lady_branwyn

(Cross-posting manually from LJ)

Title: The Walking Wounded
Author: lady_branwyn
Characters: OC
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Source: ROTK bookverse

Slowly, Ragnvald led the way, skirting the heaps of the slain. He had bound up his companion’s wounds, but they needed to find the healers. The oliphaunt’s tusks had opened a gash along his shoulder and breast.

As they edged past the creature’s mangled hulk, the other trembled and sweated.

“Steady now,” Ragnvald said. “It is dead and can do no more harm. See, we are nearly past it.”

His companion shuddered and blew out his breath in an uneasy sigh.

“Would that this once I could bear you on my back,” Ragnvald murmured as he stroked the horse’s muzzle.

Thank you to everyone who contributed. This photo seemed particularly inspiring. And the winner is...

anteros_lmc with

Galadriel regretted not checking the fuse on the Christmas lights.

The entries are in, and it's time to vote. Voting is open to anyone, whether or not you contributed a caption.



[Poll #1804564]

Leave your captions for the picture in the comments, then I will set up a poll to vote for your favorite. The idea is borrowed from the delightful Hornblower community following_sea.

Title: More Things in Heaven and Earth
Source: LOTR
Rating: PG-ish
Characters: OCs, Boromir, Faramir
Warnings:
A/N: The sandbox is Tolkien's, I am just borrowing. At last, the brothers meet!
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( Part 8 )

Title: More Things in Heaven and Earth
Source: LOTR
Rating: PG-ish
Characters: OCs, Boromir, Faramir
Warnings: Arrows removed, not too graphic
A/N: The sandbox is Tolkien's, I am just borrowing.
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( Part 7 )

Thank you to everyone who contributed. There was a tie for first place, so our winners are--

anteros_lmc with
Frodo: "What do you do for recreation? " Aragorn: "Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback."

AND

shirebound with
"My new iStone has arrived! It's good to be King!"



There isn't any prize except the satisfaction of knowing that you made people laugh. Which on some days, is a big accomplishment. :D
I was going to wait until Friday to post the next contest, but this was fun so why wait?

I was going to write about how bad this day has been, but instead I present the first "Lord of the Rings Caption Contest." Leave your captions for the picture in the comments, then I will set up a poll to vote for your favorite. The idea is borrowed from the delightful Hornblower community following_sea.

Borrowed from George Takei's Facebook page--

And I made it to the end of National Blog Posting Month! *throws confetti*
A question for you Tolkienists--any suggestions for the term for an individual from Harad? I could not find an attested singular form for Haradrim (or for other plurals of that declension, like Galadhrim). Some gamers use "Harad" which sounds a little silly since it means simply "South." I'm tempted to create my own word following the form of Dunadan/Dunedain (West Man/ West Men). The singular form "Haradan" would be a shortened version of the original (and difficult to say) "Haradadan." Though I could always fall back on "Southron." Thoughts?