.9W)
• Gwantham (34.6S, 54.3W)
• Tomb of Maenadar (34.1S, 55.0W)
• passage to Andrath (35.0S, 53.7W)
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#barrow">Ost
  Gorthad (35.5S, 54.1W)

Description: Dark and horrible
things crawl the hills here, tainted by the foul magic of the gaunt man
who resides within Othrongroth, the Great Barrow. The mini-dungeons
scattered throughout the hills are all part of Haudh Iarchith.

OLD FOREST

Level Range: 15 - 20

Resources: Barrow-iron, Silver,
Ash, Medium Hides

Mobs:   href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#tree">Trees,
Roots, Bats, Wolves, Bears, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#spider">Spiders,
Crawlers

Landmarks: 

• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#oldforest">Tom
  Bombadil's House (32.6S, 57.4W)
• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#oldforest">Goldberry's
  Spring (31.1S, 59.4W)
• Old Man Willow (33.0S, 58.3W)
• Tunnel to Buckland (32.7S, 61.4W)

Description: A gloomy, dreadful
place positively dripping with atmosphere. Take an experienced guide if
you want to get the exploration deeds done anytime soon. The current
map is actually quite helpful.

BRANDY HILLS, BUCKLAND

Level Range: 14 - 18

Resources: Barrow-iron, Silver,
Ash, Medium Hides, Tier 2 Scholar

Mobs: Wolves, Bears, Boars,
Craban, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#brigand">Brigands,
Svalfang the giant

Landmarks: 

• Brandy Hall (33.3S, 62.5W)
• Bucklebury Ferry (33.5S, 62.9W)
• Crickhollow (32.4S, 61.9W)
• Newbury (31.8S, 62.6W)
• Brandywine Bridge (31.4S, 62.8W)
• The Brandywood (north of the hills)
• Svalfang's Hut (25.1S, 62.4W)

Description: The westernmost
reaches of Bree-land, settled primarily by Hobbits. Buckland is the
hobbit region to the south, sister-city to the Shire, and the Brandy
Hills are pretty much everything north of that, along the shores of the
Brandywine River and stretching east to the Southern Bree-fields.
Swimming north up the Brandywine River will take you into Evendim, and
swimming west across the river (or, more sensibly, crossing the
Brandywine Bridge) takes you into the Shire. Swimming all the way south
currently takes you nowhere.

EASTERN BREE-FIELDS, NEN HARN, FAR CHETWOOD

Level Range: 16 - 22

Resources: Yarrow-root,
Barrow-iron, Silver, Ash, Medium Hides, Rich Iron, Gold, Yew

Mobs: Bears, Boars, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#orc">Orcs,
Wolves, Turtles, Gnats, Wood-trolls, Toads, Craban,
Wolverines, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#sickle">Sickle-flies,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#spider">Spiders

Landmarks:  

• Passage to North Downs (17.2S, 44.1W)

Description: A broad swath of
land running north of Hengstacer Farm all the way to the river, and
coursing east to the lake called Nen Harn. Far Chetwood is the wooded
area south of Nen Harn. This is a resource-rich area with very few
associated quests and no landmarks for deeds, giving most players very
little incentive to travel here - which makes it a perfect spot for
farming Journeyman-tier crafting resources. Far Chetwood has an
arguably larger concentration of sickle-flies than Midgewater Marsh
does, and
even though they are higher level here, their numbers and the general
lack of player traffic in the area make this a better place for
completing the slayer deed.

WEATHER HILLS

Level Range:20 - 25, 54 - 56

Resources:  Barrow-iron,
Silver, Ash, Medium Hides, Tier 2 Scholar

Mobs: Half-orcs, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#orc">Orcs,
Wolves, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/bree/deeds#spider">Spiders,
Craban, Goblins

Landmarks: 

• Ost Alagos (27.8S, 41.0W)
• Mini quest hub (28.3S, 41.5W)
• Weatherway (28.8S, 41.3W)
• Passage to Lone-Lands (29.0S, 40.4W)
• Midgewater Pass (30.1S, 42.6W)

Description: Running along the
eastern edge of the Midgewater Marsh in Bree-land, this is a
transitional area between Bree in the west and the Lone-lands in the
east. Intrepid explorers may enter this region from the north, heading
down through Far Chetwood. Be warned, though - low-level explorers may
be in for a bit of a surprise should they accidentally stumble upon the
level 55 signature Half-orcs and Orcs mulling around the fort of Ost
Alagos. All other mobs around this area are in the level 19 - 22 range.

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