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Single Fan Recreates Frodo’s Walk to Mount Doom in 10-Hour Lord of the Rings Online Journey

Months of planning leveraged LOTRO’s faithful geography with Andy Serkis audiobook clips to closely mirror Tolkien’s path.

Overview

  • Emulated Vintage Gaming published the continuous trek on October 31, 2025, following preparation that began in May.
  • The final cut runs nine hours and 46 minutes, mapping Frodo’s route as described in the books for a literal point-to-point traversal.
  • Selected narration from Andy Serkis’s official audiobooks underscores key moments to align audio with in-game locations.
  • The creator recorded on a fresh account with most UI disabled for immersion and used LOTRO session-play to depict otherwise inaccessible scenes.
  • Rising interest has prompted a new Patreon, with requests for future character-focused journeys such as Gandalf and Aragorn.