Codemasters Online Gaming has launched the first free update to Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar.

Book 9: Shores of Evendim, the first of many planned free updates to the world of Middle-Earth, is now live and introduces an new landscape region with over 100 additional quests, the Battle for Helegrod raid, nine new monsters and major enhancements to monster play and the in-game music system.

To celebrate the launch of the free content update, Codemasters has also revealed a new movie giving an insight into the history of Evendim and what players can expect when they enter the new region.