This month, Jude and Stef chat with Fornad, the founder and administrator of ArdaCraft - the biggest recreation of Middle-earth in Minecraft (and anywhere). Fornad tells us about how the project began from a love for Tolkien’s works, how it has developed and grown over the years, and he wows us with the incredible detail and love that has gone into the project. The work that Fornad and his volunteers have put into this world is mesmerizing, and it was a treat to chat with him.
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Thank you to Fornad for joining us this month on Athrabeth! Check out these ArdaCraft links:
ArdaCraft’s linktree: https://linktr.ee/ardacraft
ArdaCraft homepage: https://ardacraft.me/
How to join ArdaCraft: https://ardacraft.me/join/
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qcYBkCmAKZ
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Ardacraft
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@ArdaCraftMC
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ardacraft/
TikTok: https://tr.ee/gM2mTG1JeS
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArdaCraft_
Bluesky: https://staging.bsky.app/profile/ardacraft.bsky.social
Official Server List: https://findmcserver.com/server/ardacraft
Planet Minecraft: https://www.planetminecraft.com/member/ardacraft/
See their beautiful map: https://ardacraft.io/map/
Here is an incredible Google Earth view of the ArdaCraft map: https://sites.google.com/view/micahvanderlugt/middle-earth?authuser=0