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	<title>Raising the Shire</title>
	
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	<description>The adventures of Tearose Underhill and friends in LOTRO</description>
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		<title>Another Shire Raiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 19:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Berlitilda was a hobbit who was usually quiet and quite content to farm and gather wood. But lately she had been noticing strange things in her beloved Shire. Her hobbit neighbours seemed to ignore the stories of goblins in the northern forests and in the Greenfields, or the presence of brigands who were stealing from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tribute to the Lady Galadriel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pareth returned to her hobbit home in the Southfarthing to see the beautiful swan fountain designed by the Elves of Lothlorien, that had been delivered to her garden. The fountain reminded her of the Lady Galadriel, who had inspired her to be unafraid to show her power. For Pareth had power of her own, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sampling the Shire’s Brews En Route to Brockenborings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pareth of Gondor was on a mission to sample the finest ales of the Shire so that she could supply her companions with a decent brew for an event that was planned on their next summer break. One of the stops on her trip through the Shire, was at The Plough and Stars in Brockenborings. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laerchel of Lorien Arrives in Rivendell</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All Elves appreciate beauty, and Laerchel of Lorien was no different. She believed that there was no place in Middle Earth as beautiful as Lothlorien. But Laerchel had never traveled through the High Moors to the Gates of Imladris. And as she guided her steed down the steep mountain slopes towards the Rivendell valley, she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Good Place to Rest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 02:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just outside of Bywater, in the fields of to the southwest, is the Methel-stage where artistic hobbits often perform during the various festivities throughout the year. Many a traveler has stopped to camp nearby while being entertained by the local folk who love to perform and have fun. And it was always a good place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pareth’s Perilous Journey to the Ent Grove</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pareth entered the Limlight Gorge without realizing the dangers she would encounter in the area. Though she was considered a skilled hunter, nothing prepared her for what she would find there. She quickly realized that she was utterly foolish to venture into the Gorge alone. Trolls, huorns, spiders, all of them powerful, deadly, and certainly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save the Shire!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Tearose Underhill were still alive, she would be outraged, for a greedy corporation could potentially stop her stories from being told on this very website. This is about the Saul Zaentz Company, who, three months ago, filed to get the word &#8220;Shire&#8221; trademarked. They already have the word &#8220;hobbit&#8221; trademarked and are going after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scouting the North Downs in the Service of Rangers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a Hobbit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laerchel of Lorien missed her friend, Tearose Underhill, very much. After the wake of her beloved hobbit friend, Laerchel found it very hard to leave the Shire, but she had been asked by the Lady Galadriel of Lothlorien to assist the Rangers of the North, for the evil forces of Angmar had infiltrated many parts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Hobbit Ventures East</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a Hobbit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A month had passed since the Shire lost one of it&#8217;s bravest hobbits, and those closest to Tearose helped to settle her affairs. But hobbits, being very practical about life and death, carried on with their lives though many stories were told over and over in the evenings by the fires. Mariyanna Swiftfeet stopped into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Passing of Tearose Underhill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a Hobbit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was very early in the morning on the first Tuesday of January, when one of Elrond&#8217;s assistants checked in on Tearose Underhill in one of the guest rooms of the Last Homely House. Tearose, though gravely injured, had begun to heal, proving yet again that hobbits were indeed made of strong stuff. In fact, [...]]]></description>
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