The Yule Festival returns to Middle-earth!

As the days shorten and the nights grow colder all the peoples of Middle-earth turn their thoughts to the annual Yule festival. Yulemath is celebrated by all the Free Peoples during the last month of the year. With traditional decorations, warm cider, rich feasts and other, more mischievous, pursuits; Yule is a time of hope across Middle-earth even as the shadow of the Enemy continues to grow.

There's even more fun to be had this year with the addition of Winter-home, a new snow covered area with fun winter games.

You can find the Yule Festival celebrations taking place and you can travel to Winter-home by talking to the Stable-masters in the following areas of Middle-earth;

Duillond – Ered Luin
The Party Tree – Shire
The Festival Grounds – Bree-land
Thorin's Hall Bar - Thorin's Hall

The Yule Festival starts on 14th December 2010 and runs through to 10th January 2011. Dress warm!

Read more about the Yule festival in the Yule Festival Developer Diary!