Tales of the Shire should subtly foreshadow the Battle of Bywater to tie in with The Lord of the Rings lore. The game presents a chance to hint at an impending war due to the short timeline ...

Yet, one of the most important historical events in Bywater does not take place during Tales of the Shire’s time period, but rather during The Lord of the Rings itself. The Battle of Bywater ...

the final battle in the events of the War of the Ring. Wars don’t appear to be anywhere in sight in Tales of the Shire, though, and the wizened voice over at the start of the trailer tells us ...