As of today Lord of the Rings Online players can pre-purchase the games fourth expansion Riders of Rohan. To celebrate this Turbine have release two new trailers and offer a pre-purchase deal.

The two new trailers are a new cinematic teaser for the expansion and a feature teaser which focuses on mounted combat.

Cinematic trailer:

Feature teaser:

For those who pre-purchase the expansion via http://rohan.lotro.com/ you will have the option of purchasing one of three special pre-purchase editions of the game. The three editions are Legendary, Heroic and Base editions.

Legendary edition will include the expansion, the steed of the Eastemnet, armor of the Eastemnet, friends of the Mark, 6th inventory bad, crystal of Remembrance, exclusive Rohan content, Rohan Elite Statted Cloak (this is a box of four level 75 cloaks that allows you to choose a power bonus), The Outriders Token (An account wide 25% XP bonus until level 75) and Rohirrim Soldier on Landscape Appearance (At level 20, you can customize your soldier on landscape with a Rohirrim appearance).

Heroic Edition will include the expansion, the steed of the Eastemnet, Hauberk of the Eastemnet, friends of the Mark, Evendim, Moria, and Lothlórien quest packs, Rohan Elite Statted Cloak, The Outriders and Rohirrim Soldier on Landscape Appearance.

Base Edition will include the expansion, the steed of the Eastemnet, friends of the Mark, Rohan Elite Statted Cloak, The Outriders and Rohirrim Soldier on Landscape Appearance.

Here’s a set of screenshots showing off some of the pre-purchase items.

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The Riders of Rohan expansion is set to be released on September 5, 2012 and will see the introduction of mounted combat, the largest landscape in the game (three times as large as Moria), the continuation of the games epic story and the level cap will be increased to 85.