Mathom

From Lotro-Wiki.com

So, though there was still some store of weapons in the Shire, these were used mostly as trophies, hanging above hearths or on walls, or gathered into the museum at Michel Delving. The Mathom-house it was called; for anything that Hobbits had no immediate use for, but were unwilling to throw away, they called a mathom. Their dwellings were apt to become rather crowded with mathoms, and many of the presents that passed from hand to hand were of that sort.

"Prologue: Concerning Hobbits", The Fellowship of the Ring

Description

In Lord of the Rings Online, a mathom is a reputation item that is used to increase reputation with the Hobbits' Mathom Society. Mathoms are turned in to the Mathom Society NPCs at the Mathom-house in Michel Delving in the Shire.

Types of Mathoms

There are three types of mathoms that can be acquired: Mathom, Well-kept Mathom, and Gift Mathom.

Gift Mathoms are obtained as quest rewards from various quests in the Shire (level 8 and above), and can be turned in to Greylond Bottomly outside the Mathom-house.

Mathoms and Well-kept Mathoms are dropped items looted from humanoids level 35 and above. Mathoms are turned in to Greylond Bottomly outside the Mathom-house. Well-kept Mathoms are turned in to Eustoma Muddybanks inside the Mathom-house.

Mathom   "This mathom has seen better days. Faction: The Mathom Society"

Well-kept Mathom   "This mathom seems as if it has had some care given to it. Faction: The Mathom Society"

Gift Mathom Binds on Acquire   "This mathom was given to you as a gift by a Hobbit or Hobbit-friend whom you helped out in a time of need. Rumour says that the Mathom House in Michel Delving is always looking for new and unusual mathoms to add to their collection. Faction: The Mathom Society"

Mobs Known to Drop Mathoms

Mob	Level	Location	MapRef
Veteran Tomb-robber	36 - 37	Rantost, Evendim	[7.2S, 69.6W]
Scouting Tomb-robber	35 - 37	Rantost, Evendim	[7.2S, 69.6W]

Notes

Pronunciation

"The Westron or Common Speech has been entirely translated in English equivalents. All Hobbit names and special words are intended to be pronounced accordingly: for example, Bolger has g as in bulge, and mathom rhymes with fathom."

The Lord of the Rings - Appendix E: Writing and Spelling: Pronunciation of Words and Names