Mungo Mugwort's Mathoms (General Prompts)

[mistress-tanwe.livejournal.com]

Used and useful items of every description for sale or trade! We will make you a great deal! (This stall is for general prompts (no location or specific characters attached), photos, links to YouTube videos, etc.)

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How to Post your Prompts:

Leave a comment with the subject line identifying the main characters, gen/het/slash/femslash/poly (if it’s not obvious), a brief description of the prompt, and possible warnings if needed (MPTTor SWG’s). The comment itself should be the prompt.

If for some reason you cannot make a subject line appear, please write and bold the relevant information as the first line of your prompt.

The subject lines and/or bold text will allow participants to easily scan for prompts they're interested in.

For example:

Subject line-- Frodo and Aragorn, gen, hurt/comfort at the Field of Cormallen
Comment-- While Frodo is unconscious after being rescued from Mount Doom, Aragorn cares for him.

OR

Comment-- Fëanor/Nerdanel, wedding night, sexual content

On their wedding night, Fëanor and Nerdanel end up not sleeping at all, as they are too busy enjoying each other.

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Remember, no fanworks are to be posted in the prompts posts.

Comments

Photo of kites

[independence1776]

http://www.pdphoto.org/PictureDetail.php?mat=&pg=8035 (Linking because it's large.)

The photo is from www.pdphoto.org and is in the public domain.

RE: Photo of kites

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Since I've come back here at least three times to look at this, I think that means I want it. ;-) I'm buying this prompt!

Three random characters meet

[independence1776]

Reposted from 2010’s B2MeM: The Last Battle, Beleriand: Amon Rûdh

Choose three characters from Tolkien's legendarium. Place them in a room together. What happens?

the water is wide--gen

[dreamflower]

Whether the breaking of the World, the making of the Straight Road or the ships sailing from the Grey Havens, the Sundering Sea is a powerful image throughout the Legendarium.

This song always makes me think of that:



Perhaps it will inspire others.

RE: the water is wide--gen

[idleleaves.livejournal.com]

... *armflail*

Mine, please. *flings farthing*

Woodland path

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

A woodland path. What adventures lie beyond the bend? (gen) Photo my own.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/52734929@N08/13944553235/lightbox/

RE: Woodland path

[arwen75]

well this has made my muse sit-up. So I shall take up this prompt.

Flowery Meadow

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/52734929@N08/8992105923/in/set-72157634019106840

What happens in this meadow? Gen/het.

Photo my own.

RE: Flowery Meadow

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

I hadn't intended to use this prompt, because what I wrote doesn't comply with your request for gen/het - but your picture snuck into the scenery of the story I just finished, and I think it's just fair to give credit where credit is due - and the rules of the market do state that prompts are jumping-off points rather than hard-and-fast rules, so... *hands over a Farthing*

Kitten Exploring

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Where did the kitten come from? Is it lost? Does it lead our M-e heroes and heroines into adventures? Gen.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/52734929@N08/15076383868/lightbox/

Photo my own.

Re: Kitten Exploring

[dreamflower]

Oh, I want. *digs out another farthing*

Cultural identification (or kilts)

[independence1776]

Reposted from B2MeM 2011’s Passport to Middle-earth, March 8: Dorthonion

From the lone shieling of the misty island,
Mountains divide us, and the waste of seas -
Yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland,
And we in dreams behold the Hebrides!
Fair these broad meads, these hoary woods are grand;
But we are exiles from our fathers' land.

- from the “Canadian Boat Song”, attributed to John Galt

Write a story or poem or create a piece of artwork reflecting identification with or connection to one’s land, country or culture.

Or write a story or poem or create a piece of artwork featuring kilts.

RE: Cultural identification (or kilts)

[starbrow.livejournal.com]

I'm having this prompt, and it's probably going to involve something about Fingon.

Beleriand is totally Scotland to the Shire's England, anyway.

Rainbow over farmland

[independence1776]

http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=1053&picture=rainbow

The photo is from www.publicdomainpictures.net and is in the public domain.

Marshland

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/Linaewen/Scuppernong%20Marsh_zpsutlhxrmj.jpg

Photo is my own.

RE: Marshland

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Sheesh, can't even resist my own photo. Okay, okay, I'll write something for this, too!

Tolkien and the scientific naming of things

[huinare.livejournal.com]

Create a fanwork (fictional or non-fictional, literal or figurative) in some way inspired by the content of this journal article*:

"Sauron, Mount Doom, and Elvish Moths: The Influence of Tolkien on Modern Science." (http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/tks/summary/v004/4.1larsen.html)**

*The link provides an excerpt that is easily long enough to understand the gist of the article and provide creative fodder, although the full article may also be available to people with access to certain academic databases.
**The article title is a bit of a misnomer; the topic is more Tolkien's creative legacy in scientific nomenclature.

RE: Tolkien and the scientific naming of things

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

*flings Farthing at and runs with the prompt!*

Damnit, and here I thought I was doing so well in exercising self-control in buying things, but trust you to conjure up a bunny that'll smash through my barriers like they're paper! :D

The call of the gulls - gen

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/52734929@N08/15197620137/in/photostream/lightbox/

How does the sea effect the various peoples of M-e? We know the Elves hear the cry of the gulls, but how might other races react to the sea too? Do they feel longing, revulsion, or simply like being beside it?

Photo my own.

RE: The call of the gulls - gen

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

lol, okay, me and my seagulls...*tosses farthing*

Song prompt: "The Riddle" (any)

[zdenka]

Write/draw/create another type of fanwork inspired by this song: "The Riddle" from the musical of The Scarlet Pimpernel. (Lyrics in the video.)

http://youtu.be/WAXm2FcEUBw

"Reel on, love! Toughen your scars / Year by year we're falling like stars"

"And we slowly learn someone has to burn / Better you than me!"

This song reminds me of the Doom of the Noldor ("by treason of kin unto kin, and the fear of treason"), but feel free to create a fanwork about any characters or time period of Arda. (You don't have to use the quoted lines; it's just to give people browsing prompts some idea of what the song is about.)

RE: Song prompt: "The Riddle" (any)

[moetushie]

*Throws down a farthing*

That is glorious and perfect for the Noldor.

Song prompt: "Verdi prati" (any)

[zdenka]

One of the themes in Tolkien's works is the fading of beauty. Write/draw/create another type of fanwork inspired by this song: "Verdi prati" from Handel's opera Alcina.

http://youtu.be/pQm4P4JNruQ

Lyrics and my (slightly loose) translation:

Verdi prati, selve amene,
perderete la beltà.
Vaghi fior, correnti rivi,
la vaghezza, la bellezza
presto in voi si cangerà.
E cangiato il vago oggetto
all'orror del primo aspetto
tutto in voi ritornerà.

Green meadows, pleasant woods,
you will lose your beauty.
Lovely flowers, flowing streams,
your grace and loveliness
will soon change.
And once the beautiful scene is changed,
everything in you will return
to the wildness of your original appearance.

RE: Song prompt: "Verdi prati" (any)

[starbrow.livejournal.com]

Aha! Perfect - I'll have this!

Deep in the Forest - gen

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc262/lindahoyland/My%20Photos/PA150781-1.jpg
Photo my own

Re: Deep in the Forest - gen

[dreamflower]

*here's a farthing, dear*

Beside the waterfall - gen or het

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

A waterfall in M-e or Valinor What happens? A romantic interlude, an accident, a swim?).
https://www.flickr.com/photos/52734929@N08/15383625425/lightbox/
Photo my own.

Re: Beside the waterfall - gen or het

[aearwen2.livejournal.com]

Another prompt I can't resist!!

*hands over a farthing*

Cave -gen G-PG13

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

A cave. The starting point for an adventure? Someone's home, where danger lurks, a shelter?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/52734929@N08/15197108769/in/photostream/lightbox/

Photo my own

Re: Cave -gen G-PG13

[dreamflower]

And this one. Another farthing.

E.D. Blodgett - Bells

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

I love the imagery in this poem, and maybe it'll inspire someone else. Female-centric/femslashy responses would be wonderful, but it's not a requirement.

when the bells began
to peal among the clouds
pigeons burst against
the sky as if it were

music no human hand
could make taking flight

RE: E.D. Blodgett - Bells

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

*mills about*

*picks up teh shiney bunny*

*Puts it back*

Argh... Elleth this one is too tempting.

*rummages around in her purse*

Ah, here is one farthing my dear. Now finding the creative time to do it justice.

Smaug's B2MeM horde, artwork

[independence1776]

Smaug's horde isn't gold; it's Back to Middle-earth Month related things-- farthings, bingo cards, passports from 2011, the map for 2010's RPG, 2009's daily prompt icons…

Song prompt: "Heyr, himna smiður," Dwarves & Aulë

[zdenka]

I'm putting this in general prompts because it could be based on any of Tolkien's Middle-earth writings and set in any place or time period (anywhere in Middle-earth that Dwarves have been, or even in Valinor, if you wanted to write about, say, the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves, or Gimli meeting Aulë, or something dealing with the Dwarvish afterlife). Inspired by the Icelandic hymn "Heyr, himna smiður" (Hear, smith of the heavens), create something about the Dwarves' religious beliefs or practices or their relationship with Aulë/Mahal. Including some Dwarvish women would be very welcome.

http://youtu.be/rGYiPR5yrHk

Lyrics and translation

(I'm not entirely sure that "religious" is the right word, when dealing with Middle-earth? But you know what I mean.)

RE: Song prompt: "Heyr, himna smiður," Dwarves & Aulë

[engarian.livejournal.com]

I'm seriously tempted. I'll put it into my possibles pile and if I keep caught up, I'll be back with a farthing.

- Erulisse (one L)

Many Names and Guises - Aragorn - gen

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Tolkien says Aragorn had "many names and guises". We know about many of them, but what about the others? Did he ever don a disguise again after becoming king? Did he have other guises in the North?

Family traditions

[independence1776]

Family traditions, from the silly to the serious. Are the children read to at bedtime every night or do they exchange silly gifts on birthdays/Yule/etc. or do they light candles for deceased family on a certain day of the year? Maybe silly games like “pinch punch first of the month” or do they have a game night once a week? Or are there traditions for spotting the first spring flower, firefly, or something of that nature?

Something, anything about family traditions.

Re: Family traditions

[dreamflower]

And I will take this one! *hands over farthing*

Song prompt: Babooshka by Kate Bush

[greatandgrey]

A story, any pairing and may be serious or silly, based on Kate Bush's song Babooshka (song here and lyrics here.)

So the Story Goes - Inspiration from Erasure

[zhie.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to try to tempt your Imagination with one song, dear faire goer.

I'm going to try to tempt you with thirty years of songs.

You have before you a prompt which allows you to use any song from Erasure's catalog. I don't know how many options you have, probably less than Sixty-five Thousand, but it's a lot (http://www.erasureinfo.com/history/). The Hardest Part will not be choosing this prompt, it will be the Drama! of deciding which one to use. No Doubt, you will Make It Wonderful no matter what you decide on. If you have a hankering for British synth pop, then Make Me Smile, Reach Out, and take this one Home with you.

Stop! Don't Say No! It Doesn't Have To Be about the lyrics; Sometimes, just the title will provide enough inspiration to Be The One.

RE: So the Story Goes - Inspiration from Erasure

[zhie.livejournal.com]

Oh my Eru, just look at this prompt! Whoever left this here must be a genius! I shall purchase this prompt, stranger whom I've never met before, as we clearly must be different people because we have totally and completely different icons.

So I'll just... uh...



...yoink.

Picture prompt: windy day

[mirach-ravaia.livejournal.com]

Set a story or artwork in the scenery of this picture:

http://mirachravaia.deviantart.com/art/Windy-day-488066568

(photo is my own)

Picture Prompt: Annie French, the Flower Maiden

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Who is she, for whom or why is she picking flowers?



(Art by Annie French, 1872-1965)

RE: Picture Prompt: Annie French, the Flower Maiden

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I think I have an idea for it. ::hands over farthing::