Steed of the Greenwood

Supergirl rides the Warsteed of the Greenwood

Wow! I was trapped in the Phantom Zone for most of August and wasn't able to write, but that is a story for another time. It is already time for the newest Steed of the month. For September, it is the Steed of the Greenwood!

Here are the previous month's steeds:

• August: steed of esgaroth (smooth, bold, carries an axe) <--- one of my favorites
• July: steed of the iron hills (rugged, woodsy, hunterish)
• June: steed of rhun (majectic, bold, and dyes well)
• May: obsidian steed (I fly because I have wings!)
• April: steed of dagorlad (chainmail and leather is stylish)
• March: steed of nightwood (dark clothed to march in the cool night)
• February: steed of khundolar (plate armor and spiked hair to instill fear)

As always, every steed in lotro can be found at All the Steeds, here at the danania.net site.

When purchased from the store, the steed comes with 4 pieces: Halter, Leggings, Saddle, Caparison.

What do we want?? horses! When do we want them?? Now! Alrighty, here we go...

Steed of the Greenwood: Here is the basic horse. The hide is a dark brown color and the cosmetic is a yellowish-green, giving him a foresty look.

Steed of the Greenwood - September, 2013 steed

WarSteed of the Greenwood - Default: Here is the Default Warsteed of the Greenwood, with standard grey hide and undyed cosmetics. Other than the typical comments about the warsteed hide color and more muscular shape, there is no visual difference to the basic horse.

The Greenwood set does not dye very much; the colors are more subtle and the Greenwood is a pervasive greenish yellow. Next are a few examples of the Warsteed dyed. As always, feel free to ask, if you really really need to see a certain color.

Warsteed of the Greenwood - Default coloring

WarSteed of the Greenwood - Red and White: 

Warsteed of the Greenwood - Red and White.

WarSteed of the Greenwood - Sea Blue and Dark Grey: 

Warsteed of the Greenwood - Sea Blue and Dark Grey

WarSteed of the Greenwood - Rose and Dark Chestnut: 

Warsteed of the Greenwood - Rose and Dark Chestnut

WarSteed of the Greenwood - Ered Luin Blue and Sooty: 

Warsteed of the Greenwood - Ered Luin Blue and Sooty

WarSteed of the Greenwood - Crimson and Red Roan: 

Warsteed of the Greenwood - Crimson and Red Roan

WarSteed of the Greenwood - Head-on view:
The most interesting aspect of the Greenwood is its sharp look from the front. The Halter is more of a mohawk. hehe. See what I mean in the next picture.

Warsteed of the Greenwood - Rockin' the mohawk

I hope you have a great month in Middle Earth! I look to be around more in September and have many more things to talk about! Thanks for continuing to visit danania.net. :)

Steed of Esgaroth

Supergirl rides the Warsteed of Esgaroth

August arrives bringing the new steed of the month!

August horse is called Steed of Esgaroth. I had to wikipedia "Esgaroth" to determine that it was a city-state of Dale and the only republic of Middle Earth where the town leader was an elected official. Fascinating. Anywho...

Here are some links to the previous months' steeds. :)

• July: steed of the iron hills (rugged, woodsy, hunterish)
• June: steed of rhun (majectic, bold, and dyes well)
• May: obsidian steed (I fly because I have wings!)
• April: steed of dagorlad (chainmail and leather is stylish)
• March: steed of nightwood (dark clothed to march in the cool night)
• February: steed of khundolar (plate armor and spiked hair to instill fear)

As always, every steed in lotro can be found at All the Steeds, here at the danania.net site.

When purchased from the store, the steed comes with 5 pieces: Halter, Leggings, Tail, Saddle, Caparison.

Steed of Esgaroth: Here is the basic horse. His outfit is a deep burgundy and dark orange and there is a sharp axe strapped to the front right side. Axe is conveniently and ergonomically located for easy access when riding against the orc horde, when chopping trees on horseback, or when attacked by a rabid flying squirrel. 

Steed of Esgaroth - August 2013 steed

If you look closely through the barding, you can see that this horse has hide markings of an Overo horse, white on brown. Here is a picture of the left side showing that the axe is for right-handers.

Steed of Esgaroth - August 2013 steed. Non-axe side.

WarSteed of Esgaroth - Default: Here is the Default Warsteed of Esgaroth, with standard grey hide and undyed cosmetics.

Warsteed of Esgaroth - Default coloring.

Neither the saddle nor the cloth on the tail will dye, which works out great if you love the dark orange. For startling effect in the next picture, I dyed the dyeable parts Yellow to show what dyes and what doesn't. I don't think the yellow is his most flattering color when matched with both the undyeable orange and deep burgundy, hehe. If you lose the orange, it might be very snazzy.

Warsteed of Esgaroth - Yellow, with original Saddle and Tail.

However, many colors look great with the dark burgundy when the orange is removed, which is what I do for the rest of the pictures. The dark burgundy is so dark I tended to enjoy more of the darker hides rather than the standard steed's dark orange and overo combination. 

All the rest of the pictures have the Saddle removed and the Tail is replaced by the "Simple Tail".

WarSteed of Esgaroth - Red and Red Roan: 

Warsteed of Esgaroth - Red and Red Roan

WarSteed of Esgaroth - Black and Black:

Warsteed of Esgaroth - Black and Black

WarSteed of Esgaroth - Ered Luin and Black:

Warsteed of Esgaroth - Ered Luin and Black

WarSteed of Esgaroth - SeaBlue and White:

Warsteed of Esgaroth - SeaBlue and White

WarSteed of Esgaroth - Umber and Chestnut:

Warsteed of Esgaroth - Umber and Chestnut

WarSteed of Esgaroth - Rose and Dark Chestnut:

Warsteed of Esgaroth - Rose and Dark Chestnut

WarSteed of Esgaroth - Rivendell Green and Dark Grey:

Warsteed of Esgaroth - Rivendell Green and Dark Grey

WarSteed of Esgaroth - Evendim Blue and Black:

Warsteed of Esgaroth - Evendim Blue and Black

I think this last one is my favorite! I did finally buy the Evendim color pack just because I liked it so much on this horse so mebbe I am partial now. :) Yeah, the Ered Luin Blue above is hawt also but the Evendim on this horse just pops! Ok, subtle detail, hehe. Here is another shot from the top view.

Warsteed of Esgaroth - Evendim Blue and Black, top view (because I like it)

I hope you enjoy this month's photo shoot! Let me know if you have a dire need to see the Warsteed of Esgaroth in specific colors before you buy. Have a great day in Middle Earth!

Edit 08/04, 11:50pm... 
WarSteed of Esgaroth - Gold and Black: By request, here is the warsteed in Gold outfit and Black hide. I think the Brown hides (Bay, Dun, Liver) look much better with the Gold but I don't have any of those (yet!). Enjoy!

Warsteed of Esgaroth - Gold and Black