March 12 Prompts

[ysilme]

Here are today’s prompts:

• In the "Tale of the Years" Tolkien tells us about what happens to certain characters each day of March 3019. We challenge you to write about the character(s) he does NOT mention: “Gollum leads Frodo unto Shelob's lair. Faramir retreats to the Causeway Forts. Théoden camps under Minrimmon. Aragorn drives the enemy towards Pelargir. The Ents defeat the invaders of Rohan."


• L: Like a legacy of Legolas


• At the first rising of the Sun the Younger Children of Ilúvatar awoke in the land of Hildórien in the eastward regions of Middle-earth; but the first Sun arose in the West, and the opening eyes of Men were turned towards it, and their feet as they wandered over the Earth for the most part strayed that way.


• How would you define innocence? Write down at least three words or phrases that represent innocence for you. Write a story, poem or create an artwork where one observes or realises the innocence of herself or himself, someone else, or a group.


• Elves are one with Nature. What about Men? Hobbits? Dwarves? Write a story or poem or create artwork where the way different races relate to Nature is shown.


• N31


• “For it seemed to her a thing strange and crooked in him, as indeed the Eldar ever since have deemed it: an evil fruit of the Kinslaying, whereby the shadow of the curse of Mandos fell upon the last hope of the Noldor.”


• “He changed the fashion of the world; and a great chasm opened in the sea between Númenor and the Deathless Lands, and the waters flowed down into it, and the noise and smoke of the cataracts went up to heaven, and the world was shaken. And all the fleets of the Númenóreans were drawn down into the abyss, and they were drowned and swallowed up for ever.”


• "Then the prince went from his horse, and knelt by the bier in honour of the king and his great onset; and he wept. And rising he looked then on Éowyn and was amazed. 'Surely, here is a woman?' he said. 'Have even the women of the Rohirrim come to war in our need?' 'Nay! One only,' they answered. 'The Lady Éowyn is she, sister of Éomer; and we knew naught of her riding until this hour, and greatly we rue it.'
  
  Then the prince seeing her beauty, though her face was pale and cold, touched her hand as he bent to look more closely on her."

For more prompts, check out the 2016:prompts tag.

In The Halls of the Dwarf-Friend King, by Kaylee Arafinwiel

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B2MEM Challenge: B2MEM 2012 – Crack Pairings B4
Format: Triple drabble and a half
Genre: Family
Ratings: PG
Warnings: N/A
Characters: Elu Thingol, Celeborn, Finrod, Finduilas of Nargothrond, Edhellos
Pairings: Finduilas/Thingol (except not really)
Creator’s Notes: I don’t do infidelity. Also, I seem to be inspired by crack pairings today. What is wrong with me. xD As usual, set in Fiondilverse - this time, taking place after "COURAGE: Impressions" in Fiondil's Tapestry. Reading that is not necessary to understand this, however.
Summary: Finduilas has some questions for her newest ‘uncle’ about his king, and makes some decisions about her future.

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Whispering Gold

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B2MeM Challenge: 2012 Bungo Baggins' BINGO Bash. Card: Beasts, B7

Format: Ficlet
Genre: Horror lite
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Characters: Watcher in the Water
Pairings: None

Summary: In the depths of a cold northern lake, an eldritch horror awakens.


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The Turning of Aulendil, by Kaylee Arafinwiel

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge: Bingo Crack Pairings – I16
Format: double drabble
Genre: um…yeah, not quite sure on this one. O_O
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Lust
Characters: Sauron, Yavanna, Aulë, Melkor
Pairings: None
Creators' Notes (optional): Yeah, this was weird. But I could imagine this as a legitimate reason for Sauron’s defection.
Summary: Aulendil admires his former Master’s spouse from afar, and thinks on Melkor’s promises.

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