Traditions

Part of what makes Tolkien's legendarium feel so real is his expertise in alluding to and sometimes even creating the mythic and historical materials that form the basis of his Ardaverse. These materials include the songs, poems, and stories of an oral tradition. For this challenge, we ask our writers to show the oral tradition in their story. Perhaps a character is telling a folktale, cautioning a child with an urban legend, or scaring a sibling with a ghost story. Perhaps a character is reciting a bardic poem or singing a popular song. How might the traditional spoken word have been used and impacted the cultures of Arda?

This challenge opened in October 2014 .