Fellowship of Nienna

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OFFICIAL REALM OF NIENNA NEWSPAPER
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NIENNANEWS
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Number 2
January 2007
Collectormania
we went to Machester to meet
Craig Parker and Miranda Otto
LotR board game
Seen strikes again! Have fun with this
unique lord of the rings memo game
NaNo
report
read all about the warp speed novel writing competition
Fellowship
of Nienna
meet Seen and Elfmaiden
NEW Sections:
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interview with a nienna,
pets corner, nienna’s smithy, collector’s box...
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Editor’s Note
First of all, The Dwarven
Workshop would like to wish all
of its readers a very Happy New
Year and hopes that everyone
had a lovely Holiday Season.
Following the success of the first issue, The Dwarven Workshop
has the pleasure of presenting its second issue of Nienna News.
Once again the magazine is packed with interesting items.
There are articles about members hobbies and their collections.
Results of competitions from the last issue and also competitions
that were held on the Realm over the Holiday season.
The fun continues with Fungorn Forest, produced by our very
own Fun Maker.
And the exciting news is that the Nienna Realm has its very own
website.
So make yourselves comfortable, grab a cup of your favourite
beverage, perhaps a chocolate sock or two and settle down for a
wonderful read.
Many thanks to all our contributors. Huge Hugs.
Chief Weeper ~ Rosie xxx
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Editor's Note
Contents
Nienna Headlines
Carrying Nienna With You
Many Meetings
Character Spotlight
Collectormania Report
LotR Memory Game
Fellowship of Nienna - Seen
Fellowship of Nienna - Elf
Interview with AinarielPalantir
NaNo Report - Griffin
NaNo Report - Becky
Fungorn Forest
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Nienna's Smithy
Collector's Box
Pets Corner
Parody "The Darker-than-Grey Gate"
Poetry
LotR Memory Game Cards
Gallery
28 Mystery Picture
28 LotR Anagrams
29 Crossword
30 Elrond's Balls of Foresight
32 Merry Christmas
34 Jokes from O'er the Brandywine
36 Captions and Captives
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Nienna Headlines
Festive Trivia Tournament
A brand new holiday event was held, hosted by morwenna it
featured various questions, from LotR behind the scenes trivia
to CoE’s history. After 4 rounds and 40 question the most
succeseful Nienna was our leader Rose. Congratulations!
1. Rose 37
2. Seen 36
3. Aegor 28
Festive Treasure Hunt
The rangers of Nienna tested their searching skills with another
holiday game. Throughout the Realm were hidden small Christmas
pics and the goal was to find them all! Rebecca_C won the
competition with 21.5 points (out of possible 22), Ainariel Palantir
was 2nd with 21 points and Griffin was 3rd with 19.
Realm Scepter Award
Yes, the Realm of Nienna is once again proud owner of Iluvatar’s
scepter! With new rules for the inter-realm competition came a
new challenge, design of a brand new Scepter. Our member Aegor
tweaked in Photoshop a bit and made an image that won the race
with 108 votes.
Realm Trivia Tournament
The loremaster’s challenge continues with questions tougher then
ever. Once again, the winner is SeenZ in a close race that was
decided in the very last round.
Photo of the Month Winner
Photo by SeenZ
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Carrying Nienna with you
The first time I knew about “Lord of The Rings” is
through watching the first movie: “Lord of the Rings.” I
had heard about it, but never found the time to watch it.
When I finally did, I was hooked; my life was forever
changed! After watching the film, I just had to read the
book ~ and so I did. Since then I have seen and read “The
Two Towers”, “Return of The King”; “ After watching and
reading the trilogy, I became very curious of how it all
started ( the history of Middle-earth, the Peoples of
Middle-Earth etc.), and so I have since then read “The
Hobbit”; The Silmarillion” (I can’t wait until I read
“Unfinished Tales”!).
When I first joined CoE, I was initially looking for a course
on Quenya. While doing this, I checked out the other things
CoE had to offer, which was a lot! I enrolled in the Quenya
course, checked out the games and articles they had to
offer. I was curious about the Realms but was very
reluctant to join, because I was quite new and did not know
much about the process. However, one of my pen pals
suggested checking the Realms out. Since then, I finally
navigated through the system; I have joined the Nienna
Realm where I have found so many wonderful people who
always make me feel welcome and are always willing to help.
Many of the Niennites here are very gracious. They have
always encouraged me to participate in the Realm’s games
and contests ~ without their encouragement, I never
would have ventured this thus far! They always are willing
to listen to the ups and downs of life. Many have made me
laugh, helped me get over the many colds I have had;
offered very good advice on a plethora of subjects. I am
very proud to be a member of such a wonderful community
and would recommend this Realm to anyone!
by Nienna_green
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Many Meetings
Manchester Edition
I registered with The Council
of Elrond in December 2003,
a first time adventure for me
as I had never joined anything
on the internet before. In
2004 I heard there was to be
a Lord of the Rings
convention in Manchester, my
home town. I joined the
Organizers site ~ getting
brave now ~ and there became
acquainted with a very nice
lady. I encouraged her to join
CoE, which she did, and then
coaxed her into our Realm. We
arranged our first meeting in
April 2004, at a café in
Manchester. I worried in case
I would not recognise her, but
my worries were soon eased
as I saw her sitting at a table
reading what else but Tolkien.
It is a wonderful moment
when you first meet a fellow
CoEr and have someone, in
person, to share your love of
Tolkien, his books and the
m o v i e s a nd I w a s n o t
disappointed in my newly
found friend, Magoleth. We
have become firm friends and
see each other on a regular
basis.
wedding in Scotland. The
opportunity to meet another
CoE member was just to
wonderful to miss and I was
delighted when she accepted
my invitation to stay with me
at my home and we cemented
our friendship. She flew into
Manchester International
Airport, where I waited to
meet her, anticipation and
excitement abound. I knew
her instantly as she came into
view ~ she was carrying a
staf f ! ! B e ll e ' s RP
character/alter ego is an
Istar, friend of Gandalf and
sister to Radagast. What
delight to finally meet. We
enjoy chatting on Sundays, on
MSN, with other members of
Nienna and the Fans Over
Forty thread, to write our RP
“The Reunion”.
In October 2004,
Bellemaine, another Niennite
and friend, was to visit the UK
to celebrate her sister's
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And more was to come, when
in 2005, Magoleth and I met
Istarnie, yes you guessed ~
also from Nienna, in the town
of Garstang in the Lake
District. We had a more than
enjoyable day wandering
round the town and along the
Lancastrian Canal, chatting
about Tolkien, his works and
we found a rather middleearthish pub and a boat named
Shadowfax.
Another meeting that will
stay with me, is a day in
Manchester and lunch with
Po t b e l l y H a i r y f o o t ,
Happy_Hobbit and
Mo r w e n n a t h i s J u l y .
Mo r w e n n a a n d I h a d
arranged to meet with PB
a n d Ha p p y _ Ho b b i t i n
Waterstone's Book Shop, in
the Tolkien section. Well,
where else. We waited and felt
sure we were being eyed
suspiciously as we were there
quite some little while. Lol!!
Had we missed our friends! We
even smiled at one or two
gentlemen, who gave us
strange looks. Well, they could
have been PB. Finally, the
moment arrived and PB was
there. He and Happy_Hobbit
had been waiting upstairs in
t h e s m a l l c af é . T h e
Manchester weather was
good to us, we had a delicious
meal and were even treated to
a parade in Albert Square,
u n d e r t h e gra n d e ur o f
Manchester Town Hall. Of
course, Morwenna and I had
arranged it all. Lol!!
I have made so many lovely
friends in my time on CoE and
in the Realm of Nienna, that
have enriched my life, including
members on the Fans over
Forty thread in The Prancing
Pony. A wonderful group of
people who share their dayto-day activities, woes, blows
and laughter. My life would be
that much emptier if it were
not for The Council of Elrond
and the Realm of Nienna.
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Character spotlight - Gwaihir
Gwaihir, the Windlord, also known
as the Lord of the Eagles.
Windlord is the literal meaning of
Gwaihir.
He is the descendant of Thorondor,
the greatest of all Eagles. Gwaihir
and Landroval, his brother, lived in
an eyrie to the East of the Misty
Mountains in Wilderland.
With keen eyesight, Gwaihir was the swiftest of the Great
Eagles. He was large enough and strong enough to bear the
weight of a grown man. He was intelligent and like the other
Eagles, had the gift of speech.
In the summer of 3018, Gandalf asked Radagast to request the
Great Eagles to fly far and wide and gather news of the Nine
Ringwraiths, the mustering of Orcs and Wargs and about the
escape of Gollum from Mirkwood.
Gwaihir journeyed to Isengard to tell what the Eagles had
learned and on September 18, he found the Wizard imprisoned by
Saruman on the pinnacle of the Tower of Orthanc. The Eagle
bore Gandalf away.
It was Gwaihir who took Gandalf to Rohan, when the Wizard said
that he needed a horse.
On February 17, 3019, Gwaihir, answering Galadriel's request to
find Gandalf, found the Wizard on the peak of Zirakzigil following
the defeat of the Balrog. The entrance to the Endless Stair had
been blocked and Gandalf had been unable to escape from the
mountain. Gwaihir once again carried Gandalf, finding his burden
to be as light as a feather, as the Wizard's old life had been burned
away being reborn as Gandalf the White.
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The Eagle carried Gandalf to Lothlórien and at the Wizard's
request, flew to seek news of the Fellowship. Gwaihir returned to
Gandalf with the news that Merry and Pippin had been captured
by Saruman's Uruk-hai.
Gwaihir and Landroval led a great Company of Eagles to the
Black Gate on March 25, 3019. They swooped in to attack the
Winged Beasts, but the creatures fled when they were
summoned by Sauron to fly to Mount Doom where Frodo and
Sam stood at the Cracks of Doom with The One Ring. When the
Ring was destroyed, Mount Doom erupted and Frodo and Sam
were stranded on a hill amid flowing lava and falling ash. Gandalf
asked Gwaihir to carry him a third and final time. Gwaihir,
accompanied by Landroval and Meneldor, flew swiftly to Mount
Doom and with his keen sight he spotted the Hobbits through the
fumes. The Eagles lifted Frodo and Sam and took them away to
safety.
Gwaihir rescues Frodo and
Sam at Mount Doom
It is sometimes assumed that Gwaihir is the same Lord of the
Eagles who rescued Gandalf, Bilbo and the Dwarves in The Hobbit.
However, this is may not be so. When Gwaihir carried Gandalf to
Mount Doom, the Wizard stated that it was the third time the
Eagle bore him (RotK, p. 227).
The first two times were the rescues from Orthanc and the
Zirakzigil, which seems to rule out a previous rescue, such as that
in The Hobbit. However, it is possible that Gandalf was referring
only to the times that Gwaihir had carried him recently.
The name Gwaihir means "Wind Lord" from gwaew meaning "wind"
and hir meaning "lord, master.”
by Rosearialelven
Gwaihir carries Gandalf
from Isengard
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Collectormania Report
Having been there before Rose and I knew what is would be like
but for you the dear reader a small overview. Only two thirds of
the space inside the G-Mex building is used as it is so vast. There
are bars and toilets and a restaurant and rows and rows of
merchandising stalls. In fact aisles and aisles of them.
Whatever you are in to. Star Wars and Star Trek are perennial
favourites. Darth Vadar, Obi Wan, Storm Troopers abound as can
be seen by two happy ladies. This year there was even a speeder
bike! Princess Leia's everywhere and Boba Fett!
After coming in from a breath of fresh air we turned a corner and
who should be there????
Walking around and we found
the booths set up for
Autograph signings, and there
sitting every so prettily was
the lovely Miranda Otto!
With of course her minders!
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Sitting next to her was the redoubtable Mark Ferguson (GilGalad) who unfortunately only appeared in the Fellowship but
nonetheless was waiting to sign autographs. (sorry no
photograph)
But next to him, surrounded by females was yes you've guessed
it the delectable Craig.
Rose was determined that she
wanted his autograph and so
we queued but not for long!
Believe it or not suddenly our
fabulous Realm Head was
tongue tied. It was almost
like she had lost the power of
speech, which as we all know is
almost impossible! Rose was
trembling when he put his arm
around her as I am sure some
of you would as well.
Then Craig volunteered to
have me in a photograph too,
which was really nice of him.
But Rose finally got her
autograph and a kiss (Oh my,
good job I was there to catch
her) and we went away happy.
(By the way the Pin Brooch in my
coat is Gandalf the Grey, just
thought you might like to know
that)
We then got our tickets for the “Talk” and went to wait in the
queue for our seats. Last year we attended the talks given by
John Rhys-Davies and also Andy Serkis, but this year it was to be
Mark, Craig and Miranda.
The audience waited patiently and soon the announcement
“Ladies and Gentlemen Craig Parker, Mark Ferguson and
Miranda Otto” and the applause broke out.
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Well the jokes started almost as soon as they appeared on stage
and before we knew what was happening questions started
coming from all directions of the audience but no microphones
were available, so Craig, as gallant as ever, set himself up as “The
Roving Mic”.
He ran around the room
kneeling beside people and
smiling into their eyes (sighs
coming from Rose!) and
Miranda and Mark were
answering as many as they
could. At one point questions
were coming from the middle
of a large crowd of people and
Craig just climbed onto the
chairs to get to them.
We had a most enjoyable half
hour listening to them recount
stories of their time on the
set and their memories. Like Miranda being told by Liv to go and
have her sword fighting lessons so that she would be able to kill the
Witch King.
Mark recounted the Sword Masters lessons and also did a very
passable imitation of the said gentleman's English accent. How
they were taught to fight by numbers and had to practice in slow
motion until they had learnt how to do it properly. Then Mark
showed us what they meant and by the time he had finished he
looked like Errol Flynn (who had apparently been one of the pupils
of the Sword Master on Lord of the Rings, Bob Anderson)
Then there was the story of how Lawrence (Gothmog & the
Witch King) turned up for work one day and was having his
prosthetics put on but they were falling off again. He had been
out drinking the night before and the alcohol in his skin was causing
the bits to drop off again!!! Then all too soon it was over. Sad
really but there you go.
All I can say is bring on “The Hobbit”!
by Magoleth
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The Lord of the Rings
Memory Game
You will need:
Paper, pens, scissors, glue
Thick cardboard (for the gameboard)
Thin cardboard (for the cards)
Clear packing tape
Clear contact paper
Acrylic or poster paint
Seashells (4)
Nailpolish
Printer!
Sizes(in inches):
Board = 15x15
ME map = 7.5x7.5
Names = 13x2
Starting pics = 2.3x2.3
Cards = 1.4x1.4
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The board:
First, take a look at the
finished -->
The four ladies are the
starting points, so they're
depicted in picture. You can
choose your own characters
for this, of course. The rest
of the characters are written,
and I've done this in Old English style. If you're good at
calligraphy, Old English goes well with the whole theme. You can
also print out the writing, or try the Tolkien font
I've used a map of MiddleEarth as the centre picture... again, this
is up to you.
Draw out the space for the pictures and the names. And before
sticking everything on, place them on the board to see how it looks.
Be careful when you stick the pictures. Make sure they're facing
the right way. That goes for the names too If you make a
mistake, just stick another one on top of it. Paint the outer area
black... I've used poster paint, but acrylic will work well too.
Now comes the hardest part... the contact paper. You can leave
this out, but it keeps your board clean and shiny Get someone to
help you with it. Start from an end, and leave some(about 2 inches)
at the sides and back so that you can fold it over the other side.
Smooth the paper over the board from an end. Do not let it stick
somewhere in the middle! Once you've taped it, you should have a 2
inch tag on all four sides. Cut out the corners and fold them over.
Paint the back of the board black, or cover it with black paper. You
can write "The Lord of the Rings Memory Game" on it with golden
markers and add a picture of the ring
Now your board is ready!
(You can find the cards for the memory game
at the end of the magazine)
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The Cards:
Use the thin card for this. You'll need 36 cards of 1.4 inches each.
The picture for the back of the cards is again your choice.
Stick the front picture first ie the character. Use packing tape
for the cards- fold it back like you did on the board. Then stick
the back picture... and make sure both pictures face the same
way! Make all the 36 cards, and you're ready to play!
The Counters:
We had the bright idea of using seashells as counters. It adds to
the "ME-feel" Paint them with nailpolish... brown shades look the
best. You can use paint, but nailpolish is easier and gives it a nice
shiny look.
How to Play:
Your aim is to start from a
corner character, circle the
board and reach back to your
character first.
Shuffle up the cards and
arrange them upside down in
the middle of the board. Like
so -->
Anyone can start by picking up a card and showing it to everyone.
If it is the required starting card, the player can pick again.
Otherwise, the player replaces the card and the next player picks
one. If you're starting from Eowyn, you have to pick her card
first. Then Eldarion, MoS, Gil-galad, Pippin and so on. An
alternative is to pick two cards(both Eldarion and MoS together,
then Gilly and Pips together and so on. You can try this method if
your memory is really good.) Finally you have to pick Eowyn again.
If you pass another player on your way, that player is removed
from the game(for not being fast enough, yeah.)
The first player to get back to their character(or the last one
remaining) is the winner.
Enjoy!
by Seen
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fellowship of Nienna - SeenZ
Real Name: Seena
Birthdate: March 13
Zodiac sign: Pisces...
Lives in: I'm actually from India, but I've
lived in Dubai my whole life. Right next to
the airport. Feel free to visit!
What I do: Study Business. Boring. Really.
But I survive... by bunking class to do more
interesting stuff. Don't tell anyone though.
What I'd rather do: Sleep.
What I'd seriously rather do: Sleep.
Reading!
Oh yes, I love reading. Archie comics are the best! OK,
LOTR is the best, but Archie is cool I love going to
bookshops and just roaming around them, breathing in that
"book smell". And then buying as many of them as I can, of
course... and I won't wait to finish reading the ones I have before
buying others Bad habit: Can't eat without reading and can't read
without eating. It's a big problem when reading Stephen King novels.
Music:
I can listen to all kinds of music, but I prefer rock and metal.
Maybe something LOTRish Like Blind Guardian! Gotta love
Metallica too. I don't like pop or jazz that much... but I'll still
listen to anything that Viggo sings. And the language
doesn't matter to me... something my friends just don't understand I
really don't care if I don't understand what they're singing as long as
it sounds good Like Tiziano Ferro... great Italian singer.
Making my world LOTR-ish:
My favouritest hobby! I've now made two LOTR
boardgames (with my friends), and we're in the process of
making a third one.. and the fellowship brooch. Don't really
know how that'll turn out though. My college books are
covered with LOTR pics, I'm obsessed with this certain Ring that's on
a chain around my neck... And I'm thinking of having 'Mobile Middleearth' written on my car windshield.
I also like: Lurking for FEs, messing around with Photoshop, being
annoying, being even more annoying.
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LOTR and CoE...
Pets!
Jerry is a tiny but hyperactive turtle, and nicks Jimmy's
food all the time. I have to keep them on either side of the
tank at feeding time so that Jerry won't see Jimmy's food.
If I take Jimmy out of the tank and keep him on my hand,
he'll put his head in and not move. If I do the same with Jerry, he'll
immediately walk off my hand and I get to test my catching skills.
The first time I heard about LOTR was after ROTK won so many
Oscars *hangs head*. I bought the dvds of the three movies, stashed
them somewhere and completely forgot about them. I saw FOTR
when I was bored, and I was immediately hooked! Saw TTT too,
then dad told me to go sleep... it was only 2 AM! I saw RotK the next
day, then saw them all again. Then I went out and got the book, and
read it in three days. Then I got the Silmarillion, the Hobbit and UT,
and by then I was sufficiently obsessed with LOTR I managed to
get FOTR and TTT EEs from a friend in Chicago(because of course,
Dubai didn't have them!). And I was quite sad when the ROTK EE
came out, but then found it in the Dubai airport! That was probably
the happiest moment of my life!
The first time I found CoE was when I was looking for LOTR
wallpapers. Looked around a bit, saw it was a great site and joined! I'd
been a member for a long time before I discovered the forums I used
to love playing LOTR Hangman, but didn't have anyone to play it with.
Then I saw the Hangman thread in the Games Forum, and discovered
other addicts like myself... I think it's safe to say that CoE is a second
home to me.
Things you never knew...
I went for keyboard classes and quit after two months.
Apparently, it's not as easy as it looks. And the instructor told
me off for trying to play the fellowship theme when I was
supposed to be practicing something totally boring.
The first time I went ice-skating, I fell down thrice and
enjoyed it a great deal. Really. It's not like we get a lot of (read
ANY) snow or ice here, so I enjoy it even if I'm just falling down
on it.
I like playing the llama song loudly when I'm stuck in traffic
jams. It keeps me from getting irritated. I do get a lot of
strange looks, but who cares?
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fellowship of Nienna - Elfmaiden
My real name is Jillian. I have
two middle names too, Hope
and Shauna.
My birthday is 11/02/1991
Horoscope sign: Aquarius
Occupation: A student and
full time babysitter.
My goal in life would have to be to become a great
director like Peter Jackson. I fell in love with his work
and knew that was something I wanted to do. Now I’m
always fiddling around with my video camera and filming
all the time. I am slowly learning what I’m supposed to
do to become a director and it’s a lot of fun.
I recall one time when me and my friends wanted to make a music
video. I wanted to be in it so I put the camera on a stand and made
sure it was ready. I ran back over so I could be in the shot and
began playing guitar. After we had finished I was proud of my
work, I knew we had done a great job. I quickly rewound the tape
and waited for it to come up. It didn’t. I realized I hadn’t hit the
record button before we started, I couldn’t believe I had
forgotten the simplest thing! I guess you have to learn things the
hard way.
I live in New York, Albany New York. It’s upstate, I
don’t live in NYC, and I’m glad about that, cause I’m a
country girl.
I haven’t lived in NY all my life, I’ve actually done a lot of traveling.
I used to live in California, I was born there and I grew up there.
I did live in New Zealand for a year. My Dad was born and raised in
NZ, so we moved back there when I was about ten years old.
They were actually asking for extras for the Lord of the Rings
when I lived there, but we were planning on moving back to
California so I couldn’t be an extra in the movie. Oh well.
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My hobbies: Okay, I have a lot of hobbies, here we
go: I do horse back riding, English. I do HunterJumper. I play basketball and softball. I am a
lover of sports! I do enjoy watching and playing
sports. I also do Irish dance and hip-hop, but I
would have to say sports take up most of my life.
Another hobbie would be hanging out on the
computer. My sister thinks I’m crazy, but this is
how I contact most of my friends, like all my
fellow Niennites! Another hobbie would be
singing and participating in musicals. I am never
shy about going onto a stage and singing or
acting. I love it. I am also home schooled. We have musicals in our
home school group and they are always good and fun to do.
My pets: I have a dog and a cat, but the cat doesn’t
really belong to me, more to my sister, the cat
doesn‘t really like me. My dog is a crazy little animal,
she loves to run and doesn’t like the UPS truck! I
got my dog at a shelter, so she is kind of odd.
She doesn’t like a lot of people, but she is friendly with most
people. The first day I got her she was a skinny little thing. I had
her sit on my lap for the drive home. Well, that wasn’t such a great
idea. My doggy got car sick. She threw up all over my pants. Oddly
enough I wasn’t really grossed out. Of course I wanted
Sadie(my dog) off my lap so I could clean off my pants, but I
didn’t totally freak out.
Music: I love all kinds of music. From rock to
classical. I love so much music. A lot of people don’t
understand how I can like such different kinds of
music, but I just say whatever, I guess I’m
different. I love jazz as well, I can dance to that
kind of music! I also love singing! Oh wait, I already
mentioned that, oh well.
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Interview with AinarielPalantir
1. What first drew you to LotR?
Curiosity. And Peter Jackson. Plain and
simply.
2. Who is your favorite character in LotR and
why?
Umm, Éomer? Because of the looks? Lol.
But really, I don’t usually pick favourites
from movies or books because I’m more
interested in and tend to concentrate on the
big picture and the whole story rather than
the details. But maybe I do like Aragorn and
Frodo the most in the book. Hehe, how original.
3. Which character do you think you resemble the most?
Well, of all the races I think I’m most like a Hobbit (not including
the smoking and drinking ale though : D). Not heroic or graceful or
extra wise or have any extra drama in their life, they’re just
normal. From the main characters, maybe I could be Merry. Or
then Rosie Cotton : )
4. If you could change/rewrite one part of LotR what would it
be?
The book is brilliant as it is of course but maybe I’d prefer a bit
less walking around at the beginning.
5. How many of Tolkien's books do you own other than Lord of
the Rings, and how many times have you read them?
I have the Hobbit, the Silmarillion and the Unfinished Tales. Have
read each of them twice I think.
6. Can you remember what you did before you joined CoE?
There’s something before CoE?? If so, I’ve totally lost it.
Something to do with studying probably.
7. What aspects of Nienna's character and story do you find
reflected in yourself, your own life and your own personality?
I’d like to say it’s Nienna’s compassion. And crying for the wounds
of our very very messed up world.
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8. Have you ever been to a different Realm?
No. I wasn’t quite sure of the realm when I chose it but it must
have been fate… : )
9. Aside from Tolkien which other authors do you enjoy reading?
I’m actually a bad reader. I don’t really read much and I don’t have
any favourite authors; if the subject is interesting I may read a
book. Recently I’ve read Harry Potters and the Da Vinci Code,
other than Tolkien.
10. What's your favorite TV series?
At the moment “House M.D.” I thought I’d hate it but I loved it
from the first episode : D And I also like “C.S.I Las Vegas”.
11. What is your all time favourite song and why?
All time?! Oh my… No, I like too many songs to pick only one. Many
songs remind me of things in my life or then they are just beautiful
or make me wanna dance… A few good ones: Return to innocence
by Enigma, Every breath you take by The Police, Mambo no 5 by
Lou Bega, Sleeping Sun by Nightwish, Into the West by Annie
Lennox, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for by U2, and a
bunch of Finnish songs. And I can’t put even those into any order.
12. How many pets do you have? If you do not have any, what kind
of pet would you get and why?
I have two Shetland sheepdogs, Vikke 8 years and Chili 5 years.
(There are pics in the gallery if you want to see them.) I’m also
planning on getting a third dog next year. A cat would also be nice.…
13. When did you last break a balloon?
It’s been a while since I really can’t remember. Have to do it next
May when there’ll be balloons everywhere.
14. Where do see yourself in 10 years time?
I have no idea. I don’t usually know how to answer these questions
because my plan is to go with the flow. I don't make plans for many
years to come, I just make decisions based on what comes ahead. I
just hope it’s something happy.
15. Describe yourself in 3 words!
Thoughtful, kind, weird.
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NaNo report by Griffin
National Novel Writers
Month (lovingly known as
NaNoWriMo) is a challenge
for authors everywhere
to type a 50,000 word
Novel starting November
1st and ending midnight
November 30th. It's open
for all ages and all skill
levels. It's a fast paced
writing experience that
stresses quantity over
quality. Weather you have
a decent novel or not isn't
the point. The point is
that if you can write
50,000 words in one
month, the sky's the limit!
This year two Niennites took on this challenge and
reached their final goal.
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How did you learn about
Na t i o n a l No v e l W r i t i n g
Month?
I came across a link last year
as I was surfing around the
web. It was only two days
before November 1st, but I
signed up any way.
What gave you the inspiration for your plot and how much
planning did you do?
I started with a few fuzzily remembered flashes from a dream
and a word "StarChild". That's all I had a week before NaNoWriMo
began. Then I slowly developed my plot. Some things I got from
songs (including two key plot moments) and most of the rest I
used my Magic Dice. Yes dice. Two of them. I would ask the Magic
dice questions then roll them, if the blue dice was a higher number
then that meant "yes", if the purple one then "no". Or they would be
different scenarios and I would go with the one that rolled higher.
Very eclectic I know, but it worked.
What did your friends/family say when you began your writing
endeavor?
I always get the classic one-word responses:
1st year: “Why?”
2nd year: “Again?”
What did they say when you made it to the finish line?
Most cheered, but I was to far into my sleep deprived stupor to
catch anything they said.
How did spending so much time writing affect your FE
snatching?
Terribly. I don’t think I got a single FE the whole month.
What was your highest point during November?
Probably with in the first week, when I was still well rested and
hadn’t come across any big plot snares.
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What was your lowest point?
One day before the end when I was 3,000 words from my end
goal. I was so close, but I had gotten to the end of my plot line
and my over worked Muses had abandoned me. All I could do was
sit and stair dumbly at the screen, my sore fingertips lying idly
across the keyboard.
How did you get inspiration to keep typing?
I had to prove that last year wasn’t just a fluke. I also had
several nice juicy bribes and limitless barging rights waiting at the
end for me.
Are you planning on doing NaNo again next year?
Oh, ya!
What was your favorite part about NaNoWriMo?
The wonderful feeling of finally proving that I could do this and
finally getting that story that’s been floating about in my head
on paper. I cannot describe how exhilarating it feels to look back
over the month an be able to say “I did that!”
When did you finish your mad rush to 50k?
I hit 50k mark on the 17th, but I didn’t get to my goal of 100k
until two hours before midnight Nov 30th.
How has NaNoWriMo affected your life (if at all)?
NaNoWriMo has given me a lovely thick stack of papers that indeed
look impressive, but I think the biggest thing I take out of NaNo
each year is the pride to know that I can do this. I can sit down
and over come a massive obstacle before me. I can preserver to
the end. And if I can do this with NaNo then maybe, just maybe, I
can go forth and apply the same determination and stubbornness
to other things in my life (though hopefully with a little more
sleep).
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“And the Stars cry out no more”
Draken has searched for the Elemental Sword of
Ether since the first days of his betrayal, but the Ethali
and their faithful Keepers have kept it from him. Now
that the Ethali's power has waned he hunts down the
pieces of the sword that was taken apart and
scattered.
Morgan, a normal man living a normal life, is thrown into
the heart of this long battle when he and his friend Teron
run across a Keeper in the woods about their village. The
Keeper is killed, but before he dies he places his Charge in
Morgan's care. Morgan, now a Keeper himself, must flee
Draken's hunters. His only hope is to reunite the
scattered pieces of the Ether sword and find the only
other thing that Draken fears: the StarChild, the only
one with enough power to overthrow Draken and his
darkness of death.
I also made up a little home page of sorts for my Great
Editing Project. From there I will post a link to the
'novel'. (At the moment it's not up, but I will get at least
the first few chapters this week end)
Here's the link:
http://www.featherandbrush.com/GEP/GEP-06.htm
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NaNo report by Rebecca_C
How did you learn about National Novel
Writing Month?
It was in Griffin's sig. Then in TAAM
thread I asked her what it meant... The
start of a whole new life.
What gave you the inspiration for your plot
and how much planning did you do?
I wanted to write about someone in a
worse situation than me really. And I didn't do any planning
beforehand because I only got the idea on October 31st. I did a
sort of plan to keep up with what was happening though.
What did your friends/family say when you began your writing
endeavor?
Mad, of course The ones that know I kept it sort of quiet in
case I didn't finish.
What did they say when you made it to the finish line?
Amazement that anyone could manage 50K in a month
How did spending so much time writing affect your FE
snatching?
Not much because I don't tend to lurk around, I've not got the
time anyway. I rely on nice people posting the one before and
then me happening to be the next one in.
What was your highest point during November?
Realising, on about day 12, that I could do 2K an hour. Then
going on the NaNo website and seeing somebody else describe
that as warp speed writing. And obviously the feeling after
having done the last 5K in two and a half hours was pretty good.
What was your lowest point?
Which one? I hate the plot, and when I first realised I had no
choice but to write round in circles, that was awful.
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How did you get inspiration to keep typing?
By typing when I wasn't really awake and didn't really care when
I was doing Like at 6 in the morning. And I did listen to a lot of
music as well, sitting at school with earbuds plugged into the
computer. The teachers didn't mind though.
Are you planning on doing NaNo again next year?
Too right, I'm planning the next one already!
What was your favorite part about NaNoWriMo?
it kick-started the rest of my writing.
When did you finish your mad rush to 50k?
19th November.
How has NaNoWriMo affected your life (if at all)?
I'm finding it easier to write other stuff. Like, a 1500 word Lit
essay which used to take me days now takes an hour, then a few
minutes the next day for grammatical editing. And whenever I
run into trouble on my current novel, I find it so much easier to
work through that.
the novel...
My main character is a single mother called Mandy. Her eight
year old daughter Alyssa is killed by a drunk driver in the first
1000 words, and the whole novel is to do with how Mandy deals
with this. To say she doesn't do very well is an understatement.
A few days after the crash Mandy's friend Siobhan convinces
her to see a therapist, but this doesn't work out and just leaves
Mandy even more stressed. To make matters worse, a new
patient arrives on the cancer ward where she works and all
Mandy's maternal feelings are added to her care of this patient,
Sandi. Mandy's stuck in limbo, not sure what to do and unsure
how to cope. She gets hold a scalpel at work, and starts to cut
herself. For a while she neither moves forward nor slips back,
then she realises she can't afford to keep the house she had been
living in with Alyssa. Mandy gets someone round to value the
house, hoping to make enough money to buy a flat in the city
close to the hospital where she works. When she is told her house
isn't worth enough to do this, it's the final straw and she ends
the novel by killing herself.
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fungorn Forest
Once again I welcome you to
Fungorn Forest weary traveller.
Please, make yourself at home and
enjoy our wonderful wonders. Lord
Elrond is here again, with his balls of
course, Merry is telling jokes and
delievering Christmas presents at
the same time, we have a brand new
crossword, mystery picture and
some anargrams to solve. Have fun!
Ranger protector of the forest
Aegor A
Mystery picture
Guess which famous Lord of the Rings
character is on this picture and pm
the answer to me, along with ? word
from the crossword and solutions to
all anagrams. The winner will enter
The Fungorn Forest’s Hall of Fame!
LotR Anagrams
'From ragtag me.’
______ ______
'Large dial.' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
‘On horrid fear.’
_____ __ _____
‘The raw poet.’
__________
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Nn
?
Isen, Shire’s River in
Healer
Gondor, military
of Minas Radagast Waymeet,
HaradTirith
Anorien leader waith
...
Gorgor
Nienna
Green
Leader
of >
Woses
Wolf of >
Isen
USA City
Beggining
of
hope
TV
series
?
Nienna
Evening
News
Famous
60’s group >
Format
Ilberic
Cotton
>
>
>
TarAegnor Meneldur >
Minas ...
>
>
Gollum’s >
House
Isen’s little
monkey
Tookbank
Golf >
Indoors
>
Star Trek >
Android
Ironfoot
>
Starmoon >
Dwarf of
Erebor
Nn
Nienna’s
dancing
night
>
Northern
Lights >
Orchestra
>
Halls of >
Varda
Noldo
Longbottom
Negative
Ion
One
Ring >
Imrahil
Dawn Aiglos >
without
end Metal
>
>
Theodred
Barad
-...
Forest >
Nienna
Eriador
>
>
>
Daughter
of Hurin
Reginard >
elv.“men”
Doom
Ranger
from the
Nort h
Rock
Wilderland
>
Circle of
Lightning >
Nn
Nn
Nn MulTook
timedia
>
>
Isildur’s
Brother
Dwarven
Drink >
Middle
of
Nob
Armed
Conflict
Wulf >
Earendil’s
air ship
>
Tala n
Frodo >
Ohio
Isildur
Nn
Negative
>
Elven
tree
platform
Women
Tennis
Associat.
Nn
Nn
Tunisia
Triple
n
The mystery word from the last issue was herugrim,
herugrim, and the
mystery picture character was Elendil.
Elendil. Congratulations to
SeenZ and Magoleth for answering correctly.
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Elrond’s balls of foresight
He’s back! Everyone’s favourite
fortune teller is again rubbing his
balls to give each us a little
glimpse of the future. Find out
what the new year has prepaired
for you!
Aries
Do not give hugs to falling wargs, even if they do
look like those fluffy stuffed dolls you played with
as a child.
Taurus Even though they call you Elendil the Tall
do try to duck every once in a while, especially if you
see a large, blunt object flying towards your right
earlobe.
Gemini
White is definitely going "de mode" so you might
want to refresh your wardrobe with some more
color.
Cancer
This would be a great time to get your uncle his very
own life insurance, you'll even get a bouquet of
Simbelmyne for free!
Leo If other Elves say that you turn into a dark
queen during "that time of the month", you might
want to try the famous "one ring" therapy to see if
they are right.
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Virgo
You'll be flying a lot these days so make sure you
collect all those extra air miles and exange them for
an exotic trip of your choice!
Libra
A group of travelling salesman will arrive at your
throne advertising a new anti-wrinkle lotion that
will make you look 20 years younger.
Scorpio
If meeting a beautiful Elven queen be sure *not*
to wear the Erebor's aftershave.
Saggitarius
Be sure to carry a lot of isotonic drinks for that
weary cross country running.
Capricorn
Do not take the phrase "burning the midnight oil"
too literally!
Aquarius
Take a mint.
Pisces
Your new hobby, diving, will turn wonders when you
score 9.3 in the Moria's Olimpics with a perfect
reverse three-and-a-half somersault.
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Merry Christmas
When he’s not stealing Gandalf’s
rockets or killing evil witch kings
Merry is flying with Rudolf the
red-nosed Eagle across MiddleEarth delivering presents to all
those elves, men and dwarves
that have been good. To see
what he gave them this year
just keep reading!
- Gimli a book "Horseriding for dummies”
- Aragorn a small rubber duck
(for those long, warm baths)
- Eowyn Dreamy Ranger TM
action figure
- Elrond two brand new
forseeing balls
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- Gandalf latest Denethor & Gabana
“funky wizard" winter collection
- Sam "One hundred and one way to prepaire a
brace of coneys when lost in the
wilderness" cook book
- Legolas a one year subscription to the
“Elf's health" magazine
- Haldir a dwarven dictionary
- Saruman risk board game
- Gollum Riddlemaster 2000, a
collection of common hobbit
riddles, games and tricks
- Theoden a full treatmant at the
"Blushing Wizard" beauty
saloon
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Jokes from o’er the Brandywine
A dwarf, an elf, and a halfling
are having a mug of ale.
Suddenly, a fly lands in each
mug.
The elf pushs his mug away,
the halfling pours his out.
The dwarf grabs the fly and
shouts, "spit it out u little
bastard!”
A Halfling, a Gnome, and a Half-Orc are running away from
the city guard when they come to a forest, and they each
decide to hide by climbing a tree.
When the Guardsmen arrive, they go to the first tree
where the Halfling is hiding and shout, “We know you’re up
there, come down!”
The Halfling, thinking fast, says, “Tweet, tweet, tweet!”
The Guardsmen, thinking that it’s a bird, move on to the
next tree where the Gnome is hiding and once again shout,
“We know you’re up there, come down!”
The Gnome, thinking fast, says, “Whoo, whoo, whoo!”
The Guardsmen, thinking that it’s an owl, move on to the
next tree where the Half-Orc is hiding and once again shout,
“We know you’re up there, come down!”
The Half-Orc thinks for a while and then says, “Moo, moo,
moo…”
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Two young dwarves came upon the Bridge of Khazad dum.
"How deep do you think it is?" asked one.
"Gosh, I don't know," answered his pal. "Let's drop a stone in
and listen for it to hit bottom."
They did. They waited, but there was no sound. They found
a larger rock and threw it in. Still nothing. A short distance
away, they spotted large boulder. Working together they
dragged it over to the hole and with great difficulty they
dropped it in. Still no sound!
As they waited, a goat ran right between them and jumped
into the hole. They were standing there scratching their
heads when a third dwarf came along and asked,
"Have you seen a goat?"
"Well, yes, as a matter of fact," replied the first dwarf. "We
just had a goat run past us and jump into that hole!"
“Oh, it couldn't have been my goat," said the third dwarf.
"Mine was tied to a boulder."
An Elf, a Gnome and a Dwarf are standing side-by-side at
the urinal.
The elf finishes and proceeds to wash his hands. He is
scrubbing and washing his hands clear up to his elbows. He
turns to the other two and comments: "Our Elders have
taught us Elves to be clean".
The Gnome finishes his business and he quickly wets the tips
of his fingers and comments: "Our Druid Elders have taught
us Gnomes to be conservative of natures resources".
The Dwarf finishes his business and heads straight for the
door, He turns and comments: "Our Elders have taught us
Dwarves how not to piss on our hands".
An Elf, a Dwarf, and a Human walk into a bar...the bartender
looks up and says "what is this, some kind of a joke?"
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Caption by: aear_fëa
Legolas: 'Gimli, if you don't stop humming "Here Comes the
Bride" RIGHT NOW I swear I'll...’
Caption by: Reasonably_Crazy
Captions and Captives
Gandalf: "I bet you blink first!"
Aragorn: "You think!"
Caption by: Rosearialelven
Aragorn: Gandalf, there's a BALROG behind you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gandalf: Oh, that's Ralph, he's here for tea!
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Theoden: *sigh* and that's all that's left of the last man that
broke my neice's heart.
Caption by: Rosearialelven
"What to do you mean!!! There's *no* oil!!!"
Caption by: I_am_no_man
Gandalf: "Is that Éowyn? Giving food to Aragorn...?"
Éomer: "Noooo, Aaaragooorn!!"
Caption by: AinarielPalantir
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Nienna’s Smithy
I have always enjoyed needlework since I was a child. I would
embroider handkerchiefs and loved making clothes for my dolls. I
suppose the interest stemmed from my mother’s employment as
a home machinist, also one of my uncles was a dab hand at
embroidery too. Over the years, and that is quite a few, I have
turned my hand to knitting, embroidery, cross stitch and
dressmaking.
I think my favourite is cross
stitch, which gives me immense
satisfaction as the picture
begins to emerge, cross stitch
after cross stitch. Most of my
work has been given as presents.
But I have kept two. One is a
beautiful depiction of white
wolves with the image of a wolf
emerging from the trees above
them, the other is a picture of
Poppies with a gold bead
detailed frame.
Cross stitch work does take its
A detailed look of Wolf
toll on the eyes though,
pointwork
depending on the aida (fabric
used for working) which is the number of squares on the material
and the size of the piece.
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Cross stitch is a very simple form of embroidery using only 2
different types of stitches, from which a wide variety of
needlework styles, designs and pictures can be created. It is both
fun and easy to do, so if you're looking for a new hobby why not
have a go. Usually, it is best to begin with a small project.
detailed gold bead frame
The Cross Stitch This stitch is composed of 2 straight stitches
in the form of a diagonal cross. It can be sewn singularly or in
blocks. However, to obtain a neat result, always ensure the top
stitch of each cross lies in the same direction.
The Back Stitch This stitch is generally used for lettering or to
outline certain areas of the design. It is sewn by taking the needle
back one hole and forward two, to produce a solid line of straight
evenly-sized stitches.
Once completed, you can mount your work and maybe display it
on a wall. You can also make cards and bookmarks as gifts.
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Dressmaking was quickly learned
by me when my daughter joined a
local Stage School. She needed
costumes, she had a mother, and
that was that. Not being able to
afford patterns, I merely laid Julie
on the floor on newspaper and cut
around her. Over the years, 9 in all,
she was at Stage School, I made
dozens and dozens of costumes,
not only for her, but for others and
some even made it onto the
legitimate stage in Pantomimes.
Groans at the memory of sewing
through the night to make 14 ballroom dresses for the finale of
Cinderella. *holds head*
Lots of pins, newspaper (for patterns),
needles, long hours sewing and patience
produced some costumes that I was very
proud of. One costume I made had 500
sequins hand sewn onto the material.
Here is my daughter and two friends in
costumes I made. Their dance routine
was to the song ‘The Waiter and The
Porter and The Upstairs Maid’. A tune
from the 1940’s. Here is Julie in a ballet
dress I made. I always enjoyed making
ballet dresses.
by Rosearialelven
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I love all kinds of sewing, but I
think my favourite has to be
patchwork, I was taught how to
do it about four years ago and I
haven’t stopped since! I really
love putting together the
different colours. Traditional
patchwork tends to use just
cotton fabric but I like using lots
of silks and velvets, and putting fabrics of all different textures
together. I usually use the traditional method of making, using
paper patterns and hand sewing the whole thing, which is nice
because I can do it whilst sitting and watching the Lord of the
Rings!
The only problem is I have all these amazing ideas for pieces I
want to make with different combinations of fabrics, so it ends up
that I rarely ever finish a piece, I just start making another so I
have lots of works in progress and hardly any finished things !!
The red cushion is the first patchwork piece I ever made, and the
other two are works in progress, that I might just complete and
turn into quilts or something one day…possibly
by Lozadora
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Collector’s Box
Although I love Lord of the
Rings, I have not collected
many items in that area.
Just two Chess pieces.
Oh and of course, I collect
dust or rather they do. Lol!!
by Rosearialelven
Over the years I have collected many things, but my favourites
are my Dragons. 30 in all. There have been more, but accidents
happen and some have been broken and disposed of.
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I'm an avid book collector and although I've never counted them they
must run into the thousands. My love of books comes from my
parents. When I was growing up we went to two libraries a week
plus a mobile library and the school library (which had a complete set of
the Chalet School books!).
I've decided to write about one book in my collection but before I do
I need to mention that for about seven years from the age of 11 I
kept a daily diary. In it I recorded everything from exam results,
what I'd had for school dinner, birthday and Christmas presents and in
later years books, clothes and make-up I'd bought. In June 1972 I
bought my first pair of Levis for £4.99!
On Christmas 1972 I listed my presents which included; a portable
cassette recorder, a pair of moccasins and a lurid waistcoat (crochet
multicoloured in acrylic no I never wore it), a diary and the most
important present, a copy of Lord of the Rings. As soon as I
opened the pages I was hooked. I can still remember some of the
emotions I felt as I read the book, I can recall being very concerned
about Strider, just who was he, was he leading the Hobbits into
danger, was he working for the "other side"? and being profoundly
moved by the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen. On 27th December I
wrote in my diary "Lord of the Rings is a brilliant book". Maybe not
the best review ever written but it summed up what I felt.
My copy of the book went with me when I went to University and
through thirteen house moves. In its pages are to be found things
such as pressed rose petals (from a bouquet given to me by a
boyfriend whose name I can no longer remember) and a home made
bookmark featuring Snoopy.
Throughout the years I have read and re-read
the book until it is like and old friend. My copy of
the Lord of the Rings is now battered and worn,
as can be seen in this picture, but still sits in pride of
place on the bookcase in the new house I have just
moved into. Wherever I live it will always be with
me, the most important book in my collection.
by Morvenna
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Pets Corner
The first "pet" I'm going to
write about is my horse. I
know he's not a pet, or at least
I don't treat him as one, but
he's an animal I look after so
I'll include him. He's a 12 year
old racehorse cross pony, so
that basically means he's fast
and he's stubborn when he
wants to be. I got him five
years ago with the name
Santa, which we haven't
changed although nobody
really likes it. He's 15.2 hh,
meaning he's a small horse, but
not small enough to be called a
pony. The picture I've
included is me and him jumping
one of the smaller fences on
our home course during a
lesson. I didn't know it at the
time, but he had a broken leg,
which is why he wasn't going
forwards and the picture isn't
so good. The picture was
taken at the beginning of the
year when he'd been slightly
lame (limping) once. This
actually carried on for several
months, one day he'd be OK,
the next he wouldn't. So we
got x-rays, and were told he'd
cracked his cannon bone. He
didn't compete much this
season because of that. But
about eight weeks ago we
started going cross country
again and jumped the biggest,
most technical jumps on the
course. After he'd dumped me
on the floor over the first (not
so big) jump then run home, of
course. I went half a mile to
fetch him, cantered back up to
where the jumps are then
w ithout sto ppi ng my
instructer pointed at a fence
that I wouldn't have jumped
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I've also got a cat, but no
pictures of her on the digital
camera. She's 14 and I got
her as my 4th birthday
presant. My mum asked me
what she felt like, and I sad
"silky" so that became her
name. Her parents were both
half wild on a farm where they
used to catch mice, and Silky
seems to have retained that
instinct for scratching and
biting things. She's a silver
colour with a white bib and tan
markings, she's the prettiest
cat I've ever seen. She's
watching me now, wondering
what I'm doing sitting in
(what she thinks is) her chair.
I hope you liked reading about
my pets, I could now tell you
about several other horses
I've trained, including my
sister's baby, but that would
take too long and I'd probably
just bore you all so I'll leave it
there. But well done for
reading it all!
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under normal circumstances.
She just said "down the two
steps, up the two, then the
arrowhead" so I did it without
thinking. Usually I'd have had
more sense than to try it
because it's not a straight line
and there's not much to aim
for on the last bit but it was
OK. He's pretty much back to
normal now so hopefully next
summer we'll be doing some
eventing again. That's a
flatwork dressage test with
no jumps followed by cross
country, very fast with big
wooden fences, then
showjumping with the
coloured jumps that fall down
if you hit them. The other
picture is me and Santa at a
competition last year, that
drop was about as tall as I
am. I've had to zoom in a bit so
hopefully it looks OK. We could
have won that competition
but I told him to jump one of
the fences for the next level
up and got myself eliminated...
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The Darker-than-Grey Gate
Handelf, Raghorn, Glumlo, Legless, Happy and Poppet ride up to
the Black Gate. It swings open slowly.
Handelf turns to the group, “Let me do the talking.”
“Okay,” answers Raghorn.
A figure appears at the Gate. The Gums of Coldsore inclines his
head. “My Master, Coldsore the Great, would like to bargain for
information about where the Quarterthing is and the Bling.”
“Tell your Master *no* deal,” snorts Handelf in response, “we will
not bargain. Never, no….!!”
The Gums of Coldsore grins, showing long yellow teeth. “Not even
for... a new vest.” He holds up Fourdoor’s mithril vest.
Raghorn’s eyes widen. “Wow. That vest is awesome!!”
Handelf looks at the vest. “Yes, it is, yes, very….” The Wizard stops
mid sentence and turns to Raghorn. “WHAT!!”
“Well it would go very nicely with my new crown,” Raghorn says
with a cheesy grin.
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Raghorn turns back to the Gums
of Coldsore, “Throw in two bags
of gold.”
“One bag!!” retorts the Gums of
Coldsore.
Raghorn raises an eyebrow and
tightens his mouth. “Does your Master want the Bling, or what!!”
The Gums of Coldsore thinks, stroking his chin. “Ok….”
Raghorn moves forward. “A pleasure doing business,” he says,
“and Fourdoor is half way up the Hill of Gloom as we speak."
Stunned silence. Everyone stares, looks at each other, then all
turn and ride away from the Darker-than-Grey Gate.
“I said let me do the talking,
stupid!!” Handelf hisses at
Raghorn.
“But the vest was a bargain!”
Raghorn pouts “and we got two
bags of gold too.”
Handelf splutters.
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Raghorn rides towards the waiting army. “Hey guys look at my
new vest, and supper is on me tonight.”
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The Final Journey
As I walk the road with my friend Sam,
I try to remember who I am.
A weight I feel around my neck,
It pulls me down, I feel a wreck.
I can't go on, my will is weak,
I look at Sam and try to speak.
His strength will last until the end.
I stumble as we reach the bend.
The mountain looms, not much further
'My Preciousssss', I hear someone murmur.
Sam's beside me, it gives me hope.
We're finally start to climb the slope.
The eye has turned, time's running out,
We climb, I fall, I start to doubt.
But Sam is there, his arms around me
He carries me, 'We'll make it, see.'
We enter in, we've reached our goal,
I have a duty, or lose my soul.
Feet flap behind us, Sam turns around,
A rock is thrown, Sam hits the ground.
I scramble on, to do what's right,
It's what I came for, to save the light.
But now I'm here, I'm not so sure,
'The Ring', I smile, I'm not so pure.
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I place it on my hand and go from sight
Then something grabs me, we start to fight.
The pain. I scream! My finger's gone!
We fight some more. What have I done!
I see him now, at the edge he dances.
Jumps and laughs, with glee he prances.
I find my strength, he cannot have it,
We fall and stumble into the fiery pit.
Sam's face appears. My head in a spin
'Don't you let go! Don't you dare give in.'
He stretches down, but I feel so weak
He reaches further, my hand to seek.
He pulls me up, I feel firm ground,
We cling together and turn around.
Looking down, poor Gollum's gone
The Ring is melting. The mission's done.
The mountain shakes and starts to tumble
We run for safety, trying not to stumble.
We run and run, and find a path
To escape the danger and Sauron's wrath.
We reach a rock, but still go higher
It's quieter now, I remember the Shire.
I turn to Sam and see his tears
Nowhere to go, I share his fears.
We close our eyes and wait our fate
Middle Earth is safe, we weren't too late.
Soft wings surround us, our way is clear.
I wake, I'm safe. My friends are here.
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Nienna News, official realm of Nienna newspaper
JANUARY 2007
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