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| Publishers | Iron Crown Enterprises |
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| Publication | 1983 |
| Genres | Role-playing |
| Parent games | Middle-earth Role Playing |
| ISBN | 978-0915795086 |
Northern Mirkwood: The Wood-Elves Realm is a 1983 fantasy role-playing game supplement published by Iron Crown Enterprises for Middle-earth Role Playing .
Northern Mirkwood: The Wood-Elves Realm is a supplement that covers the lands depicted in the novel The Hobbit . [1]
Jonathan Sutherland reviewed Northern Mirkwood - The Wood-Elves Realm and Southern Mirkwood - Haunt of the Necromancer for White Dwarf #50, giving both an overall rating of 8 out of 10, and stated that "Both are rich in detail and are much more of a role-playing aid with numerous tables for random events and encounters." [2]
Craig Sheeley reviewed Northern Mirkwood: The Wood-Elves Realm in The Space Gamer No. 73. [1] Sheeley commented that "If you want a Tolkien-esque campaign, then Northern Mirkwood is an invaluable treatise. Unfortunately, for the [cost], you could get another Tolkien book." [1]
Andy Blakeman reviewed Northern Mirkwood for Imagine magazine, and stated that "there is so much detail, and so many (often obscure) facts, that it would be a task of near-heroic dimensions to become thoroughly conversant with it all - and, indeed. I wouldn't recommend ICE products to anyone short of time or dedication." [3]
Thranduil is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He first appears as a supporting character in The Hobbit, where he is simply known as the Elvenking, the ruler of the Elves who lived in the woodland realm of Mirkwood. The character is properly named in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and appears briefly in The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales.
Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP) is a 1984 role-playing game based on J. R. R. Tolkien'sThe Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit under license from Tolkien Enterprises. Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) published the game until they lost the license on 22 September 1999.
Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) is a publishing company that has produced role playing, board, miniature, and collectible card games since 1980. Many of ICE's better-known products were related to J. R. R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth, but the Rolemaster rules system, and its science-fiction equivalent, Space Master, have been the foundation of ICE's business.
In many works of modern fantasy, elves are depicted as a race or species of pointy-eared humanoid beings. These depictions arise from the álfar of Norse mythology influencing elves in fantasy as being semi-divine and of human stature, whose key traits are being friendly with nature and animals. However, this differs from Norse and the traditional elves found in Middle Ages folklore and Victorian era literature.
Mirkwood is a name used for a great dark fictional forest in novels by Sir Walter Scott and William Morris in the 19th century, and by J. R. R. Tolkien in the 20th century. The critic Tom Shippey explains that the name evoked the excitement of the wildness of Europe's ancient North.
Legolas is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. He is a Sindar Elf of the Woodland Realm and one of the nine members of the Fellowship who set out to destroy the One Ring. He and the Dwarf Gimli are close friends.
A Campaign and Adventure Guidebook for Middle-earth is a 1982 fantasy role-playing game supplement published by Iron Crown Enterprises.
Angmar: Land of the Witch King is a 1982 fantasy role-playing sourcebook published by Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Traveller Alien Module 1: Aslan is a 1984 role-playing game supplement for Traveller, Written by J. Andrew Keith, John Harshman, and Marc W. Miller, cover by David Deitrick, and published by Game Designers' Workshop. Part of the classic Traveller Alien Modules series.
Traveller Alien Module 2: K'kree is a 1984 role-playing game supplement for Traveller, written by J. Andrew Keith and Loren K. Wiseman, cover by David Dietrick, and published by Game Designers' Workshop. Part of the classic Traveller Alien Modules series.
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Southern Mirkwood: Haunt of the Necromancer is a 1983 fantasy role-playing game supplement published by Iron Crown Enterprises for Middle-earth Role Playing.
Bree and the Barrow-Downs is a 1984 fantasy role-playing game adventure published by Iron Crown Enterprises for Middle-earth Role Playing.
Dagorlad and the Dead Marshes is a 1984 fantasy role-playing game adventure published by Iron Crown Enterprises for Middle-earth Role Playing.
The Tower of Cirith Ungol and Shelob's Lair is a 1984 fantasy role-playing game adventure published by Iron Crown Enterprises for Middle-earth Role Playing.
Traveller Alien Module 3: Vargr is a 1984 tabletop role-playing game supplement, written by J. Andrew Keith, John Harshman, and Marc W. Miller for Traveller published by Game Designers' Workshop. Vargr details a race of genetically altered wolves, descended from wolves taken from Earth to another world many years ago. Part of the classic Traveller Alien Modules series.
Rangers of the North: The Kingdom of Arthedain is a 1985 fantasy role-playing game supplement published by Iron Crown Enterprises for Middle-earth Role Playing.
Moria: The Dwarven City is a 1984 fantasy role-playing game supplement published by Iron Crown Enterprises for Middle-earth Role Playing.
Hillmen of the Trollshaws is a 1984 fantasy role-playing game supplement published by Iron Crown Enterprises for Middle-earth Role Playing.
Lórien & The Halls of the Elven Smiths is a supplement published by Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) in 1986 for the fantasy role-playing game Middle-earth Role Playing, which is itself based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.