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Adûnaic

Create fanworks set in Númenor (or its colonies) centered around these words or phrases
B4: Êphalak (far away)
B6: Abâr (strength, endurance, fidelity)
B8: Phazân (prince, king's son)
B9: Minul-Tarîk (Pillar of Heaven, Meneltarma)
B15: Miyât ([infant] twins)
I18: Izrê (sweetheart, beloved)
I23: Avalê (goddess, Valie)
I25: Yanâkhim ([they] are at hand)
I26: Bawîba (winds)
I30: Izindu-bêth (true sayer, prophet)
N31: Ugru-dalad (under-[the]-shadow)
N37: Narîka ‘nBâri ‘nAdûn (the Eagles of the Lords of the West)
FREE SPACE
N40: Usaphda (he understood)
N41: *Zimra (jewel)
G48: *Akhâs (chasm)
G49: Kathu-phazgân (conquerer)
G53: Batan (road)
G57: Zigûr (wizard, referring to Sauron)
G58: Gimil (stars [coll.], starry sky)
O61: Bâ Kitab-dahê! (Don't touch me!)
O65: Nimriyê (Nimrian [queen])
O67: Pûh (breath)
O70: Nîph (fool)
O71: Hikallaba (she-fell-down [Númenor])

All Creatures, Foul and Fair

B4: Balrogs
B6: Glaurung, the father of dragons
B7: Crebain
B12: Eagles in the service of Manwë
B14: Black Squirrels of Mirkwood
I16: Mearas
I17: Mûmakil
I24: Wargs or Demonic Wolves
I25: Thorondor, Lord of Eagles
I29: Ungoliant, destroyer of the Two Trees
N36: Shelob, child of Ungoliant
N37: Ancalagand the Black
FREE SPACE
N42: Kirinki, a bird of Numenor
N45: Carcharoth, the great wolf
G47: Huan, Celegorm’s hound of Valinor
G52: Nahar, Oromë's geat steed
G53: Beruthiel's cats
G55: The Watcher in the Water
G58: Asfaloth, Glorfindel’s horse
O63: Kine of Araw
O65: Smaug, the last great dragon
O67: Firefoot, Éomer’s horse
O70: Rochallor, warhorse of Fingolfin
O75: Bill the Pony

All OCs, All the Time

B1: A black-sheep brother
B4: A housekeeper
B5: A scribe
B12: A stranger
B14: A shade
I16: A tanner
I23: A Maia
I25: A distant ancestor
I26: A midwife
I28: A troubador
N34: A seer
N37: A camp follower
FREE SPACE
N39: An in-law
N42: A gravedigger
G46: A servant
G49: An actor
G53: A child
G55: A soldier
G59: A minor noble
O61: A queen
O62: A twin
O64: An artisan
O70: A poisoner
O74: A distant descendant

Alternate Viewpoints

Write the events of each chapter from a different character's point of view.
B1: "Riddles in the Dark" - The Hobbit
B4: "Fog on the Barrow-Downs" - The Fellowship of the Ring
B9: "The Voice of Saruman" - The Two Towers
B11: "The Scouring of the Shire" - The Return of the King
B14: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad" - The Silmarillion
I17: "Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor" - The Silmarillion
I18: "The Tower of Cirith Ungol" - The Return of the King
I22: "A Thief in the Night" - The Hobbit
I24: "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit" - The Two Towers
I29: "The Bridge of Khazad-Dum" - The Fellowship of the Ring
N31: "Helm's Deep" - The Two Towers
N34: "Of the Flight of the Noldor" - The Silmarillion
FREE SPACE
N40: "The Council of Elrond" - The Fellowship of the Ring
N44: "The Pyre of Denethor" - The Return of the King
G47: "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony" - The Fellowship of the Ring
G50: "The Black Gate Opens" - The Return of the King
G54: "Of Turin Turambar" - The Silmarillion
G56: "Roast Mutton" - The Hobbit
G59: "The Uruk-Hai" - The Two Towers
O63: "The Palantir" - The Two Towers
O65: "The Clouds Burst" - The Hobbit
O70: "A Long-Expected Party" - The Fellowship of the Ring
O71: "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin" - The Silmarillion
O72: "The Field of Cormallen" - The Return of the King

Archery in Arda

B6: Wood-elves of Mirkwood
B7: Bard the Bowman
B10: Laer Cú Beleg (Song of the Great Bow)
B12: King's Archers
B13: Telerin Bows
I16: Celegorm
I21: Legolas
I24: Oromë
I25: Hobbit Archers
I27: Bow of Bregor
N32: Fingon
N38: Thorin Oakenshield
Free Space
N43: Lake town archers
N45: Bow of the Galadhrim
G46: Marchwardens of Lórien
G49: Bowman 'Nick' Cotton
G50: Duilin and Derufin
G59: Ithilien rangers
G60: Belthronding
O63: Faramir
O64: Beleg Strongbow
O66: Tilion
O68: Hithlum horse archers
O74 Black Arrow

Artifacts and Weapons

B3: Silmaril
B7: Narsil (Elendil's sword, forged by Telchar)
B9: Fëanorian Lamp
B12: Elessar (Elfstone, made by Fëanor, Enerdhil or Celebrimbor)
B13: Ringil (Fingolfin's sword, which glittered like blue ice)
I18: Palantír (seeing-stone)
I20: Dragon-helm of Dor-lomin
I21: Ring of Barahir
I26: Angrist (Beren's knife, earlier owned by Curufin)
I28: Aeglos (Gil-galad's spear)
N33: Gurthang (Túrin's sword, borne by Beleg and made by Eöl)
N37: Angainor (made by Aulë to chain Melkor)
Free Space
N41: Ulumúri (horns of Ulmo, made out of white shell)
N45: Illuin (Lamp of the Valar)
G49: Valaroma (Horn of Oromë)
G52: Dramborleg (Tuor's big axe, preserved in Númenor)
G54: Grond (Morgoth's mace, borne in the fight with Fingolfin)
G56: Glamdring (Turgon's sword, later borne by Gandalf)
G58: Míriel's Embroidery
O61: Nenya (Ring of Adamant, borne by Galadriel)
O65: Glingal (Golden Tree of Gondolin)
O68: Sceptre of Elros Tar-Minyatur (Sceptre of Númenor)
O71: Steel Gate of Gondolin (Orfalch Echor)
O73: Mirror of Galadriel

Art Supplies

B3: Clay
B5: Jewels
B8: Charcoal
B9: Paper
B14: Paintbrushes
I19: Enamel
I22: Stone
I26: Watercolors
I29: Wood
I30: Needlework
N31: Beads
N32: Pastels
Free Space
N41: Easel
N43: Carving
G46: Sketchbooks/Notebooks
G49: Inks
G52: Oils
G55: Tiles
G60: String
O65: Metal
O67: Pencils
O68: Canvas
O70: Kiln
O71: Yarn

Aspects of Aragorn

B1: Warrior
B4: Estel
B7: Wooer
B9: Aragorn
B10: Sellsword
I18: Healer
I22: Thorongil
I23: Son
I25: Wingfoot
I28: Husband
N33: Father
N36: Friend
FREE SPACE
N42: Tracker
N43: Strider
G46: Ranger
G49: The Dúnadan
G53: Hunter
G57: Envinyatar
G59: King
O63: Elessar
O66: Longshanks
O67: Traveller
O72: Captain
O74: Chieftain

The AU Card

B2: Finduilas of Dol Amroth - first Ruling Lady Steward of Gondor
B5: Arathorn dies - Gilraen becomes Chieftain in Eriador
B9: Aredhel longs for forests - and so challenges Turgon for leadership of Gondolin
B14: The Dragon has fallen - Dís leads her people to Erebor
B15: The Shire is occupied - Eglantine Banks Took leads the Tookish resistance
I19: And the Battle of Five Armies was lost...
I22: And in that year, the Necromancer, Sauron, revealed himself, and he broke the Council that had come to assail him...
I25: And the dragon, Smaug, was driven off and destroyed, and Erebor sought to rule across the North...
I27: And Elrond sighed over the map, for there was nothing to see this night...
I29: "The next day, Bilbo had almost forgotten about Gandalf. He did not remember things very well, unless he put them down on his Engagement Tablet". But moved by thoughts of strange adventures, he decided to go and visit his relations elsewhere in the Shire and left that very morning...
N32: Valinor never left the circles of the world.
N36: Merry and Pippin never escaped the Uruk-hai.
FREE SPACE
N38: Lúthien never loved Beren.
N45: Boromir never died on Parth Galen.
G46: In 2509, Galadriel, journeying to Imladris on Conciliar business, is waylaid by Orcs in the Redhorn Pass...
G50: I n 3285, Ar-Pharazôn installs his son and heir as governor of Pelargir among the Faithful...
G53: In 983, Erendis, in costume of a high queen, descends upon the Erukyermë court...
G57: In 3019, the Entmoot ends, and the Ents retreat farther into their forests...
G60: In 20, the Dark Lord sends an emissary forth to work mischief at the Mereth Aderthad...
O64: Identify a crossroads in the life of a character you like writing about - write a story in which s/he goes the other route.
O66: Identify a battle crucial to the establishment of the people of Middle-earth you're most interestedin - write an alternative ending.
O67: Identify a cultural artifact associated with a people you're interested in - how might a different history change its significance?
O72: Identify a journey in the history of a population you're interested in - how might it have gone differently?
O74: Identify your favorite deus ex machina moment in Tolkien's universe - how does history unfold without it?

AU: Who Lives and Who Dies?

B1: Gandalf never falls in Moria
B2: Gollum kills Sam on the Emyn Muil
B6: Boromir never dies at Path Galen
B12: Frodo and Sam die on Mount Doom
B15: Denethor never dies
I20: Gollum is killed in Ithilien
I23: Finduilas of Dol Amroth never dies
I26: Denethor dies a few years after his wife
I27: Theodred never dies
I30: Faramir dies before the end of the War
N36: The Ring isn't destroyed
N39: Eomer dies on the Pelennor Fields
Free Space
N42: Eowyn dies on the Pelennor Fields
N45: The Witch King isn't killed on the Pelennor
G48: Aragorn falls before the Black Gates
G51: Arathorn father of Aragorn never dies
G54: Gimli or Legolas dies at Helm's Deep
G57: Theoden's wife never dies
G59: Arachne kills Frodo
O61: Frodo's parents never die
O65: Gandalf falls in Moria but doesn't come back
O68: Theoden never dies
O72: Arwen dies during the War
O73: Smaug still loves at the beginning of the War

"Beachy" and "Coastly"

B5: The distant shore
B6: Dock/quay
B8: Seaward recreation
B11: Winds to the sail!
B12: What's in the sea?
I19: Shipcraft and shipping
I23: Tempest the Tempestuous ("Or is that a Maia I'm facing?")
I26: Fishing and fishary (or ... fishy?)
I27: Seacoast market
I28: Seacoast housing
N32: Alqualonde (Swanhaven)
N34: Eglarist/Brithombar
FREE SPACE
N40: Mithlond (Grey Havens)
N44: Pelargir
G46: Pirates/corsair
G47: Sea-folk of Dol Amroth
G55: Sea-folk of the Teleri
G58: Pearl-seeker
G59: Weaving sail, weaving net
O61: Animals of the sea
O67: Seabirds
O71: Under the stars, under the sun, under the moon (depict the seacoast under a heavenly illumination in art or story form)
O73: Sea-wall
O74: Sea-side fortress

Beasts

Create fanworks featuring these animals and monsters of Arda!
B4: Cat
B7: Watcher in the Water
B8: Squirrel
B12: Seagull
B15: Toad
I18: Hawk
I21: Snail
I23: Cow
I29: Dragon
I30: Fox
N32: Spider
N36: Deer
Free Space
N40: Dog
N43: Crane
G47: Trout
G50: Horse
G52: Eagle
G56: Boar
G59: Oliphaunt
O61: Bear
O62: Goose
O64: Snake
O71: Turtle
O75: Bee

Book Title

Use these titles as inspiration for your art or writing
B1: Silver on the tree
B5: Extremely loud and incredibly close
B8: The Tin Princess
B10: The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime
B14: Fragile things
I18: Out of the dust
I24: A clash of Kings
I27: The wave in the mind
I29: ____ The robber's daughter
I30: The stone gods
N33: Skin and other stories
N35: South of the border, West of the sun
Free Space
N38: The Book thief
N39: Tongues of serpents
G50: Paper towns
G53: The girl who played with fire
G56: The bloody chamber
G58: Treasure island
G60: Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy
064: The importance of being earnest
O65: A thousand splendid suns
O66: A wizard abroad
O70: Dead poets society
O75: The Stand

Botany

Create Pieces in which these plans play an important role
B4: Elanor
B7: Sage
B10: Rowan
B11: Madder
B14: Lotus
I16: Poppy
I20: Brambles
I22: Barley
I26: Toadstool
I30: Simbelmynë
N34: Oak
N35: Onion
Free Space
N41: Niphredil
N44: Hypericum
G47: Rose
G48: Nightshade
G54: Athelas
G57: Ivy
G58: Woad
O62: Common Mushroom
O66: Seregon
O69: Willow
O71: Cornflower
O75: Beans

Canon Couples

These are couples who feature in JRRT's fiction. Write a piece of fiction or non-fiction, or create a piece of art featuring the couple.
B3: Finwë/Indis
B4: Beren/Lúthien
B6: Denethor/Finduilas
B7: Imrazôr/Mithrellas
B8: Faramir Took/Goldilocks Gamgee
I20: Aragorn/Arwen
I22: Celeborn/Galadriel
I25: Éomer/Lothiriel
I27: Pippin/Diamond
I28: Tom Cotton/Marigold Gamgee
N33: Eärendil/Elwing
N38: Valacar/Vidumavi
FREE SPACE
N41: Thingol/Melian
N43: Manwë/Varda
G47: Tom Bombadil/Goldberry
G49: Merry/Estella
G51: Arathorn/Gilraen
G54: Elrond/Celebrian
G57: Bungo Baggins/Belladonna Took
O61: Rose/Sam
O66: Námo/Vairë
O67: Faramir/Éowyn
O68: Aegnor/Andreth
O73: Finwë/Miriel

Cause of Death

B5: Grief
B7: Infection
B8: Arrow
B9: Torture
B15: Dehydration
I16: Drowning
I18: Poison
I21: Self-sacrifice
I25: Suicide
I27: Hypothermia
N34: Burning
N36: Head injury
FREE SPACE
N42: Accident
N43: Exhaustion
G46: Suffocation
G47: Childbirth
G56: Blood loss
G58: Murder
G59: Falling
O62: Starvation
O66: Illness
O69: Wild animal
O71: War
O72: Shock

Colors

B3: Black
B5: Red
B8: Tan
B10: Sky Blue
B13: Rose
I17: White
I21: Purple
I22: Lavender
I25: Pumpkin
I28: Dark Blue
N32: Gray
N36: Green
Free Space
N38: Sea Green
N39: Silver
G46: Yellow
G50: Orange
G52: Teal
G58: Dark Brown
G60: Gold
O61: Blue
O64: Brown
O69: Fuchsia
O73: Bright Green
O75: Copper

Controversial Topics

Discuss these topics by creating fic, meta, or art.
B1: Laws and Customs of the Eldar
B5: Children of the Ainur
B7: Nothing is evil in the beginning ...
B12: The Hair Colour Debate
B13: Was Tolkien Racist?
I16: Evil Spells and Elvish Craft
I21: Elves and Dwarves
I22: Fate: Free Will or Preordained?
I24: Absent Wives and Mothers
I25: Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth
N34: Elves and Men: One Species?
N36: Colonialism in Beleriand
FREE SPACE
N37: Colonialism of Númenor
N45: The Parentage of Gil-galad
G49: Tol Eressëa = England? Fantastical Geography
G50: Surviving the Impossible: Helcaraxë and Angband
G53: Death: Gift or Doom of Men?
G55: Origin of Orcs
G56: To Cuiviénen there is no returning...
O62: Was Tolkien Sexist?
O63: Just Who Was Celeborn?
O69: Morgoth's Ring: Power Management
O72: Do Balrogs Have Wings?
O73: Myths Transformed

Crackfic

B2: Genderswap
B6: They fight crime!
B7: ___ made them do it!
B13: Iambic pentameter only
B15: Wingfic (Balrogs and otherwise)
I17: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Middle-earth
I19: Kidfic!
I22: Unlikely pairings
I26: Superhero
I28: Breaking the fourth wall
N39: Deliberate Badfic!
N41: Everything is better in space
Free Space
N43: Harlequin Romance!
N44: Anachronisms Galore
G48: Your characters on a Talk Show
G52: Woke up as an animal!
G55: Apocafic!
G58: You - yes, you! - in Middle-earth
G59: Jedi powers and lightsabers
O62: Ye Old Shakespearean English
O63: Over the top characterization!
O67: Characters discover fanficion
O68: Time Travel
O69: Characters in Modern Day

Crack Pairings 1

B4: Thingol/Finduilas of Nargothrond
B5: Goldberry/Gandalf
B10: Feanor/Turin
B11: Faramir/Cirdan
B13: Orodreth/Thuringwethil
I16: Sauron/Yavanna
I17: Tar-Miriel/Glorfindel
I20: Gil-galad/Maeglin
I23: Eowyn/Halbarad
I29: Earendil/Eol
N32: Elrond/Erendis
N37: Caranthir/Beleg
FREE SPACE
N38: Boromir/Nienna
N45: Maedhros/Melkor
G46: Fingon/Celebrimbor
G47: Manwe/Fingolfin
G51: Gothmog/Ungoliant
G55: Gimli/Thranduil
G56: Aegnor/Luthien
O61: Ulmo/Maglor
O65: Tom Bombadil/Erestor
O70: Melian/Bilbo
O72: Arwen/Theodred
O75: Curufin/Daeron

Crack Pairings 2

B3: Galadriel/Beren
B7: Nerdanel/Aredhel
B8: Turgon/Beleg
B12: Pengolodh/Finarfin
B15: Maedhros/Elenwe
I19: Haldir/Amras
I25: Fingon/Arwen
I26: Celeborn/Fingolfin
I27: Pippin/Nob
I30: Celebrian/Anaire
N31: Mithrellas/Daeron
N33: Earendil/Gil-galad
FREE SPACE
N36: Rumil of Tirion/Miriel
N42: Legolas/Thorin II. Oakenshield
G46: Aragorn/Ioreth
G47: Amarie/Caranthir
G48: Amrod/Vana
G52: Eomer/Beregond
G54: Egalmoth of the Heavenly Arch/Celegorm
O62: Indis/Cirdan
O63: Bilbo/Dis
O68: Finduilas of Dol Amroth/Beorn
O71: Nimrodel/Maglor
O74: Arien/Elwing

Crossover 1

Write a crossover or fusion...
B2: ... with a literature classic
B5: ... with a piece of contemporary literature
B8: ... with a piece of nonfiction writing
B12: ... with a comic book or graphic novel
B14: ... with (one of) your favourite book(s)
I17: ... with a mystery-themed show
I20: ... with a sitcom or comedy
I25: ... with a sci-fi themed tv show
I27: ... with a crime drama
I28: ... with an animated or anime tv show
N31: ... with a fairytale or folktale
N38: ... with a story from your country
Free Space
N41: ... with a mythological story
N45: ... with an event from world history
G47: ... with a horror film
G51: ... with an action/adventure film
G53: ... with a Disney film
G56: ... with your favourite B-movie
G60: ... with a musical film or stage musical
O64: ... with one of Tolkien's other writings (e.g. Farmer Giles, Leaf by Niggle)
O66: ... with an earlier or later era of Middle-earth
O70: ... with another author's fanfic (please ask permission first)
O73: ... with another character "falling into Middle-earth"
O75: ... with a Tolkien character "falling" into another canon

Crossover 2

Cross Arda with a/an ____ book or movie
B3: Western
B4: Fantasy
B7: Romance
B9: War
B14: Chick Lit/Chick Flick
I16: Children's/Young Adult
I18: Action/Adventure
I21: Western Animation
I23: Spy
I29: Anime
N35: Drama
N39: Sports
Free Space
N40: Superhero
N43: Comedy
G46: Mystery
G48: Crime
G52: Mainstream/Contemporary
G55: Historical
G59: Erotica
O61: Horror
O62: Poetry
O63: Musical
O69: Religious/Inspirational
O73: Science Fiction

Deep Thoughts

B2: faith
B6: eternity
B7: love
B12: cosmos
B15: immortality
I19: suffering
I20: reason
I23: good
I26: evil
I29: happiness
N33: beyond
N36: truth
FREE SPACE
N41: God
N45: death
G47: freedom
G49: omnipotent
G52: me
G55: belief
G60: justice
O62: faith seeking understanding
O64: you
O69: knowing
O71: hope
O72: we

Diners' Club (Food & Eating)

Bon appetit!
B2: first breakfast
B7: second breakfast
B8: elevenses
B9: luncheon
B14: afternoon tea
I16: dinner
I18: supper
I24: afternoon snack
I28: bedtime snack
I30: eating out
N35: soup
N37: muffins
FREE SPACE
N39: bread
N43: cake
G48: tea
G51: coffee
G52: ice-cream or ices
G56: mushrooms
G60: vegetables (author's choice)
O64: pizza
O65: pasta
O70: fruit (author's choice)
O72: bacon
O75: ham

Discoveries and Inventions

How does the presence (or absence) of these invention and discoveries change the lives of the people(s) of Arda? Explore their impact by creating fanworks.
B3: Glass
B4: The Rings of Power
B6: Optics
B11: Cement/Concrete
B14: Clocks
I20: Warfare
I21: Shipbuilding
I26: Aqueducts
I28: Cartography
I29: The Mirror of Galadriel
N35: Parchment/Paper
N40: Silk
FREE SPACE
N43: Anatomy
N44: Domestication of Animals
G48: Roads
G51: Songs of Power
G52: Steam Engine
G57: Hypocaust
G58: Steam Engine
O63: Compass
O64: Agriculture
O65: Pottery
O67: The World Made Round
O71: Loom

Draw a Tolkien Character (art)

B3: in modern setting
B7: in a Halloween costume
B11: in black leather
B13: wearing pink
B14: in formal attire
I19: in chibi style
I21: in underwear
I23: as an animal
I26: cross-dressing
I29: injured
N32: fighting
N35: asleep
Free Space
N39: dancing
N45: as a child
G48: in love
G50: embarassed
G54: with a teddy bear
G55: climbing a tree
G58: hunting
O61: drunk
O62: with a crazy hairstyle
O68: on the dark side
O71: cooking
O73: celebrating

Dwarves of the First Age

B1: Naugrim meet Eöl's wife
B2: Caranthir meets Dwarves for the first time
B6: Thingol's death
B11: Curufin tries to learn Khuzdul
B15: Azaghâl gives Maedhros the Dragon-helm
I17: Treebeard joins Beren in the battle by Sarn Athdrad
I18: Durin the Deathless remembers coming to life and his make Aulë
I20: Maeglin learns about the Dwarves
I24: "... he was named in the tongue of the Dwarves Felagund, Hewer of Caves"
I25: Naugrim and their fear of sea
N35: Maedhros saves Azaghâl's life
N38: Melian and Dwarves
Free Space
N40: Telchar and Narsil
N44: Celeborn fights in the Battle of the Thousand Caves
G47: Telchar, the greatest craftsman of Nogrod
G49: Khîm and Ibun as children
G53: creation of the first Dwarf-women
G58: Eöl attends midsummer feast in Nogrod
G59: Curufin receives Angrist
O62: Mîm and Beleg
O63: Finrod and Nauglamir
O69: Maedhros and Azaghâl negotiate Dwarves joining the Union of Maedhros
O72: awakening of the seven Fathers of the Dwarves
O75: Yavanna and Dwarves

Economy

Explore the economic systems of Arda by creating stories or artwork inspired by these prompts!
b1: Agriculture
b4: Luxury Items
b10: Scarcity
b11: Intercultural Relations
b15: Taxation
i18: Market Day
i20: Smuggling
i22: Climatic Change
i26: Monopoly
i30: Ritual Exchange
n33: Infrastructure
n34: Social Hierarchy
Free Space
n38: Travelling Merchants
n41: Redistribution
g46: Commodity of Goods
g49: Exploitation
g54: Trade Fair
g57: Coinage
g60: Service Sector
o63: Mining
o66: Mass Production
o68: War
o72: Real Estate
o73: Technology

Eligible Bachelor Baggins

Create art where Frodo or Bilbo...
b3: first impression of Rivendell
b5: celebrates a festival
b8: mourns a loved one
b12: exchanges letters with Dwarves
b13: as a burglar
i18: explores the Shire
i20: forms a friendship for life
i24: moves into Bag End
i25: is in love
i26: is homesick
n34: misses a meal
n36: meets Gandalf for the first time
Free Space
n41: with a pet
n45: shares lore with Celeborn
g50: learns another language
g51: is injured
g55: encounters some mysterious rangers
g58: as a tween/Tween
g59: arrives in Tol Eressëa
o63: converses with Éowyn
o65: corrects a wrong doing
o70: as a young child/faunt
o74: sings a song
o75: throws a birthday party

Elven Realms

Create art or writing about or set in...
B1: Cuivienén
B2: Avallónë
B9: Tirion
B14: Formenos
B15: Alqualondë
I18: the Falas
I21: Nevrast
I24: Mithrim
I28: Doriath
I29: Nargothrond
N34: Gondolin
N39: Dorthonion
Free Space
N40: Ard-galen
N44: Ossiriand
G50: Amon Lanc
G51: Eregion
G53: Lindon
G57: Lórinand
G58: Edhellond
O61: Imladris
O64: Lothlórien
O69: the Woodland Realm
O70: Ithilien
O73: Mithlond

Emotions

b1: Joy
b5: Sorrow
b8: Peace
b9: Love
b14: Pain
i18: Grief
i21: Awe
i22: Ecstasy
i28: Fear
i29: Hate
n33: Courage
n37: Nervousness
FREE SPACE
n40: Gratitude
n44: Amusement
g48: Generosity
g51: Cruelty
g55: Miserliness
g56: Gloom
g59: Hope
o63: Bewilderment
o64: Horror
o67: Delight
o68: Apprehension
o75: Calm

Evil Villians and Monsters

B3: Morgoth
B7: Shelob
B8: Saruman
B12: Ar-Pharazôn
B13: Barrow-Wights
I19: The Fëanorians
I20: Smaug
I23: Sauron
I26: Ufthak
I27: Gothmog
N31: Bolg
N36: Gollum
Free Space
N37: Meássë and Makar
N42: Carcharoth
G48: Tevildo
G49: Draugluin
G50: Glaurung
G56: Bill Ferny
G60: Ungoliant
G61: The Nine
G67: Bill, Bert and Tom
G70: Uglúk
G73: Thuringwethil
G75: The Necromancer

Facets of Faramir

"I am sure I did not invent him. I did not even want him, though I like him." JRR Tolkien
b5: Player
b6: Statesman
b8: Friend
b12: Poet
b15: Diplomat
i16: Scholar
i19: Pupil
i23: Dreamer
i24: Warden
i30: Enemy
n33: Mentor
n37: Lover
n40: Strategist
n44: Patriot
g46: Sidekick
g49: Smoker
g52: Seer
g58: Defender
g60: Teacher
o61: Patient
o63: Rival
o67: Writer
o70: Questioner
o71: Soldier

Favorite Couples

These canon, fanon, and speculative couples are the fanfic opposite of a "rare pair." The stories do not have to be a romance, but could be a tale of friendship.
b1: Aredhel/Celegorm
b2: Erestor/Glorfindel
b4: Beren/Lúthien
b7: Fëanor/Nerdanel
b8: Finrod/Amarië
i17: Eärendil/Elwing
i20: Maedhros/Fingon
i21: Thingol/Melian
i26: Finwë/Míriel Serindë
i28: Finarfin/Eärwen
n34: Finwë/Indis
n38: Aegnor/Andreth
n44: Turgon/Elenwë
n45: Fingolfin/Anairë
g46: Caranthir/Haleth
g49: Beleg/Túrin
g50: Tuor/Idril
g53: Túrin/Finduilas
g59: Ar-Pharazôn/Míriel
o61: Túrin/Nienor
o64: Aredhel/Eöl
o67: Galadriel/Celeborn
o68: Ecthelion/Glorfindel
o69: Aldarion/Erendis

Feanatics

B1: In Aman... the motherless child
B6: Daddy issues
B8: That weasely Fingolfin
B10: Unjust exile
B14: The war of Telerin Aggression
I18: In Beleriand... freedom fighter
I20: 'he was very willing that the chief peril of assault should fall upon himself'
I25: knight in shining armor
I27: family guy
I28: sacrificial lamb
N31: Did you know... Fëanor hugged his kids (really, he did!)
N32: Fëanor wasn't nuts (just misunderstood)
Free Space
N40: Nerdanel loved him (that must count for something!)
N42: Fëanor was framed!
G48: Who's to blame? Indis: History's first wicked stepmother.
G52: The Valar. Always the Valar
G54: that weasly Fingolfin, reprise
G56: Dior: pretty but stupid
G58: Elwing Refrigerator Mother of the year
062: Notable Moments of Goodness: every useful invention (and then some).
064: Caranthir helped Haleth (Caranthir, for pity's sake!)
068: Maedhros went to look for Eluréd and Elurin
069: Maglor fostered Elrond and Elros
072: Fëanor: saviour of Middle-earth

Femslash

b2: Dwarves
b6: Ungoliant, Thuringwethil, & other Maiar
b9: "Softly goes my song's entreaty, through the night to thee. In the silent woods I wait thee; come, my love, to me." - Franz Schubert
b10: Melian and her descendants
b14: Kink
i17: "Don't you know it's love you're talking about? You're talking about how I feel about another human being & how she feels about me, not some disease you have to save us from." - Annie on My Mind
i22: Valier
i23: Queens of Númenor
i28: OFC
i30: "We're closet cincerellas, each other's perfect fit." - Rachael Sage
n32: Women of different cultures
n35: Unrequited love
Free Space
n40: Entwives
n44: Nerdanel & Indis "have tea."
g46: "I love you."
g47: "I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong and compassionate." - Rita Mae Brown
g52: Star-crossed
g53: Haleth, Éowyn, & other mortals
g60: First time
o62: AU
o67: Women of the House of Finwë
o69: Hobbits
o73: Kissing
074: Adûnaphel the Quiet

Festivals and Celebrations

b2: Spring
b6: Wedding
b8: New Year
b12: Victory
b15: Winter
i16: Masks
i20: Samírien
i22: Funeral/Wake
i24: Nost-na-Lothion
i30: Gift-giving
n31: Lovers' Day
n34: Begetting/Birthday
Free Space
n40: Coming of Age
n42: Thanksgiving
g46: Competition
g49: Mereth Aderthad
g52: Essecarmë/Essecilmë
g55: Turuhalmë
g56: Lanterns
o64: Summer
o66: Coronation
o70: Harvest
o73: Remembrance
o75: Autumn

Finrod: The Quarter-Blood Prince

B1: Birth, during the noontide of Valinor
B3: Childhood – four siblings
B4: Childhood – many, many cousins
B5: Of the House of Finwë
B6: Of the House of Olwë
I17: Son of two Houses
I20: Eldest of five
I23: Beloved of Amarië
I25: Chums with Turgon
I29: Closest to Galadriel
N31: Finrod – change of dialect from Findaráto (story of character study or essay of etimology)
N36: Ingoldo – Mother-name (story/essay)
FREE SPACE
N41: Felagund – After-name by the Dwarves (story/essay)
N42: Nöm – After-name by Bëor’s people (story/essay)
G49: In the First Kinslaying (Alqualondë)
G53: Journey across the Helkaraxë
G54: Managing temporary settlement at Hithlum
G57: Visit to Menegroth
G60: Receiving Thingol's wrath on the news of the Kinslaying
O63: Dream sent by Ulmo
O67: Permission to settle in the caves of Narog – building Nargothrond
O69: King of Nargothrond: friend and ruler of various peoples
O73: The Battle of Sudden Flame (Dagor Braggolach) – Oath to Barahir
O74: Beren, and death in the Isle of Werewolves

First Lines

Use the first lines from these classic works of literature as the first line in your story/poem or inspiration for your artwork. [Fill in the blanks with the name/place of your choice.]
b1: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. - Austen, Pride & Prejudice.
b5: It was love at first sight. - Heller, Catch-22
b6: The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting. - Crame, The Red Badge of Courage
b10: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. - Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
b11: He who is alone often lives to find favor, mildness of the Lord, even though he was long had to stir with his arms the frost-cold sea. - The Wanderer
i18: When shall we meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain? - Shakespeare, Macbeth
i19: It was four o'clock when the ceremony was over and the carriages began to arrive. - Sinclair, The Jungle
i21: Call me ____. - Melville, Moby Dick
i25: Do you remember the fragrance girls acquire in autumn? - Updike, The Music School
i30: ___ of ___ were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. - Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
n31: Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. - Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
n35: ___ was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. - Achebe, Things Fall Apart
Free Space
n40: One night when the royal bed had been prepared for ___ and ___ in ____, they engaged in pillow talk. The Táin
n44: In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. - Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
g48: We are at rest five miles behind the front. - Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
g51: My father and mother should have stayed in ____ where they met and married and where I was born. - McCourt, Angela's Ashes
g52: In a hole the ground there lived a hobbit. - Tolkien, The Hobbit
g55: There was no hope for him this time. Joyce, The Dubliners
g59: ____ discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house. - Gaiman, Coraline
o63: I celebrate myself. - Whitman, Leaves of Grass
o65: The towers of ____ aspired above the morning mist; austere towers of steel and cement and limestone, sturdy as cliffs and delicate as silver rods. - Lewis, Babbitt
o68: One midwinter day off the coast of ____, the crew spotted a bottle with a note in it. - Junger, The Perfect Storm
o69: I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why. - Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness
o73: They're out there. - Kesey, One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

Five Books, Five Characters

b4: Namo
b8: Mahedros
b13: Nerdanel
b14: Ecthelion
b15: Aredhel
i18: Thorin Oakenshield
i20: Bilbo
i25: Gollum
i29: Beorn
i30: Gandalf
n33: Arwen
n35: Boromir
FREE SPACE
n41: Barliman
n43: Pippin
g48: Shelob
g51: Fangorn
g56: Eowyn
g58: Grima
g60: Grishnakh
o63: Faramir
o66: Imrahil
o67: The Witch King
o68: Denethor
o73: Merry

Food

B4: Bread
B5: Cake
B6: Soup
B11: Stew
B14: Pastry
I16: Biscuit
I22: Sandwich
I23: Jelly
I28: Broth
I29: Grains (including oats and barley)
N31: Pasta (including noodle)
N35: Cheese
FREE SPACE
N40: Chocolate
N41: Tarts
G48: Sausage
G49: Pie
G53: Waybread
G56: Steak
G57: Corn
O62: Potato
O66: Preservedmeats and/or fruits)
O67: Iced Fruits
O72: Vegetables
O73: Outlandish Meal

Food and Drink of Middle-earth

B1: Coimas/Lembas
B2: Of Herbs of Stewed Rabbit
B3: Dorwinion
B8: The Inns of Middle-earth
B9: Ent-Draught
I17: Honey
I18: "It comes in pints?"
I22: Hunting and Gathering
I26: Petty-Dwarf Roots
I30: Recipe Fic
N33: Miruvor
N34: Learning to Cook
Free Space
N35: Mushrooms
N42: Orc-Drink
G47: Taters
G51: Roast Mutton
G52: Local Cuisine
G54: Beorning Honey Cakes
G55: Taboos and Dislikes
O61: Food Economy of Nargothrond
O65: "We only wish to catch a fish, so juicy-sweet!"
O69: Tea
O71: "Roaring fires, malt beer, red meat off the bone!"
O74: Cram

Forth Eorlingas!

Where now the horse and the rider?
b1: shieldmaiden
b4: horse breeder
b10: history through songs
b11: Edoras
b13: Long Winter of 2758
i19: Helm's Deep
i24: farmer
i26: Invasion
i29: in the stables
i30: Queen of Rohan
n32: Dunharrow
n34: Oath of Eorl & Cirion
n43: Marshal of the Mark
n44: simbelmynë
g49: extended family
g50: Dwimordene
g54: armorer
g57: Beacons of Gondor
g58: warhorses
o66: healing injured horses
o67: intercultural relations
o68: Orthanc
o72: Ride of the Rohirrim
o74: shepherd

Four Words (drabble)

B3: front, totter, barbed, ally
B7: core, vulture, stratus, maim
B8: lock, council, rob, rabid
B13: vase, leech, armful, possibility
B15: exception, hospitality, sell, publish
I16: free, maternal, figurehead, sluice
I17: force, vice, eliminate, effectual
I22: order, cascade, small, dogwood
I26: depict, howl, savor, gallery
I27: apart, buzz, half, thimble
N33: gang, remarkable, blackberry, nicety
N39: quit, deep, lapse, coy
FREE SPACE
N42: glum, smudge, demand, leash
N43: smith, consonance, cradle, mantle
G47: high, cascade, road, form
G49: natural, alone, perform, season
G54: ear, afterthought, standard, executioner
G57: chestnut, cross, funnel, want
G60: peer, hotheaded, smile, yard
O64: infidelity, new, mesmerize, classify
O66: descend, dependence, inconsiderate, beyond
O70: social, weather, virtuous, thirteen
O71: bank, probably, mercy, good
O74: sponge, bread, world, penetrate

Games People Play

b1: Backgammon
b4: Darts
b7: Card Games
b12: Roleplaying
b13: Hopscotch
i16: Dice
i17: Wrestling
i18: Tag
i25: Politics
i28: Sprints
n31: Mancala
n33: Tournament
Free Space
n43: Horseraces
n44: Climbing
g49: Chess
g51: King of the Hill
g53: Hide and Seek
g57: Crosscountry Races
g58: Archery
o65: Draughts
o66: Senat
o69: Golf
o71: Jumping
o72: Drinking

Genre 1

b3: AU
b6: Murder Mystery
b9: Adventure
b11: Het
b14: Romance
i16: Character Study
i17: Parody
i21: Thriller
i24: General
i29: Hurt/Comfort
n31: Friendship
n37: Script
Free Space
n42: Comedy
n44: Nonfiction
g48: Dystopia
g52: Poetry
g55: Horror
g56: Slash
g59: Tragedy
o62: Mystery
o65: SciFi
o69: Femslash
o72: Coming of Age
o74: Crossover

Genre 2

b3: Tragedy
b6: Romance
b10: Poetry
b11: Canon Scene From a Different POV
b13: Family
i16: Fewer Than 500 Words
i19: General
i22: Crossover
i27: Horror
i30: Character Study
n32: Adventure
n37: Parody
n39: AU
n45: Trope of Your Choice
g47: Angst
g52: Gapfiller
g55: Essay
g56: Friendship
g60: Hurt/Comfort
o62: Humor
o65: Mystery
o71: Research Article
o72: Manifesto
o75: Drama

Geography of The Silmarillion

Create a story or a work of art set in one of these sites of significance in the history of the First and Second Ages.
b2: Helcaracxë or the Grinding Ice
b5: Halls of Mandos
b9: Menegroth, Thingol’s city of a Thousand Caves
b11: Ost-in-Edhil, the capital city of Eregion
b15: Nargothrond, Finrod Felagund’s underground fortress
i17: Himring, hill west of Maglor’s Gap where Maedhros built his fortress
i21: Alqualondë, coastal city ruled by King Olwë of the Teleri
i24: Tirion upon Túna, whence Finwë ruled as King of the Noldor in Valinor
i26: Lake Mithrim, first settlement by the Noldor in the north of Middle-earth
i29: Greenwood the Great, the magnificent forest east of the Misty Mountains
n34: Gondor, name of the southern Númenórean kingdom in Middle-earth
n37: Neverast, Turgon’s first settlement before his founding of Gondolin
FREE SPACE
n39: Gondolin, Turgon’s secret city
n41: Formenos the stronghold of Fëanor in the north of Valinor
g48: Eregion, Noldorin realm where the Elven Rings were made
g50: Dwarf-road leading into Beleriand from the cities of Nogrod and Belegost
g54: Dor-lómin, Fingon’s territory in the south of Hithlum
g55: Doriath, land enclosed within the Girdle of Melian
g58: Cuiviénen, the lake where the first Elves awoke
o61: Barad Eithel! , the fo rtress of the Noldor at Eithel Sirion
o64: Barad-dûr, ‘The Dark Tower’ of Sauron in Mordor
o68: Avallónë, haven and city of the Eldar on Tol Eressëa
o70: Arnor, the northern realm of the Númenóreans in Middle-earth
o75: Armenelos, City of the Kings in Númenor

Gondorian History

B4: Founding
B6: Isildur takes the Ring
B9: Isildur Dies
B11: Ostoher rebuilds Minas Anor
B15: Line of Ship-Kings begins
I17: Earnil I takes Umbar
I21: Hyarmendacil
I22: Kin-Strife
I27: Burning of Osgiliath
I29: Great Plague
N33: King’s House moved to Minas Anor
N36: Calimehtar
FREE SPACE
N42: Earnil II
N43: Fall of Minas Ithil
G48: Ruling Stewards
G49: Osgiliath ruined
G54: Rohirrim given Calenardhon
G56: Ecthelion I
G57: White Tree dies
O61: Thorongil serves
O61: Denethor
O68: War of the Ring
O71: Elessar
O72: The Fourth Age

Here We Come A-Caroling

B2: "Hark, hear the bells!" -Carol of the Bells
B7: "tidings of comfort and joy" -God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
B10: "over the river and through the woods"
B11: "far as the curse is found" -Joy to the World
B13: "And they looked up and saw a star..." -The First Noel
I17: "Misfortune seemed his lot..." -Jingle Bells
I19: "those who sang creation's story" -Angels from the Realms of Glory
I22: "heedless of the wind and weather" -Deck the Halls
I24: "till morning is nigh" -Away in a Manger
I28: "kiss her once for me" -Holly Jolly Christmas
N32: "He sees you when you're sleeping..." -Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
N33: "You would even say it glows..." -Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
FREE SPACE
N34: "the hopes and fears of all the years" -O' Little Town of Bethlehem
N39: "if you really hold me tight" -Let It Snow
G47: "the triumph of the skies" -Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
G50: "a beautiful sight; we're happy tonight" -Winter Wonderland
G51: "Let's take the road before us..." -Sleigh Ride
G52: "a midnight clear" -It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
G54: "Haste, haste..." -What Child Is This?
O61: "if only in my dreams" -I'll Be Home For Christmas
O64: "if the Fates allow" -Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
O66: "breathes a life of gathering gloom" -We Three Kings
O68: "We won't go until we get some!" -We Wish You a Merry Christmas
O69: "All is calm, all is bright." -Silent Night

Hobbits

All hobbits, all the time!
B1: The Origins of Hobbits
B7: The Settling of Buckland
B10: Deagol and Smeagol
B12: The Great Plague
B13: The Battle of Bywater
I16: The Settling of the Shire
I19: The First Thain
I20: First Encounter with a Wizard
I25: The Fallohides in Rhovanion
I27: The Battle of Greenfields
N32: The Tooks
N36: The Bagginses
FREE SPACE
N43: The Gamgees
N45: The Brandybucks
G46: Hobbits in the Bree-lands
G49: The Shire in the Fourth Age
G50: 1420 - The Great Year of Plenty
G59: Lotho Sackville-Baggins
G60: The Travellers' Wives
O63: The Fell Winter
O64: The Lockholes
O67: "When the King comes back"
O68: Sharkey
O75: 22 September

Horror

B1: Wraiths, wights, and ghosts
B5: In the stronghold of the Dark Lord
B7: Mazes and labyrinths
B11: Body horror
B12: Windows, mirrors, and statues
I16: Shapeshifters
I23: Wolves, wargs, and werewolves
I24: Human sacrifice
I26: Blood, bones, and body parts
I27: Eyes and mouths
N31: Darkness, fog, and shadows
N37: Madness and hallucinations
Free Space
N42: Horror crossover
N43: Spiders, flies, and maggots
G48: Chains, prisons, and torture
G49: Houseless spirits
G50: Abandoned ruins
G55: Puppets, dolls, and nursery rhymes
G59: Deep woods and water
O64: Psychological horror
O66: Cannibalism
O68: Footsteps and whispers
O72: Thuringwethil and other vampires
O75: Tombs and crypts

Hurt/Comfort

B1: pneumonia
B4: bronchitis
B6: chest cold
B11: influenza
B12: pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
I18: stomach flu
I19: heartburn
I24: invalid food
I27: liquid diet
I28: strengthening diet
N31: head cold
N36: sore throat
FREE SPACE
N38: ear infection
N42: toothache
G49: fluffy pillows
G50: warm blankets
G53: featherbed
G56: hot bath
G60: massage
O61: measles
O66: mumps
O72: chicken pox
O74: whooping-cough
O75: croup

In a Manner of Speaking

To be taken literally or figuratively.
B2: Bump in the night
B4: Forever hold your peace
B5: Kiss it and make it better
B11: Hell or high water
B13: Home sweet home
I18: For pity's sake
I24: Shaking like a leaf
I26: Burst your bubble
I27: Blind as a bat
I28: Clear as mud
N31: Ways to skin a cat
N41: Yours truly
FREE SPACE
N44: Freeze your face off
N45: Spread like wildfire
G47: Starlight, star bright
G50: Silent as the grave
G52: The straw that broke the camel's back
G55: Cry me a river
G60: Just a bowl of cherries
O63: Line in the sand
O64: Scream bloody murder
O67: Skeletons in the closet
O70: Needle in a haystack
O71: Not all there

Injuries and Other Ailments

B4: Broken bone
B5: Bruised ribs
B9: Concussion
B11: Dislocated shoulder
B14: Twisted ankle
I18: Arrow wound
I19: Sword wound
I24: Bruise
I27: /just a/scratch
I29: Poison
N34: Burns
N37: Hypothermia
Free Space
N40: Cold/flu
N41: Tooth ache
G47: Bite wound
G51: Torture
G53: Shock
G56: Unconsciousness
G60: Fever
O62: Black breath
O63: Exhaustion
O67: Stomach ache
O70: Cough
O74: Internal injuries

Landscape

B2: Mountains
B7: Cliffs
B10: Mountain gap
B11: Volcano
B15: Glacier
I18: Hill
I19: River
I23: Swamp/marsh
I26: Brook/stream
I29: Forest
N32: Plain
N36: Cave
FREE SPACE
N40: Beach
N43: Cove
G46: Fjord
G47: River delta
G52: Boulder
G55: Rise
G57: Desert
O64: Sand dune
O67: Canyon
O71: Natural bridge
O73: Island
O74: Lake

Languages of Arda

B2: Iglishmêk
B3: Valarin
B7: learning a language
B11: Entish
B13: Sindarin
I17: Tengwar
I20: Orcish
I21: Rohirric
I22: Dunlending
I26: body language
N31: Taliska
N39: interpreter
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N40: Khuzdul
N45: Cirth
G47: Rhovanion
G50: Drûg
G54: Easterling
G56: speechless
G59: Adûnaic
O62: language barrier
O64: Westron (Common Speech)
O69: Black Speech of Mordor
O74: Haradrim
O75: Quenya

Last Lines

Use the last lines from these science fiction and fantasy novels as either the last line or as inspiration.
B3: I'll be right over… -Duane, A Wizard Alone
B4: Laughing, he ran to meet her. -Duane, Wizards at War
B6: There wouldn't be any decent wine, would there? --McCaffery, Masterharper
B10: We jumped. -Gould, Jumper
B13: I'd just make more tea. -Viehl, StarDoc
I17: We have work to do. -Pierce, Squire
I19: True stories never end. -Kerner, Song in the Silence
I23: All who seek to build in truth and memory shall find our way. -Slonczewski, Brain Plague
I26: I've been waiting a long time. -King, Firestarter
I30: When we reach the city. -Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
N32: And realized that was all she ever really wanted. -Sanderson, Mistborn
N35: All was well. -Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows
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N41: I think that he is singing. -Kushner, Thomas the Rhymer
N42: I'm writing you a poem. -Dean, Tam Lin
G46: … anything could happen. -Duane, Omnitopia Dawn
G50: I wonder if she is as stubborn as I am. -Bertin, The Last Dragonlord
G53: His ladies would be waiting. -Bujold, The Curse of Chalion
G57: We'll think of something. -Zahn, Heir to the Empire
G59: I'll come with you. -Zahn, Vision of the Future
O63: South-south-west, south, south-east, east… -Huxle! y, Brave New World
O64: And the party got started. -Ridley, Those Who Walk in Darkness
O69: Nobody's perfect. -McCaffery and Scarborough, Powers That Be
O70: _____ was alive, but taken by the Enemy. -Tolkien, The Two Towers
O73: Well, I'm back. -Tolkien, Return of the King

Let's Get Meta!

Kindly ask permission when referencing another author's work. :)
B3: If [insert canon work] took place in the present day
B6: If [insert canon work] took place during World War I or II
B8: If [insert canon work] took place during the 19th century
B12: A gapfiller to one of your own fanworks
B15: A gapfiller to another author’s fanwork
I16: 5 interview questions you’d like to ask a canon character (answer for them—extra kudos if they get annoyed with you)
I19: 5 interview questions for another fan author (send it to them—no extra kudos for being annoying)
I24: If [insert famous author] wrote LotR/Silm/UT/etc
I27: If Tolkien wrote [insert famous literary work here]
I28: Borrow another author’s OC
N31: Create a music playlist to accompany a canon scene or event
N35: Create a music playlist to accompany another author’s fanwork
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N40: A sequel/prequel to one of your own fanworks
N44: A sequel/prequel to another author’s fanwork
G47: Tolkien meets one of his own characters. What do they talk about?
G51: Tolkien reviews one of your fanworks. Is he pleased? Amused? Utterly horrified?
G52: A character reviews a fanwork you’ve done about them. Are they pleased? Amused? Utterly horrified?
G56: What's in your head canon?
G60: Identify a comm on fanon assumption and go against it.
O62: Crossover!
O63: Death to Mary Sue!
O66: Mary Sue lives!
O71: An AU for a fanwork you’ve written (extra kudos if the original is already an AU).
O74: An AU for another author’s fanwork (extra kudos if the original is already an AU).

Life Events

B1: Birth
B4: Death
B10: Sex
B12: Vacation/Holiday
B13: New friendship
I16: Betrothal
I18: Old age
I21: Pregnancy
I23: New job
I28: Separation from family
N33: Childhood
N34: Change in leadership/new boss
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N38: Loss of friendship
N42: Changing beliefs
G48: New pet
G50: Marriage
G53: Serious illness or injury
G54: New romantic relationship
G57: Leaving home
O64: Adulthood
O66: First kiss
O69: New home/moving
O71: Puberty
O74: Family Problems

Love in Middle-earth

B1: Love at first sight
B5: Star-crossed lovers
B7: "And though in all lands, love is now mingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater."
B10: Across all the ages of Arda
B12: "Go whither love leads you; yet beware!"
I18: Unconditional love
I19: "Love not too well the work of thy hands, nor the devices of thy heart"
I23: Love-hate relationship
I27: "He believed that he must now say farewell to both love and light."
I30: Boon companions
N36: "Yet between the brothers there was great love"
N38: A mother's love
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N43: Unrequited love
N45: "I love him. He's like that, and sometimes it shines through, somehow. But I love him, whether or no."
G48: Love triangle
G51: "...torn between his oath and his love..."
G54: A broken heart
G55: Eros
G59: "And love grew after between them, as little might be thought"
O61: Puppy love
O65: A father's love
O68: "...they loved the woods and the riversides..."
O71: "He loved him greatly: too much perhaps; and the more so because they were unlike"
O74: Soul mates

Magic and Real

May the titles of these Latin American novels, short stories and one rock song inspire you!
B1: A Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
B6: The Kingdom of this World - Alejo Carpentier
B9: Tales of Love, Madness and Death - Horacio Quiroga
B14: The Immortal - Jorge Luis Borges
B15: Broad and Alien is the World - Ciro Alegria
I18: The Poisons - Julio Cortazar
I20: Girl (Paper Eyes) - Luis Alberto Spinetta
I24: Sad, Lonely and Final - Osvaldo Soriano
I25: Man on the Pink Corner - Jorge Luis Borges
I30: The War of the End of the World - Mario Vargas Llosa
N33: The Seven Madmen - Roberto Arlt
N35: A Universal History of Infamy - Jorge Luis Borges
N36: The House of Spirits - Isabel Allende
N38: Autumn of the Patriarch - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
G48: The Tunnel - Ernesto Sabato
G51: Hopscotch - Julio Cortazar
G53: The Garden of Forking Paths - Jorge Luis Borges
G55: The Secret Weapons - Julio Cortazar
G57: The Burning Plain - Juan Rulfo
O61: The Book of Sand - Jorge Luis Borges
O67: Chronicle of a Death Foretold - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
O71: End of the Game - Julio Cortazar
O73: On Heroes and Tombs - Ernesto Sabato
O75: The Feather Pillow - Horacio Quiroga

Maglor in History 1

B1: The launching of Sputnik
B4: Construction of the Pyramids
B9: The reign of Henry VIII
B10: The One Ring is destroyed
B14: The death of Caesar
I19: The French Revolution
I21: The Vietnam War
I23: The Beatles
I28: The Roaring 20s
I29: Creation of the Silk Road
N32: The Harlem Renaissance
N36: Hundred Years War
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N39: Rome falls
N43: Galileo and heliocentrism
G47: The Vikings invade Britain
G50: First flight by the Wright brothers
G53: The Black Plague
G59: The Battle of Hastings
G60: The World Wars
O62: The Titanic sinks
O65: The Fall of Numenor
O68: The Manhattan project
O72: Mongol Invasion
O74: The New World is discovered

Maglor in History 2

B1: Rome
B2: The First Crusade
B4: Baroque period
B10: Napoleon conquers Europe
B13: The Cold War
I19: Age of discovery
I22: Sturm und Drang
I25: The Zulu kingdom
I28: The Trojan War
I29: Travels of Marco Polo
N34: Fin de Siècle
N38: End of Qing dynasty
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N39: Charlemagne
N45: Fall of Constantinople
G47: Unification of Japan
G51: Travels of Captain Cook
G54: The Great Depression
G57: Spread of Buddhism
G58: Italian Renaissance
O63: Reformation
O66: The East India Company
O69: 2012
O70: Alexander the Great
O71: Rise of Islam

March 3019, T.A.

B3: March 1st: Faramir prepares to leave Minas Tirith
B6: March 16th: Shagrat en route to Barad-dûr
B7: March 15th: Battle under the trees in Mirkwood
B8: March 14th: Aragorn’s fleet heads north
B15: March 13th: The Púkel-Men hold a council
I18: March 2nd: Second Battle of the Fords of Isen
I20: March 17th: The Battle of Dale
I21: March 24th: The Mouth of Sauron receives his instructions
I27: March 23rd: One of the “faint-hearted”
I30: March 12th: The Ents defeat the invaders of Rohan
N32: March 3rd: The destruction of Isengard
N36: March 18th: The orc companies march to Udûn
N42: March 22nd: Third assault on Lórien
N44: March 11th: Gollum visits Shelob
G46: March 4th: Inside Orthanc
G52: March 19th: War in the North
G53: March 20th: Gollum in Mordor
G56: March 21st: The siege of Erebor
G60: March 10th: The Dawnless Day – in the North, South, or East
O62: March 5th: The Dúnedain ride through Rohan
O65: March 6th: The Haradrim in Ithilien
O68: March 7th: Denethor and the palantír
O72: March 8th: The Dead receive their summons
O74: March 9th: The Fall of Cair Andros

Mirkwood's Favorite Son

B2: Legolas for the Elves (the Fellowship)
B3: Legolas and Haldir
B10: An Elf for all seasons
B13: Legolas and his father
B14: Youngest/Oldest of Thranduil's children
I20: Dutiful son
I22: Legolas, tall as a young tree, wielder of a great war bow
I23: Legolas and the twins
I29: Legolas and Mary Sue
I30: Legolas and his mother
N33: Great Elf or the Greatest Elf?
N37: Dwarf-friend
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N38: Book Legolas
N45: Legolas doesn't sail (AU)
G48: Legolas sails
G51: Archer
G52: Legolas the Sinda
G54: Legolas in Rohan
G55: Movie Legolas
O64: Legolas and Aragorn
O67: Nazgul's bane
O68: The Ringo of the Fellowship
O73: Hunter vs. Warrior
O74: Legolas the Silvan

Mirkwood the Great

Create a piece of fanwork featuring Greenwood the Great/Mirkwood or a resident thereof.
B2: Diplomacy
B5: Family heirloom
B10: Birth
B11: Wine
B13: A challenge
I18: Leisure Time
I19: Dawning evil
I23: Art
I29: Dwarves
I30: Bad weather
N31: To war!
N34: Hunting
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N40: Trade
N44: Visitors
G48: Spider
G50: Enchanted water
G51: Celebration
G57: The king
G59: Misunderstanding
O64: Strange customs
O66: Jewelry
O68: Food
O71: Death
O74: Deer

Occupations

B3: ostler
B6: cartwright
B7: blacksmith
B10: scribe
B12: rat catcher
I17: ferryman
I22: apothecary
I25: midwife
I27: miller
I28: baker
N31: alewife
N36: bard
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N40: dairymaid
N42: stonecutter
G47: cordwainer
G50: draper
G53: dressmaker
G57: spinner
G59: weaver
O61: illuminator
O62: bladesmith
O69: butcher
O72: cook
O75: chandler

Off the Map's Edge

People we don't know, places we've not gone, perspectives we've not occupied
B3: Be there dragons here: Cold drakes
B7: Scatha
B10: Fell beast
B11: The Black Serpent of Harad
B14: The Were-worms of the Last Desert
I16: In transit: The great journeys of the Guild of Venturers
I21: The rides of Oromë
I23: Anyone Going Where the Stars Are Strange To Them
I27: The flight of the Stoors
I28: The journey home of the descendents of Ulfang
N34: Sir-Not-Appearing-In-These-Tales: The Ironfists, Stiffbeards, Blacklocks, or Stonefoots
N37: The Skin-changers
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N42: The Forodwaith
N45: The peoples of Dorwinion
G46: Good lands, gone missing: Almaren
G50: Hildorian
G54: The Orocarni
G59: The Land of the Sun
G60: The Dark Land
O63: Our others, ourselves: The Wainrider Confederacy
O64: The Variags of Khand
O65: The Petty Dwarves
O70: The Dunlendings
O72: The Balrogs

Of The Sea

B1: Waves
B2: Beach/Coast
B6: Inlet
B10: Rivermouth
B11: Currents
I18: Corals
I22: Seaweed
I25: Fishes
I28: Pearl
I30: Mangrove
N33: Storm
N35: Island
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N43: Underwater Cave
N45: Trench
G47: Lighthouse
G51: Vessels (ship, boat, etc)
G54: Fisherman
G55: Beach/Coast-guard
G57: Fishing-net
O63: Harbour
O65: Sailor
O69: Bay
O72: Cape
O74: Whirlpool

Poetic Forms (poetry)

B3: villanelle
B7: haiku
B8: drabble poem
B13: free verse
B15: alliterative verse
I16: limerick
I17: sestina
I24: elegy
I26: rondeau
I29: ghazal
N31: acrostic
N34: found poem
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N37: ekphrasis
N42: pastoral
G49: haibun
G52: prose poem
G54: pantoum
G55: ballad
G59: cinquain
O61: anaphora
O64: sapphic
O67: sonnet
O70: tanka
O75: triolet

Poetic Language

B2: Allegory
B6: Hyperbole
B8: Metonymy
B11: Simile
B15: Connotation
I17: Alliteration
I23: Imagery
I24: Onomatopoeia
I25: Symbolism
I29: Denotation
N31: Assonance
N32: Irony
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N39: Personification
N42: Synecdoche
G46: Exposition
G47: Dialogue
G51: Literal
G55: Rhyme
G59: Theme
O63: Setting
O67: Foreshadowing
O70: Metaphor
O72: Rhythm
O74: Understatement

Powers and Underpowers

On the Subject of ...
B1: Aulë: cursed creations
B6: Estë: warrior doubling as healer
B7: Irmo (Lórien): nightmare
B12: Manwë: Thorondor aiding Maedhros and Fingon (assuming Thorondor worked on his own volition at that time)
B15: Námo (Mandos): fear of the dead/ghost
I17: Nessa: the hunting and consumption of deer
I25: Nienna: weepy, whimpy
I26: Oromë: Ents
I29: Tulkas: arms and army
I30: Ulmo: betrayal of Ossë
N32: Vairë: tapestries woven by children's hands (early ages or modern era)
N35: Vána: the Everyoung (her title)
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N39: Varda: Black Hole
N40: Yavanna: Taur nar Fuin (the Forest under Nightshade)
G51: Melkor/Morgoth: the end of the world
G54: Sauron: Celebrimbor's "betrayal"
G56: Saruman/Curumo: knowledge+power=. . .?
G58: Thuringwethil: real, common bats
G60: Balrog(s): defeated by the defeatable (any age, any person; from Ecthelion and Glorfindel to Gandalf)
O63: Arien: scorching flame (literally)
O65: Tillion: the phrase "mooning over somebody"
O66: Ossë: the last Gondolin ship he had to drown (seeing that of the ship, Voronwë was a kin of Círdan)
O70: Me! lian: me eting survivors of Doriath after her flight to Valinor
O74: Ilmarë: Outshone by li’l bro? (assuming that Eönwë is younger than she)

Powers of the World

This card is meant to challenge us to write beyond the idea that the Valar largely withdraw from the world after the Breaking.
B2: Nienna: The genocide of the Petty-Dwarves by the Sindar
B5: Nienna: The genocide of the Druédain by the Rohirrim
B8: Nienna: Galadriel and the Teleri of Alqualondë
B12: Nienna: Robin Smallburrow and the Tooks concerning the Occupation
B14: Nienna: Aulë and the Dwarves of Belegost and Nogrod
I16: Ulmo: To Mariners of Numenor at the breaking of the world
I19: Ulmo: In the storm with King Arvedui
I23: Ulmo: Upon the Helcaraxe beneath the Noldor
I25: Ulmo: At the Battle of Unnumbered Tears
I28: Ulmo: Meets the Dwarves at Kheled-zaram
N33: Vána: juxtaposed with "In the juvescence of the year came Christ the tiger"
N34: Estë: juxtaposed with "Horror carries out the condemnation to perpetual reality"
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N40: Irmo: juxtaposed with "My silent heart, lie still and break: /Life, and the world, and mine own self, are changed/For a dream's sake"
N43: Tulkas: juxtaposed with "'We have invented happiness,' say the last men, and they blink."
G47: Yavanna: Lotho goes down to the greenwood side...
G49: Yavanna: A merchant of Dorwinion comes before the tree at the Hill of Shang...
G52: Yavanna: In Eriador's untilled garden, Elendil meets the reaper...
G55: Yavanna: Kementári fights the Dark Lord...
G60: Yavanna: Radagast among the weeds...
O61: Oromë: ... against the Dark Rider
O64: Oromë: ... meets the Beornings
O65: Oromë: ... among the Wainriders
O68: Oromë: ... makes the horses of Rhovanion
O69: Oromë: ... hunter of the ages

Quenya and Sindarin

Create fanworks centered around these words and their definitions. (Quenya from Ardalambion, Sindarin from Hiswelóke.)
B1: Úmanyar ("those not of Aman," Elves who did not reach the Blessed Realm (but did leave Cuiviénen with the intention of going there)
B2: Elanor (a flower, a kind of enlarged pimpernel bearing golden and silver flowers)
B8: Ósanwë ("interchange of thought", "communication of thought", i.e. telepathy)
B10: Nothlir (family line (esp. as family tree, genealogical tree)
B15: Tancol ("Signifer", "the significant star" = Venus. The literal meaning is apparently *”sign-bearer”)
I16: Tarlanc (stiff-necked, obstinate)
I17: Telma ("a conclusion, anything used to finish off a work or affair", often applied to the last item in a structure, such as a coping-stone, or a topmost pinnacle)
I19: Linnod (a chant of a certain metrical type, where each (half-)verse is composed of seven syllables)
I23: Kuivië-Lankassë (literally 'on the brink of life', of a perilous situation in which one is likely to fall into death)
I30: Paur (“fist, hand”, its chief use was in reference of the tighly closed hand, as in using an implement or a craft-tool, rather than to the fist used in punching)
N32: Omentië ("meeting" [meeting or junction of the directions of two people])
N33: Urug (“Orc” [rarely used], arch. "bogey", anything that caused fear to the Elves, any dubious shape or shadow, or prowling creature)
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N39: Gûl (magic lore, long study [being used mostly of secret knowledge, especially such as possessed by artificers who made wonderful things])
N41: Hyarmen ("south”, literally, “lefthand-direction”, since the Elves named the directions as they were to a person facing the Blessed Realm in the West)
G46: Mindon (isolated hill, especially a hill with a watchtower, by extension, tower)
G47: Loiquetë ("a mistake in speech")
G54: Estel (hope, trust, a temper of mind, steady fixed in purpose, and difficult to dissuade and unlikely to fall into despair or abandon its purpose)
G59: Tyenya (“My tye” [tye being an intimate form of “you”], used = “dear kinsman”)
G60: Ost (city, town with wall round, citadel, fortress or stronghold, made or strenghtened by art)
O61: Hrávani (“the Wild, Wild-Men, Savages", used as a name of non-Edain Men)
O62: Imrath (long narrow valley with a road or watercourse running through it lengthwise)
O68: Astarmo (“bystander”, mainly used in the sense of “witness”)
O70: Úthaes (inducement to do wrong, temptation)
O74: Návatar (a title of Aulë referring to his position as the immediate author of the Dwarvish race)

Rangers of the North

B4: Gilraen
B5: Lake Nenuial
B9: Eriador
B14: The Grey Company
B15: Annúminas
I16: Halbarad
I17: Ivorwen
I21: Fornost
I23: Bree
I24: Arathorn
N34: Aragorn
N36: Dú­rhael
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N40: The Shire
N44: Rivendell
G46: Star of the Dúnedain
G52: Trackers
G53: Roheryn
G58: Shards of Narsil
G59: Aranarth
O62: Arador
O64: Protectors
O67: Sceptre of Annúminas
O68: Fell Winter
O71: Weathertop

Rare Characters

B6: Eru Ilúvatar
B8: The Daughters of Finwë and Indis
B9: Rían
B12: Annael
B13: Meleth of Gondolin
I19: Ancalagon the Black
I20: Old Man Willow
I27: Castamir the Usurper
I28: Marcho and Blanco
I30: Imrâzor and Mithrellas
N32: Landroval
N37: Queen Berúthiel
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N39: Dís Daughte of Thráin
N41: Morwen Steelsheen
G48: Alatar and Pallando
G49: Trotter
G53: Barliman Butterbur
G59: The Watcher in the Water
G60: Ioreth
O65: Ghân-buri-Ghân
O66: The Daughters of Aragorn and Arwen
O69: Ecthelion II of Gondor
O73: Rúmil the Sage
O75: Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took

Relationship

B1: intimacy
B7: death of a loved one
B11: kissing
B14: fear of commitment
B15: betrothal
I18: childhood sweethearts
I19: Dear John letter
I22: remarriage
I24: infidelity
I26: long-distance relationship
N35: arranged marriage
N38: seduction
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N39: interracial marriage
N42: first date
G50: monogamy
G51: jealousy
G55: wedding
G57: love triangle
G58: breakup
O63: divorce
O66: anniversary
O68: same-sex relationship
O71: love letter
O74: relationship counseling

Review a Story (review)

Make an author’s day! Write a review of at least 200 words.
B2: … by someone you don’t know
B5: … about a character you dislike
B6: … based on The Hobbit
B11: … posted on your birthday
B12: … with a one-word title
I20: … posted today
I23: … featuring your favorite pairing
I25: … with three or more chapters
I28: … that the writer hasn’t updated in a year or more
I30: … written for B2MeM
N33: … with Ents in it
N40: … that’s a poem or has poetry in it
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N44: … featuring an original character
N45: … by someone whose work you admire
G46: … set in the Fourth Age
G50: … by a friend
G53: … that hasn’t been reviewed yet
G56: … with children in it
G58: … in a genre you don’t usually read
O62: … that you’ve read before but never reviewed
O66: … set in Aman
O69: … that’s 1,000 words or less
O72: … that includes artwork
O75: … based on The Silmarillion

Riddle Me Writerly

In honor of The Hobbit's riddle game, a card about riddles. Use your fandom connections and social media well for the middle row.
B3: I am greater than Eru, more evil than the Morgoth. The poor have me, the rich need me, and if you eat me, you'll die. What am I?
B5: The more you have, the less you see of me - who am I?
B9: I am always hungry, I must always be fed, the finger I touch, will soon turn red.
B12: If you break me, I do not stop working; If you touch me, I may be snared; If you lose me, nothing will matter.
B14: Reaching stiffly for the sky, I bare my fingers when it's cold, In warmth I wear an emerald glove, And in between I dress in gold.
I20: A riddle guards a mystery.
I21: Divine riddles.
I22: "X is a riddle" - insert value of "X" and write a story around this theme.
I27: Sphinx-figures of Middle-earth.
I29: A riddle disappoints the seeker.
N35: Set another fan-writer a riddle to write a story about.
N38: Create a rebus - tag a fan writer to write a story about it.
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N43: Invite others to tag you with riddles, write stories that give out your answer.
N44: Invite others to tag you with a rebus, write stories that give out your answer.
G46: Delineate a culture/cultures through its/their riddles.
G50: Riddles that don't translate.
G55: Riddles that have double entendre answers.
G56: Visual puns and clueless visitors.
G59: My word is my weapon - riddles as defense and attack.
O62: Paradox: their concealing betrays their object.
O66: Play: they are a slide of signifiers.
O68: Intimacy: they are sometimes metonomic.
O72: Picturesque: they are sometimes allegorical.
O75: Particularly universal: all people make them... perhaps?

Roles and Names of Aragorn

B4: Aragorn
B5: Elessar
B6: Estel
B13: Envinyatar
B14: Telcontar
I16: Strider
I17: Longshanks
I20: Dunadan
I25: Thorongil
I27: Wingfoot
N33: King
N37: Father
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N41: Ranger
N44: Soldier
G47: Husband
G51: Lover
G52: Chieftain
G56: Friend
G57: Priest
O65: Son
O67: Stranger
O69: Enemy
O72: Healer
O73: Patient

Second Age

B3: First Year on Númenor
B8: Three for the Elves
B9: Palantíri
B14: Grey Havens
B15: Gondor and Arnor
I16: Eregion
I17: Lost Treasures
I22: The Gift of Men
I23: Guild of Venturers
I28: Seven for the Dwarf-Lords
N32: Arda Reshaped
N35: Queen of Númenor
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N36: One Ring
N39: War of the Elves and Sauron
G46: Last Alliance: 10+ Years of War
G48: Founding of Khazad-dûm
G49: The Downfall
G53: Rise of the Nazgûl
G57: Men of Middle-earth meeting Númenóreans
O65: Mithril
O68: Destruction of Barad-dûr
O69: Amanyar visiting Númenor
O73: The Faithful: Years of Secrecy
O75: Sauron the Deceiver

Scientific Achievement

Natural forces, inventions, discoveries - what did they mean to the peoples of Arda, and howe were these milestones achieved?
B2: fire
B5: writing
B8: communicating vessels
B9: metalworking
B12: lever
I16: chemistry
I17: wheel
I19: aerodynamics
I25: geometry
I29: feanorian lamps
N35: rhetoric
N37: black powder
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N42: astronomy
N45: water wheel
G48: palantiri
G50: medicine
G51: print
G53: trebuchet
G55: stone tools
O64: arithmetics
O65: statics
O67: pharmacy
O69: silmarils
O70: pulley

Shirish

These are words used only by hobbits of the Shire. Use the words to create a work of fiction or non-fiction, or a work of art. The words in parentheses are suggestions only.
B2: Trewsday (Hardly anything happens on a Trewsday...)
B3: smial ( What goes into making a smial a home?)
B7: shirriff (A feather in your cap...)
B8: Rethe (March: what happens on the fifteenth?)
B11: Sterday ( It's hard to get up on a Sterday morning...)
I16: elevenses ( There's nothing in the larder that appeals...)
I20: Hensday ( It's the slowest night of the week at the Green Dragon...)
I21: faunt ( A young hobbit becomes a faunt on his or her third birthday. Describe his or her day...)
I25: Lithe ( Midsummer, a time for bonfires and dancing...)
I27: Astron (April: Spring is in full bud...)
N35: four farthings ( East Farthing, West Farthing, South Farthing, North Farthing-- how are they different?)
N37: Blotmath (November: Remember, remember the third of November...)
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N38: first breakfast ( It's the only thing that makes getting up so early worth it...)
N39: Thrimidge (May: The first of Thrimidge is a good day for weddings, so they say...)
G49: Winterfilth (October: In Bree they say "Winterfilth in the muddy Shire"...)
G51: Yule (Tell of a Yule custom unique to a certain family or location.)
G54: mathom ( What's in the mathom-house at Michel Delving? And why?)
G58: Mersday (Thursday: Their birthday alway! s fell o n Mersday...)
G60: Wedmath (August: It was the hottest Wedmath on record, or so the old gaffers said...)
O62: Solmath (February: grey, gloomy, wet, cold...)
O65: second breakfast ( Second breakfast is different from first in what way?)
O66: byrding ( A word for the birthday child-- what gifts will the byrding give?)
O67: Halimath (September: Autumn in all her splendor)
O74: Highday (Friday: There is never a Highday the first...)

Silmarillion Fanon

We *heart* fanon. It represents the collective nature of our community and all that. But for this challenge, create in opposition to fanon.
B3: Of Nerdanel’s sons, Maglor was most like her
B4: Maglor the Mighty Wimp
B9: Amrod and Amras: pranksters extraordinaire
B11: Maedhros mistreats Elrond and Elros
B12: Maglor lives!
I16: Gil-galad/Elrond
I19: Celegorm/Aredhel
I20: Beleg/Nellas
I21: Caranthir/Haleth
I25: Maedhros/Fingon
N31: Námo Mandos: a kinder, gentler Lord of Death
N37: Angband: Melkor’s secret S&M dungeon
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N40: Aulë: mentor of Nerdanel and Fëanor
N41: Middle-earth = Middle Ages
G49: Beren the scraggly, unkempt mortal
G54: Glorfindel of Gondolin = Glorfindel of Rivendell
G57: virago!Galadriel and whipped!Celegorm
G59: Daeron + Maglor = BFF
G60: Finarfin the Pansy
O61: Super Speshul Elves: immune to sickness, painful childbirth, contracted speech, BO, and farting
O64: The rustic simpleton Sindar
O67: Death of grief = fading
O71: Everything related to Elves and hair
O73: The universality of Laws and Customs among the Eldar

The Silmarillion vs. Harry Potter Character Matches

B1: Morgoth vs Voldemort
B4: Aulë vs Olivanders
B8: Draugluin vs Remus Lupin
B10: Túrin vs Harry Potter
B12: Yavanna vs Neville Longbottom
I19: Curufin vs Draco Malfoy
I20: Emeldir (mother of Beren) vs Lily Evans-Potter
I21: Fëanor vs Ginny Weasley
I26: Curumo (Saruman) vs Hermione Granger
I27: Olórin (Gandalf) vs Luna Lovegood
N33: Sauron vs Belatrix Lestrange
N38: (one-handed) Maedhros vs (one-handed) Albus Dumbledore
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N41: Finrod Felagund vs Cedric Diggory
N43: Huan vs (animagus-form) Sirius Black
G46: Glaurung vs Norbert
G49: Luthien Tinuviel vs Fleur Delacour
G54: Ambarussa (the both of them; Amrod and Amras) vs the Weasley twins
G56: Lorgan (Tuor's slaver) vs Dudley Dursley
G60: Finduilas (Nargothrond) vs Cho Chang
O61: Ossë vs Severus Snape
O62: Estë vs Poppy Pomfrey
O69: Thuringwethil vs Hedwig
O72: Manwë vs Lucius Malfoy
O73: Námo (Mandos) vs Sybill Trelawney

Smells

B1: Pine trees
B6: Wood smoke
B8: Fresh bread
B9: Fish
B13: Petrichor (the smell of dust after rain)
I17: Seawater
I21: Meat
I24: Blood
I28: Sweat
I30: Leather
N33: Onion
N38: Grass
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N39: Flower
N45: Metal
G46: Dirt
G50: Skunk
G54: Horse
G56: Stale beer/ale
G60: Paint
O65: Soap
O68: Pipeweed
O70: Moss
O73: Dung
O75: Cheese

Snippets of Verse

B3: Earth stood hard as iron (C. Rossetti)
B6: One must have a mind of winter (W. Stevens)
B10: The former door where the dead feet walked in (Th. Hardy)
B11: Take the gentle path (G. Herbert)
B15: I am the swift uplifting rush (Anon.)
I17: That year of now done darkness (G.M. Hopkins)
I20: The going of an inland soul to sea (E. Dickinson)
I24: To see the cherry hung with snow (A.E. Housman)
I26: Like a tedious argument of insidious intent (T.S. Eliot)
I29: The round earth’s imagin’d corners (J. Donne)
N31: Old year roaring and blowing (A.Tennyson)
N36: Time, which takes in trust our youth (W. Raleigh)
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N41: The steady slowing down of the heart (Ch. Mew)
N44: The trumpet of a prophecy (P.B. Shelley)
G46: Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance (J. Keats)
G50: If it could weep, it could arise and go (E. Barrett Browning)
G54: The elfish light fell off in hoary flakes (S.T. Coleridge)
G57: Drinking largely sobers us again (A. Pope)
G58: How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear! (W. Shakespeare)
O62: Art’s hid causes are not found (B. Jonson)
O67: Day brought back my night (J. Milton)
O71: A furlong without symp! athy (W. Whitman)
O72: In what furnace was thy brain? (W. Blake)
O73: Westward, look, the land is bright (A.H. Clough)

Song Lyrics

Use these lyrics to inspire a piece of art or writing.
B4: Book of golden stories, days of open roads - Runrig, Book of Golden Stories
B7: Now the light is slowly beckoning you to the shore - Karine Polwart - The Light on the Shore
B9: Echoes and silence, patience and grace, all of these moments I’ll never replace - Foo Fighters - Home
B13: You’re a one-man shift in the weather, you’re the woman who just won’t sell - Vienna Teng - Hope on Fire
B14: I saw all the bright people in imposing flocks they landed - Dar Williams - Mercy of the Fallen
I18: So here’s to drinks in the dark at the end of my road - Florence and the Machine - Shake it Out
I21: Go on a journey and roam the streets can’t see the way out and so use the stars - Sigúr Ros -Glosoli (translated)
I24: I’m not the hunter I’m not the marked I’m just looking for wisdom in the dark - Lights - Lions!
I27: Open ears and open eyes, wake up to your starboard bride - Bon Iver - Calgary
I30: Here’s a hymn to welcome in the day, heralding the summer’s early sway - The Decemberists - June Hymn
N34: Tomorrow will take us away far from home, no one will ever know our names - Blind Guardian - The Bard’s Song
N36: The Dark Lord rides in force tonight and time will tell us all - Led Zeppelin - The Battle of Evermore
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N39: In this spellbound night the world’s an elvish sight - Nightwish - Elvenpath
N41: Lord of Gifts, your star shall fall; this is the end this is the freedom call - Battlelore - Into the New World
G48: It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine - REM - It’s the End of the World (As We Know It)
G51: Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel...luckily - U2 - City of Blinding Lights
G53: So close, no matter how far, couldn’t be much more from the heart - Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
G56: If we keep our pride though paradise is lost we will pay the price but we will not count the cost - Rush - Bravado
G59: And the songs that I have sung echo in the distance like the sound of a windmill goin’ round - Deep Purple - Soldier of Fortune
O63: And you will hear yourself in song, blowing by one day - Suzanne Vega - Gypsy
O66: Baby, don’t forget to catch me! Hold on, princess, don’t you think that it’s time? - Bandits - Catch Me
O70: Even though you’re a big strong girl the best-made plans are your open han ds - Deb Talan - Big Strong Girl
O74: ‘cause I crossed that line, the line reserved for angels - Rachel Sage - Frost
O75: And all will turn to silver glass, a light on the water all souls pass - Annie Lennox - Into the West

Sons of Fëanor

B1: Maedhros and Fingon
B4: "Maedhros alone stood aside."
B10: Maedhros as a leader
B12: How Maedhros got his name (any of them)
B14: The twins not as best friends
I18: Maglor the Mighty
I22: Maglor and Finrod
I24: Maglor as regent
I27: Maglor in the Fourth Age
I30: The twins at Losgar
N34: Celegorm in Nargothrond
N35: Celegorm as an older brother
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N38: Celegorm and Aredhel
N41: "The evil servants of Celegorm ..."
G48: The wife of Caranthir
G51: Caranthir's hatred of Finarfin
G56: Caranthir after Uldor's betrayal
G57: Caranthir at Alqualonde
G58: The twins and Feanor
O61: Curufin fails at something
O63: Curufin as a father
O67: Curufin and Nerdanel
O71: Curufin at Formenos
O73: The twins' home in Ossiriand

The Steward and His Sons

B2: Finduilas
B3: Tamer of Man and Beast
B5: Éowyn
B9: Son and Heir
B13: Second Son
I19: Steward of Aragorn
I21: Captain General
I22: Osgiliath
I26: The Black Breath
I30: The One Ring
N35: Dreamers
N37: The Departure of Boromir
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N38: Captain of the IthilienRangers
N41: Sword and Bow
G50: The Palantír
G51: Brothers
G55: Thorongil's Rival
G59: Playing with Fire
G60: The last of the Ruling Stewards
O61: Father
O62: Emyn Arnen
O67: Prince of Ithilien
O70: Seek for the Sword that was broken
O71: Scholar

Stewards Of Gondor

b2: Horn of Gondor
b8: Cirion and Eorl
b9: AU - during the War of the Ring, Finduilas is still alive
b10: Denethor and Pippin
b17: Beren (the 19th Ruling Steward) and Saruman
i19: Mardil Voronwë the first Ruling Steward of Gondor
i22: White rod of the Stewards
i26: AU - Aragorn as Boromir’s father
i27: Palendur plays the chief part in rejecting Arvedui’s claim
i29: The Stewards and the Palantiri
n32: Denethor II and Thorongil
n35: Ecthelion II and Gandalf
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n37: Boromir, the son and the hier of Denethor II
n41: Aragorn and Faramir as King and Steward
g47: Éowyn as the wife of the Steward
g48: Elboron as Aragorn’s Stewart in the Fourth Age
g52: AU - Faramir never married Éowyn
g55: Seal of the Stewards (“The letters R.ND.R. surmounted by three stars, signifying arandur (steward)”.)
g56: “Whether Denethor ever thus made contact with the Orthanc-stone and Saruman is not told; probably he did...”
o62: House of the Stewards, last resting place of the Stewards of Gondor
o66: death of the White Tree of Gondor
o68: AU - Denethor survives the War of the Ring
o74: White banner of the Stewards
o75: Ecthelion II

Talents and Skills

B1: translating
B2: tracking
B5: sewing
B10: gardening
B13: sailing
I18: rope-making
I19: mining
I23: dyeing
I26: singing
I30: pottery
N32: archery
N35: teaching
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N40: carving
N45: dancing
G46: writing
G50: weaving
G53: book-keeping
G58: roofing
G60: foot-racing
O63: forging
O64: baking
O70: flute-playing
O71: riding
O75: healing

Textures

B1: bumpy
B2: soft
B10: smooth
B13: silken
B15: rough
I18: splintery
I19: sandy
I20: wrinkled
I26: wooden
I30: watery
N33: coarse
N38: papery
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N42: firm
N45: velvety
G46: leathery
G49: furry
G51: painted
G53: carved
G59: pebbled
O62: glassy
O64: patterned
O68: fuzzy
O74: metallic
O75: yielding

This Means War!

B2: Morgoth vs. Manwe
B3: Feanor vs. Fingolfin
B9: Ungoliant vs. Valar
B10: Sam vs. Gollum
B11: Balrog vs. Glorfindel
I17: White Council vs. Necromancer
I21: Denethor vs. Sauron
I23: Hobbits vs. Saruman
I25: Ancalime vs. Hallacar
I29: Finarfin vs. Morgoth
N34: Maedhros vs. Morgoth
N36: Treebeard vs. Saruman
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N40: Eowyn vs. Witch-king
N41: Sauron vs. Isildur
G46: Aragorn vs. Lurtz
G47: Thorondor vs. Morgoth
G52: Beorn vs. Orcs
G54: Morgoth vs. Fingon
G56: Smaug vs. Bilbo
O64: Theoden vs. Saruman
O67: Sauron vs. Celebrimbor
O70: Amlach vs. Morgoth
O72: Eru Iluvatar vs. Ar-Pharazon
O75: Feanor vs. Morgoth

Tolkien's Trees

B3: Ash
B6: Elm
B9: Holly
B10: Hawthorn
B11: Linden
I16: Mallorn
I20: Birch
I21: Oak
I24: Willow
I30: Beech
N31: Pine
N34: Cedar
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N39: Cypress
N45: Larch
G47: Juniper
G50: Bay
G52: Olive
G57: Terebinth
G58: Lebethron
O61: Rowan
O65: Chestnut
O66: Nessamelda
O70: Nimloth
O73: Oiolaire

TVTropes of Tolkien

Prompts come from the LOTR/Silmarillion sections of TVTropes. B2: God In Human Form
B5: Dark Is Not Evil
B9: Ultimate Blacksmith
B11: Action Girl
B13: Tangled Family Tree
I19: Con Lang
I21: Worthy Opponent
I24: Elaborate Underground Base
I27: Kill It With Fire
I30: Iron Lady
N31: Royals Who Actually Do Something
N35: Big Damn Heroes
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N41: The Obi-Wan
N44: You Shall Not Pass
G48: Honor Before Reason
G49: Pragmatic Villainy
G52: No Man of Woman Born
G54: Intergenerational Friendship
G58: Miles to go before I sleep
O63: I Call Her Vera
O65: Overshadowed by Awesome
O69: Shrug of God
O71: Legions of Hell
O74: Fantasy Pantheon

Waters

Create artwork or a 500-word ficlet for these challenges.
B4: Spring
B5: Waterfall
B10: Lake
B12: Swamp
B13: Sea
I16: River
I20: Stream
I24: Brook
I25: Creek
I29: Rivermouth
N31: Clouds
N32: Rain
N38: Pond
N44: Puddle
G48: Well
G52: Fountain
G55: Geyser
G56: Freshet
G60: Glacier
O61: Water Cave
O62: Underwater View
O65: Snow-time
O69: Flood
O70: Underwater Ruins

Weapons and Warfare

B3: Siege
B5: Swords
B9: Cavalry
B13: Flail
B14: Halberd
I16: Open battle
I21: Gunpowder
I24: Infantry
I27: Mace
I28: Lance
N31: Guerilla warfare
N37: Axes
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N39: Plate mail
N44: Quarterstaff
G46: Rebel
G49: Shield
G52: Archery
G53: War hammer
G58: Pike
O61: Decisive battle
O63: Chainmail
O69: Spear
O70: Battering ram
O74: Leather armor

Weather

Create a piece in which the weather features.
B3: Fog
B5: Sunny
B10: Cloudy
B12: Rain
B15: Hot
I16: Thunderstorm
I20: Tornado
I22: Hurricane
I25: Drought
I27: Windy
N32: Calm
N37: Flood
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N42: Rainbow
N43: Sleet
G48: Ice
G51: Snow
G53: Hail
G57: Overcast
G58: Partially sunny
O61: Drizzle
O66: Flurry
O68: Humid
O72: Thundersnow
O75: Cold

Winter Wonderland

B3: Snow
B4: Ice
B7: Icicle
B14: Snowdrift
B15: Ice Crystal
I16: Iced Over
I17: Snowed In
I21: Snow-capped
I22: Ice Skating
I27: Sled/Sledding
N33: Gale
N37: Blizzard
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N43: Winter Festivities
N45: Winter Tales
G47: Frostbite
G50: Hypothermia
G54: Chilly Winds
G57: Winter Cloak
G58: Furred Boots
O63: Woolen Hat/Scarf/Gloves
O66: Snowman
O71: Snowball
O72: Evergreen Trees
O73: Warm Fires

Women of Arda

B2: Arwen
B4: Lúthien
B8: Haleth
B13: Goldberry
B14: Rosie Cotton
I17: Ioreth
I22: Lobelia Sackville- Baggins
I25: Nerdanel
I26: Finduilas of Dol Amroth
I28: Gilraen
N32: Ivorwen
N36: Indris
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N38: Galadriel
N43: Melian
G46: Idril
G49: Celebrian
G53: Aredhel
G56: Berúthiel
G60: Míriel Serindë
O62: Éowyn
O67: Míriel
O69: Lothiriel
O72: Elanor Gamgee
O75: Elwing

Women of The Silmarillion

B1: Women of the House of Finwe
B2: Sympathetic to a character you dislike
B6: Wives and mothers unnamed in canon
B12: Women from different cultures
B13: Defying expectations
I17: Women who change history
I19: Women who never marry
I23: Women of Valinor
I27: Women with unknown fates
I28: Mothers and daughters
N36: Mortal women
N38: Women of Doriath
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N40: Women who create
N43: Women of Numenor
G48: Villainesses
G51: Women who survive
G55: Women born in Beleriand
G56: Women of Nargothrond
G60: Valar and Maiar
O62: Passing the Bechdel Test
O65: Women of Gondolin
O68: Sisters and sisters-in-law
O73: Making choices
O75: Original female character

Write What You Know

Prompts may be used as literally or as liberally as you like.
B1: Title and/or lyrics from the last song you listened to
B5: Title of a favorite non-fantasy film
B9: Title and/or lines from a favorite non-Tolkien poem
B12: Title of the most recent non-fiction book you read
B15: A favorite quote from a political or historical figure
I18: A character with whom you have something in common
I22: A character you dislike--what might you have in common?
I23: Which character would you like to see as your country's head of state?
I24: A character who would fit in well in your hometown (within reason)
I29: A character who would be completely out of place in your hometown (no reason necessary!)
N32: What did you have for lunch yesterday?
N35: A favorite beverage (hint: cocktail names are fun!)
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N38: A food you dislike
N42: The best meal you've ever cooked
G48: A character who's the same age you were when you first discovered Tolkien's Middle-earth
G51: Borrow someone else's original character (with permission, of course)
G54: Think of your favorite place in Middle-earth. What would be the *worst* thing about living there?
G57: Write about a Middle-earth event that "took place" on your birthday, or as close as possible.
G58: Write a sequel, prequel o! r gapfil ler to someone else's fanwork that you've enjoyed
O63: What's your least favorite aspect of your current or past job?
O66: Your favorite sport or outdoor activity
O70: What scares you?
O73: Shaken or stirred?
O74: An awkward social interaction you recently had.