Summary
Since it entered Early Access in 2021, players have used Iron Gate Studio’s Nordic-themed survival titleValheimfor plenty of creative purposes. The main game sees players crafting a variety of resources, such as powerful weapons to vanquish their foes or structures, such as longhouses, to provide shelter using materials gathered in the game’s massive, procedurally generated world.
One Redditormrholmestvhas shareda recreation of one ofThe Lord of the Rings' iconic locations, Weathertop,in the game, with the ruins set atop a large, tiered hill. Weathertop, also known as Amon Sûl, was a lookout point in the Eriador region of Middle-earth, the southernmost and highest summit of the Weather Hills, and theValheimcreation very closely resembles how it was depicted in the movies of the early 2000s.
The caption “Tomahtoes, sausages, nice crispy bacon” references a moment fromFellowship of the Ringwhere Frodo is awoken at night by fellow Hobbits, Sam, Merry, and Pippin, cooking up a meal at a campfire, something that would prove to be a major mistake. This campfire is also clearly shown in one of the first images of Weathertop in mrholmestv’s post, on one of the lower sections of the hill.
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Weathertop Was A Major Location For Frodo Baggins
The Confrontation With The Witch-King Would Haunt Frodo For Years To Come
Although the Hobbits and Aragorn avoided the main road and approached Weathertop from the North in an attempt to pass undetected, the cooking clearly gave away their location later that night. The Ringwraiths then attacked the camp, withThe Witch-king Angmar, leader of the Nazgûl, stabbing Frodo with a Morgul-knifebefore eventually being driven off by the others.
While Elrond was able to heal Frodo’s wound, the pain seemed to return to torment him annually, along with a later injury he sustained when trying to escape the giant spider Shelob inReturn of the King. On the anniversary of his stabbing at Weathertop, he would feel the pain of his shoulder wound all over again, and this annual trauma is one of the reasonsFrodo opted to leave Middle-earthand head to the Undying Lands - also known as Valinor - in the hopes of finally finding some peace, with his sacrifice to destroy The One Ring earning him safe passage.
This isn’t the first time players have recreated areas of Middle-earth, asthere have been manyLord of the Rings-themed buildsand mods covering the likes of Barud-dur or Helms Deep, and it’s clear that a large section of theValheimcommunity is very passionate about Tolkien’s fantasy works. Whereas these locations are where major climactic set pieces take place, Weathertop as a location has more of a lasting impact on Frodo, despite the time spent there being more fleeting.
Source:mrholmestv/Reddit
Valheim
In Valheim, players assume the role of a recently slain warrior, recently sent to the tenth world. Now with the ultimate goal of making their way to Valhalla for glory, players must explore a procedurally generated open world, build bases, craft weapons and armor, and slay intimidating beasts to earn their eternal glory. As an open-world action game, players must survive the harsh elements alone or with other fallen warriors as they prepare to face insurmountable foes in third-person action combat.
