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  This is a modification of the original text I downloaded from Interplay's
BBS.  The credit really belongs to some guy named Christopher, who is men-
tioned at the end with some copyright information.  All I did was to include
those maps, correct a few grammatical and spelling errors, add the Moria
Walk through, which was desparately in need, and to suggest the possible
remedy to a few of the game's bugs.  Also, if you haven't already read about
Tolkien's Middle Earth, you may want to consider looking at his works.  They
really are brilliant.  If you enjoyed those so much, may I suggest another
great author?  Robert Jordan, who has thus far created a marvelous epic
entitled The Wheel of Time, consisting of over six volumes and 5,000 pages.


LORD OF THE RINGS VOLUME 1

INTRODUCTION

 LORD OF THE RINGS VOLUME 1 is the first game in a planned trilogy from
Interplay. For those of you familiar with the J. R. R. Tolkien books, the Lord
of the Rings was compromised of three different volumes: "The Lord of the
Rings," "The Two Towers," and "The Return of the King." The plot of the series
is for poor Frodo Baggins to destroy the Ring that his Uncle Bilbo won from
the vile creature Gollum in "The Hobbit." During the lengthy introduction to
the game, we find out that Bilbo's ring is the One Ring that can rule Middle
Earth. Its power can be destructive; therefore, Gandalf has asked you to
destroy it since he may be overcome with its power. The game introduction
explains everything that has gone on in the past; however, it does not give a
good explanation of what your quest is.

 Your quest in LORD OF THE RINGS VOLUME 1 (hereinafter called LOTR), is to
transport the Ring to Dol Guldur and destroy the Witch King, who is an evil
creation of the wizard Sauron. Once you have done this, the game is over, and
it will be picked up in Volume 2. LOTR is a huge game, with many plot twists
and side quests to accomplish. Above all, you must hurry to Rivendell for the
Council of Elrond because the Black Riders are on your tail!

 As I said, there are many subquests to accomplish in LOTR before you can
finish the game. I am sure that I did not find or complete all the quests that
are available in LOTR, so you may find something that is not mentioned in this
walkthru. If you get stuck, post a message, and someone will help you out!

 I will take you through the route I found, which covers a lot of ground, and
hits most of the quests. LOTR is a very nonlinear game; you can be almost at
the end of the game, and still go back to the beginning of the game to get or
do something you may have missed! Also, I don't think there is any one object
that is necessary to complete LOTR, except for, perhaps, the Golden Wheel and
Durin's Axe. So, don't worry if you don't have an item that I mention: you
should be fine without it!

 One last thing before I start. LOTR version 1.0 is extremely buggy! Make sure
you look at your README.DOC file to check which version you have. As of this
writing, the latest version is 1.3. If you have anything less, call Interplay
to exchange your disks. There are enough bugs in the earlier versions to make
the game unplayable, including the infamous "Bree Wall" bug that will destroy
your characters one by one for no reason. This was fixed in version 1.1;
still, get the latest version if you can. From what I've heard, Interplay has
been very good about exchanging disks.

THE SHIRE

 When you start LOTR, you are at your home at Bag End which has just been sold
to your relative Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, so it is time for you to move out.
Your loyal friends Sam Gamgee and Pippen Took are by your side. RECRUIT both
of them, and go into Bag End. Find the chest located at the eastern end in one
of the southern rooms. Use the PICKLOCK skill to get some silver pennies. Us-
ing the map located in the center of the manual, leave Bag End and head west
along the path.

 Stop in any hole to TALK to your neighbors. In LOTR, most questions are one
or two words, and when the characters talk back to you, try to pick up on the
keywords they say. You can usually pick up keywords since most are capital-
ized. So if the character says, "I think I saw some Wolves today," try asking
about "Wolves" next. Follow the path until it turns south, and meet your
lovely relative Lobelia. She doesn't have much to say, so just TRADE her the
key to Bag End, and be on your way. Talk to Gaffer Gamgee who will be standing
outside his hole. He will mention something about some missing kids. Hm,
sounds like a quest!

 When the path intersects with a path to the east, go east and find Anson
Goodbody in the house. He wants his dog back. Head back west until you hit a
row of bushes. Walk a little north, use the CHARISMA skill, and the dog will
follow you. Take him back to Anson, where he will offer you a shovel for the
dog. GET the shovel. Head south to the Mill. There are three humans guarding
the entrance. Wait until night falls, and use the SNEAK skill. Find the device
and push some buttons. The thing explodes into smithereens. I don't what good
this does, but doesn't it just make you feel warm all over that you brought a
halt to the industrial revolution in Middle Earth?

 Next stop is the Hobbiton Inn. Talking to the bartender reveals nothing new,
so talk to Daisy. Her sister Taffy and Taffy's friend Freddi are missing, and
she wants you to find them. Sounds good, but you need some weapons before you
head for the East Woods ruins. Go to Great Roads Goods, and buy 3 torches and
3 rations from Jolly. TRADE a torch and a ration to Sam and Pippen, and EQUIP
each character with a torch -- makes a good weapon.

RESCUING TAFFY AND FREDDI

 Head off to the East Woods Ruins. Try not to go there at night since there
may be more wolves to handle. If you hear a howl, you might want to head back
south quick: you aren't ready for a wolf yet. Before you get to the Ruins you
will hit a stone wall. Walk along the wall until you find a hole. Use the
CLIMB skill and walk into the hole. Head north until you see Freddi in a
spider web to the east. Walk towards the web, and before you hit it, a spider
will appear. After killing the spider, Freddi will join you. Get the star key,
the axe, and use the READ skill to read the scroll. Walk south and take the
west path. When you hit the chasm, use the JUMP skill to get across. When you
get to the door, USE the star key, and find the ghost king inside. Again, USE
the star key, answer "Y" to the question, and get the Ruby and the Silver
Pennies.

 Exit this cave, by JUMPing the chasm; you will automatically exit by walking
south. You will find Taffy to the north of the Ruins; she will join you im-
mediately. You will probably have to fight a wolf to leave the ruins, but
you should be able to defeat it. Walk to the Grange in town, and go to the
barn. Farmer Grubb will thank you for rescuing Freddi, and he will give you a
horse in return. The horse is a so-so fighter, but he is great for carrying a
lot of equipment. In fact, you will probably keep this horse with you for the
majority of your journey. Go back to Jolly, and CHOOSE Taffy. Have her buy a
torch and as many rations as she can carry. When she is full, TRADE all to the
horse, and have her buy more rations. When she is full again, divvy the
rations between you three. USE a ration to increase your stamina if it was
lowered by the spider or a wolf. Go back to Daisy and DISMISS Taffy.

GREEN HILL COUNTRY

 Exit the Inn and follow the path to the Green Hill Country. On your map you
will see two shaded areas in the Green Hill Country. First stop is the eastern
area. Search the area a bit until you find a hole. Walk into the hole and go
south to a spider's web. There will be a bird caught in the web. Before you
can free the bird you will have to defeat a spider. Once the spider is dead,
the bird tells you about some elves, and then it flies away. Exit the pit by
using the CLIMB skill, and head due west.

 You will meet up with a human named Hawkeye. Allow him to join your party
and keep going west. You will soon be confronted by an orc, but with Hawkeye
in your group, the orc presents no major challenge. After you defeat the orc,
Hawkeye will take you to his cave. Once there, Hawkeye hears some Black Riders
coming, and stays to fight them. Take his sword and bow, and go northwest. You
will find a locked chest. Use the PICKLOCK skill to open it and take the
rations, pennies, bladepart, and signet ring. Exit this cave by going east.

 Go back to the path you used to get into the Green Hill Country and follow it
back out. You will hear some Black Riders coming, but an elf shows up to save
you. He takes you back to a clearing, and says he will answer your questions.
TALK to him and ask him about Elbereth. He will give a word of power,
!ELBERETH. Leave the elf, and head towards Farmer Maggot's (great name) farm.

FARMER MAGGOT, MERRY AND ATHELWYN, BRANDY HALL

 When you are at the farm, go into the house, and Farmer Maggot will ask you
to fetch the healer for his son. Since you are such a nice hobbit, agree to do
so. Backtrack on the path you took to get to the farm, and once you have
crossed the bridge, immediately go west. There is a house a bit to the north
where the healer lives. Approach the healer and he will follow you. Go back
to Maggot's and go into the bedroom where the healer will leave and cure the
kid. In appreciation, Maggot will give you two mushrooms. Take them both.

 Exit the house, and go to the Buckland Ferry. There you will find Merry
Brandybuck. RECRUIT Merry, and cross the river in the ferry. Go to Cotton's
Farm and meet with Rose in the house. She will be glad to see Sam, and she
will offer you a Token. Have Sam take it. Head to the Bucklebury Tavern where
you find a lady named Athelwyn standing in the corner. TALK to her a bit, and
RECRUIT her. TRADE her some rations and the sword (make sure you have her
EQUIP the sword). Next stop is Brandy Hall.

 Standing at the door of Brandy Hall is Esmerelda, but she won't let you pass
because there is a ghost in the library. Use the SNEAK skill to get past her,
and go downstairs. TALK to Fatty, who is all excited about the ghost. Find
Saradoc standing next to his bed and TALK to him; ask about the ghost and the
key. He will mention that he lost both his pipe and the key. Using the
PERCEPTION skill, you will find a pipe and some pipeweed under his bed. Get
both items and go west to the bathroom, and, again, use PERCEPTION to find the
gate key in the bathtub. Get the key, go to the southern rooms to find some
more silver pennies, and head back upstairs.

 The ghost is hanging out in the library, and he wants a pipe. TRADE him the
pipe, and he will disappear. Using the READ skill to read the books in the
library, you pick up on a lot of useful information, most importantly, the
path through the Old Forest. Leave Brandy Hall, and head east to the Hedge
Gate. USE the gate key to open the Gate and leave the Shire.

THE OLD FOREST

 After leaving the Shire, you will see a short cartoon depicting what is going
on in the Shire. Those Black Riders sure sound like some evil dudes! You have
escaped them for the time being, but now you have to get through the Old
Forest which is quite large. Remember that you read about the path through
the forest in one of the books in Brandy Hall. It said to find the ruins at
the northwest corner of the forest, to proceed south and east, then follow
the southern path which winds, but you are also to avoid the eastern paths. In
essence, this is the true path out of the forest, but I didn't think it was
since I went east a lot. After about 20 minutes of wandering, I thought I was
totally lost, but suddenly I was out.

 When I thought about the directions that the book gave again, I found that
they were, in fact, correct. What the book tells you to do is to go south from
the ruins, go east for awhile, then when you find the first path south, take
it. If you have a choice between paths, always take the south or west path.
If you have no choice, then just keep following the path. The reason I was
confused is that I went east and north a lot, when the book said not to go in
those directions, but I had no choice: the path just wound that way. If you
follow the directions, you should get out of the forest in about 10 minutes.
When you get to a large hill, you are out of the forest; save your game here!

TOM BOMBADIL AND THE WITHYWINDE

 From the hill, go east until you hit a river. Follow the river bank north,
and soon you will come to a bridge that leads to Tom Bombadil's house. If you
want to, head west from the bridge and wander in the forest a bit until you
come across a large tree. This tree turns out to be Old Man Willow, and he is
not friendly. He will capture a few of your party members. Answer "N" to the
question about fighting the willow, instead use the PERCEPTION skill to find
an opening into the willow. Answer "Y" to the question about entering, and
inside the willow you will find the rest of your party. You will also see
something shining near the middle of the tree. Going there, you will find some
pennies, a bow, and Smith's Ring. In this order, get the pennies and the bow.
When you pick up Smith's Ring, the tree will start to flood. Use the PERCEP-
TION skill to find an opening in the tree. Use the CLIMB skill to get out. Go
back to the bridge and cross it to get to Tom Bombadil's house.

 Alongside the house is Tom's garden; use PERCEPTION to get some useful items.
Inside the house you will find Tom. He asks you to let him handle the Ring.
Let him do so, and you will get another word of power, !BOMBADIL, which will
come in handy later. I couldn't get anything out of Tom by talking to him, so
head upstairs to Tom's wife, Goldberry.

 She tells you that she needs some lilies, and she offers you a Gold Token to
find some for her. Take the token, go to the room directly south of
Goldberry's, and sleep. While sleeping, you will regain full stamina, and you
will have a dream during which you will learn the !ANGMAR word of power.

 Leave Tom's house, and to the southeast; you will find a small pool. Use the
PERCEPTION skill, and you will find that all the lilies are dead. Proceed
south until you hit the river, then go east. At the mouth of the river, you
will find a cave. In the cave walk along the north part of the small pool, and
you will find a Spider Sword. EQUIP one of your party with it, for it's a good
weapon.

 This a small cave, and there is only one path through it. Take the path, and
you will see an ice wall. Cast Athelwyn's Countermagic spell, go to the
southern part of the cave, and use PERCEPTION. Get the ice staff. Exit this
small cave, and go a bit more south to find the Withywinde sitting on her
throne. Ask her for lilies, and she will ask you to show her a token. USE the
Gold Token Goldberry gave you, but the Withywinde needs the springstone to
break some magic spell. She tells you to find the Ruddy Oak and give him an
acorn.

 Exit this cave, and walk above the wall where you will find an oak tree. Be
PERCEPTIVE, and get the red acorn. Go back to the small pool where the dead
lilies were, and go west. You will see the Ruddy Oak standing amongst some
trees. TALK to him, and ask about the springstone. He says you can have it.
TRADE him the red acorn, and he will join your party. If you didn't do this
and tried to get the springstone, Ruddy Oak would have attacked you, and he is
a formidable opponent. Go directly south to the top of a hill, USE the shovel,
and get the springstone. Go back to the Withywinde (Ruddy Oak will leave your
party along the way) and TRADE her the springstone. Get the lilies and take
them back to Goldberry. She thanks you and says you are now better prepared
for your journey.  (On the CD version, I couldn't get the red acorn, but I
could on the Disk.  What I did try however, was to go ahead and play my game
on the CD up until I came to this spot.  Before coming to the tree, I saved
my game on the first slot then exited to DOS.  I copied the saved game files,
DATA1.BIN and SAVEMAP1.BIN, located in the LORD\GAME\ directory, to disk ver-
sion's directory.  I then resumed my game on the disk until I obtained the red
acorn, saved my game on the first slot, exited to DOS, copied DATA1.BIN and
SAVEMAP1.BIN from the disk version's directory back to the LORD\GAME\ direc-
tory of the CD, and finally resumed the original game.  It may sound like a
real bother, but what the Hell, you may as well try to play all of a game if
you pay for all of the game.  This may also work on that problem in the cave
with the Ice Wand, which I never could find a purpose for.  If you do manage
to find it's purpose, I really would like to know.  Leave some mail on ID
GAMES' BBS for me.  This technique will also work on that error that arises
in Bree when looking for that crazy Hobbit's treasure.  I also couldn't find
a use for it either).

THE BARROW DOWNS

 After Tom's house we want to get the city of Bree, but the only way to do
that is to go through the Barrow Downs first. The Barrow Downs is a nasty
place full of Barrow Wights (humans who thirst for blood) and, perhaps worst
of all, fog. Fog will fall at any time and leave you without knowing where
you are going. It will lift after a period of time. In the Barrow Downs you
will find Burial Pits and Circles of Stone. There are a lot of items to be
found in the Barrow Downs, but none are required to finish the game. So, if
you don't feel up to fighting, just head northwest as fast as you can.

 If you are feeling adventuresome, walk into any of the Burial Pits. In most
of the pits, you will find a single tomb that contains a dead body, and the
treasure that was buried with that body. But before you can get to the trea-
sure, you will in all likelihood have to fight a Barrow Wight. These creatures
are not too hard to kill, but they will take your stamina down in good sized
chunks when they hit you. If you manage to defeat the Wight, you will have
access to the treasure. GET all you want. Go into as many pits as you like (I
think there are about 5 or 6). If you come across a pit with a sealed en-
trance, you won't be able to get in, so just bypass it.

 Also found in the Barrow Downs are Circles of Stone. In each of these, USE
your shovel at the grassy area in the center of the circle. You may or may not
find some loot. While wandering in the Downs, you may come across a pit into
which you'll tumble. Once you are down, the game will say you are doomed if
you don't do something quick. Time to use your !BOMBADIL word of power. He'll
arrive and take care of the situation. Find the stairs in this pit which lead
to a locked chest. Use the PICKLOCK skill, and inside you will find 4 Barrow
Daggers and some silver pennies. EQUIP anyone who is carrying a dagger or a
torch with a Barrow Dagger. Leave your pony equipped with a torch so you will
be able to see inside the pits.  That is about all there is to the Downs; on
to Sharkey's Shipping.

SHARKEY'S SHIPPING

 The first building you will find once you are out of the Barrow Downs, is a
barracks building with three sleeping humans in it. Turn on your SNEAK skill,
and go the table located by the entrance. READ the document and write down
the message. Leave the barracks and head due north to Sharkey's Shipping. Here
you will find a bartender who doesn't have much to say. Walk to the stairs
leading to the basement. The bartender will tell you to stop, but ignore him,
and walk on down.

 The first thing you will encounter in the basement is a locked chest.
PICKLOCK it, and get the loot. From here, you have one of three ways to go.
Take the north path, and then go east to find a sleeping Uruk. Approach the
table that the Uruk is sleeping next to from the right side. If you wake the
Uruk, you will have to fight him. Once next to the table, be PERCEPTIVE to
find a rusty key. Go back to the chest, and this time take the south path. You
will encounter three humans who want the password. TALK to one of them and
tell them "nan curunir."

 Once past, go to the southeast to find a prisoner in jail. USE the rusty key
to get him out, and he will join you party. Head due west, and you will find
some stairs going down. In this small sub-basement you will find the nasty
Uruk Grimrod. But wait! Your loyal friend Athelwyn is a traitor! She goes to
Grimrod's side and demands you hand over the Ring. Answer "N," and you will
have to fight both of them. After they are taken care of, open the locked
chest using PICKLOCK, and read the note inside. Backtrack out of this area and
head back to the treasure chest.

 This time back, however, the humans aren't so friendly, and you will have to
kill all three of them. After they are dead, take the last path from the
chest which leads further downstairs. Again, you will have to fight three more
humans; when they are dead explore a little to the east to find Athelwyn's
room and an evil book to the south. You can read the book three times to get
some clues to some of the secrets you will find in Moria. If you try and read
it a fourth time, you will be overcome by evil and attack your traveling com-
panions.

 Leave this room and take the north path. This leads into a small cave. You
need to get to the northwest part; you will know you are there when you see
three exhausted Uruks. When you are near the rubble, USE the shovel. An evil
spirit will be let loose, but it disappears. GET the Golden Wheel. We are done
here at Sharkey's Shipping, so backtrack out, and head due north from the
building until you get to the Great Road. Proceed west a bit until you get to
watch another short cartoon. You have finished this section of the game. So,
it's on to Bree!

BREE

 Follow the Great Road west and you will cross a bridge that leads into the
city of Bree. There are many things to accomplish in Bree, and it will be
difficult for me to tell you exactly where the houses or holes are, so I will
give the general area that they are in; you may have to enter a few to find
the specific one to which I am referring.

 Anyway, walk west until you hit a crossroad, and take the north route. Stop
into the first building you see to the east, and buy a prybar from Oakwright.
Get back on the path, go north, and it will eventually wind to the east, and
end at a house. Find the entrance to this house, and enter. This turns out to
be Nob Appledor's house. He thanks you for getting him home and offers you
something in return. GET Durin's Pick.

 Exit Nob's house and go south. The path passes many houses: you can stop into
any of them and talk to the owners. Some will be angry that you entered their
house, but others will give you some useful information if you ask about
"NEWS." This path ends at an east-west path, but keep walking south, and you
will see a library to the west.

 Enter the library and go the northern part. Talk to the librarian a bit, then
enter each cubicle, and use the READ skill. In one of the cubicles you will
read a passage about Weathertop. This holds some useful information. Does the
referral to the Witch-king of Angmar ring a bell? Exit the library, go west,
and enter the next building you see.

 There is a healer inside who will heal your wounds. Walk in and out of his
bedroom a few times until your whole party is back to maximum stamina. Exit
this house, again walking west until you hit a path going south. This path
will diagonal off to the west. The first shoppe you get to is Willa Bloome's
Charme Shoppe. She has some interesting things for sale. I bought the
spiritcharme, although I don't think it did me much good. Buy it if you want
to and exit this shoppe. There is one more shoppe to the west, but there isn't
much to buy there that you don't already have.

 From the Charme Shoppe, head directly north, and you will run into the
Prancing Pony Tavern. Go into the bar room, and talk to Strider who is sitting
in the northwest corner. He will tell you to meet him later in the parlor.
Walk to the middle of the room, and Pippen will begin to tell some stories.
Answer "No" to the question, and Strider and another character will leave.
Leave the bar, and go to the parlor to meet Strider. Get all the hot food you
can, and RECRUIT Strider (now known as Aragorn, his real name). He is a great
fighter (I put him in the lead of my party).

 Exit the Prancing Pony, walk south until you hit the path, and go west. When
the path turns north, you will see the blacksmith to the east. Enter the shop,
and buy chain mail and a shield for everyone except the pony. If you are
running out of space to carry things, get rid of things like torches, (keep
one equipped on your pony), the gate key, ale, the rusty key, and other things
you don't need. EQUIP everyone with the chain mail, give Aragorn's cloth mail
to the pony. One size fits all, I guess.

 The blacksmith was the last person I visited in Bree; however, there are
other quests to solve in Bree that I didn't do. You can talk to Rayf Brogan
and try to get some information out of him (I couldn't); there is an item
called the Torc of Maladin to be found somewhere; and there is a hobbit (I
can't remember his name) who will join your party if you PICKLOCK the door to
his hole. If you want to do these things, go for it; otherwise, exit Bree us-
ing the east entrance.

ARCHET AND STADDLE

 After leaving Bree, you will come to a crossroad. The path north leads to
Archet, the path south to Staddle, and the Forsaken Inn is located at the
crossroads.

 I found nothing of use in Archet, except for a healer who will heal your
wounds if you ask him "HEAL." There is also an Inn, but again, I found nothing
of use there.

 Of more interest is the town of Staddle. The first house you will come to is
that of Ann Lilypool. She is glad to see you, and if you ask her about
Luthien, she will give you the word of power, !LUTHIEN, and tell you it will
be of use when you are under Weathertop. Also in this town is the Curio Shop,
where you need to buy a Green Skull (believe me, you will need it). The shop-
keeper also has a gold ring for sale, but it sounds like just a piece of
jewelry to me. That's about it for Staddle; next stop is the Forsaken Inn.

THE FORSAKEN INN

 The owner of the Forsaken Inn is a dwarf named Orin. He has a few interesting
things to say about Moria if you ask him the right keywords. Go to the south-
west bedroom and walk to the foot of the bed. There is a set of secret stairs
that lead to the cellar.

 The cellar will be the first true test of your mapping abilities. It is not
too large, but it will give you a good idea of what you are going to see in
Moria. You are on your own when it comes to mapping the cellar and the mines
of Moria, but once you get the hang of it, it really isn't that bad. The way
that I am going to help you when you are here or in Moria is to tell you
about the key places within the cellar or the mines, and when or if you get
there, you can refer to the walkthru for help as to what to do.

 In the cellar, you will find many dead ends, two cairns (burial places), one
set of stairs leading down to a room, and some spiders to kill. The first
thing to find is the stairs. They lead to a small room where a ghost is
standing next to a table with 3 green skulls on it, and a place for a fourth.
USE the green skull you bought in the Curio Shop, and the ghost will tell you
some directions to follow from Buri's cairn.

 Next, find Buri's cairn which is located in the southern area of the cellar.
You will know when you have found it because the game will tell you. Follow
the directions given to you by the ghost, which are: west, south, east, south,
east, north, and west. You will hit a dead end. USE your shovel, and pick up
Galadriel's Token. That's it for the cellar: exit and leave the Forsaken Inn.

WEATHERTOP

 After the Inn, head back to the Great Road, and when it diagonals off to the
northwest, go due north through some grasslands and some swampy area. You
will run across a stone wall, and after that, some ruins. At the north end of
the ruins, you will be referred to a paragraph in the manual, saying that
Gandalf was here. Use the PERCEPTION skill to find some holes leading down.
Use the CLIMB skill, and go to the south wall where you will all be given the
!LUTHIEN word of power again, and a hint about where to use it.  Use the rope
to get out of this cave.

 When you exit this cave, if it is nighttime, you may be confronted with two
or more Black Riders. If you do, you're dead meat (unless you are lucky). You
can't flee the Black Riders (you have to fight them) and they are the toughest
foes you will come across in the game. I suggest you save your game while you
are in the cave, just in case. If you don't get attacked or you manage to kill
the Black Riders, proceed north until you hit a small stream. Follow the
stream to its source at the east, and use the CLIMB skill here to get to the
caves under Weathertop.

 Follow the underground stream a bit until you get to a bridge guarded by two
trolls. Trolls take a lot of hits to kill, but they are slow and you should
get at least two hits on them for every hit they can get on you. After the
trolls are defeated, enter the cave. This is also a good place to tune your
mapping skills for Moria. There is only one item of use that I found in the
cave. Go south in the cave, until you get to a pool where the stream comes
from. Go south around the pool.

 You will enter a cave and will be attacked by 6 orcs. Kill the orcs, and take
the east path until you hit another larger cave. Go on the north path which
winds its way back to the other side of the stream. Cross a bridge, and you
will come to a raft. Use the BOAT skill to cross the pond, and at the end of
the cavern use the CLIMB skill. At the web, you will be attacked by five
spiders. Kill the spiders, use the PICKLOCK skill on the chest, and get the
Broken Wing. This is all I could find in this cave. Backtrack out of the cave,
and head south to get back to the Great Road.