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Welcome Great Men and Women to:




Gondor! Gondor, between the Mountains and the Sea!
West Wind blew there; the light upon the Silver Tree
Fell like bright rain in gardens of the Kings of old.
O proud walls! White towers! O wingéd crown and throne of gold!
O Gondor,Gondor! Shall Men behold the Silver Tree,
Or West Wind blow again between the Mountains and the Sea?



Return of the Rings 2010

Another year of Return of the Rings (RotR) has started and we are amped up for this years competition. Throughout RotR there will be chances for members to show off their skills as writers, artists, strategists, and so much more. This year we are doing things a bit differently by dividing members up into Teams who will then compete for victory! As your Team Leader I am here to keep a tally of the points Gondor earns as well as keeping team morale and answering any questions you may have. The most important thing here is to learn more about your fellow team members and just have fun! (Although a little friendly competition won't hurt. We are a city of great men and women! I expect nothing less xD)

Our royal members:

Kairan Queen of Gondor (Pandora)-3
Berúthiel of Númenór (Aerlinn)-0
Gwirawen Gondor (Nienna of Rohan)-1
Pralith of the Children of the Sun (Sairahiniel)-0
Shadowcat-0

Running Total: 4

[Seeing as JF had the wonderful idea of generated names I have added the link as well should you like to find yourselves a strong Gondorian name to use! <a href="http://www.myprecious.us/name_generator.php" target="blank">generator</a>. Remember this is only for fun, not something you should change your username for.]

Now a little information on the first challenge! [Make sure to check back often to this page for contests and point updates!]

Challenge 1

Create either a) a flag b) a poster or c) a song that is related to Gondor. One entry per person, and you have to choose one medium from the above listed. Take a stab at creating a flag worthy of Boromir's hand, or a song so elegant that Aragorn sings it to the night's sky. The more participation the more points!

*New! Challenges 2&3

You can find both challenges on the contest page. One challenge is a puzzle, though prepare yourselves because it will take some time... The second challenge is a re-write challenge where you can take any scene from LotR and re-write it from a different perspective (Prologue from Sauron's POV, destruction of the Ring from the Ring's POV...etc...).

Every point counts so do your best!

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And don't forget to show your support for Team Gondor!

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The waves that C R A S H E D upon
The R O C K S that you were trying to step along

And in my head I heard them play a S O N G

No worries, it took a lot of variations of my name before coming up with something decent from the generator xP. Berúthiel it is.... oh those malicious cats how could they be forgotten

I still see them from time to time

I can't wait to see your song Aer---Berúthiel xD and that is a good question. I'll ask Nurr but it should be a few days so no rush

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The waves that C R A S H E D upon
The R O C K S that you were trying to step along

And in my head I heard them play a S O N G

Waheyyy my Gondor dearies. I'm putting in every name I can possibly make up into the generator until it comes up with a decent name.


I think I'll make a flag or a poster.



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Welcome welcome Shadowcat! I am loving the unrelateed gif! We may have to raid the other teams wih epic gifs soon...it will be greatt fun and show we mean business!

Let's Go Team Gondor! we can't let the others win

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The waves that C R A S H E D upon
The R O C K S that you were trying to step along

And in my head I heard them play a S O N G

Gwirawen Gondor

This shall be my name *nod nod* I shall attempt to make a flag or poster.

*nod nod* GO GONDOR GO!

Loving the Eomer set Nienna! Way to represent the sexy men

I shall have my flag up sometime tomorrow <33

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The waves that C R A S H E D upon
The R O C K S that you were trying to step along

And in my head I heard them play a S O N G

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And all will turn to silver glass...



By Goldstrike

Well there's something new to learn everyday and now you shall get to learn more about the world of the men!

Wow, now that is one heck of an awesome name! A child of the sun!

We'll need a theme song for Gondor! So no pressure xD

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The waves that C R A S H E D upon
The R O C K S that you were trying to step along

And in my head I heard them play a S O N G

*Double Post*

Sorry but didn't feel like editing so I am just posting Gondor's new flag xD at least one of them!

http://i45.tinypic.com/oabwgl.jpg

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The waves that C R A S H E D upon
The R O C K S that you were trying to step along

And in my head I heard them play a S O N G

Why thankies, I have unofficially made the colors of Gondor blue as you have seen from the flag and the graphics above!

No no elfy team here! Whatever you create will be just great Aerlinn, seeing as the men of Numenor had a bit of elfishness in them

EDIT: Don't forget to check out the two new challenges!

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The waves that C R A S H E D upon
The R O C K S that you were trying to step along

And in my head I heard them play a S O N G

Thanks! XD

@Aerlinn: ahhh I see well if you'd like PM me what you have or what you need help with and I will do what I can!

@NoR: you are welcome!

@Team Gondor: there is one full day left to complete the puzzle...it is due wednesday morning! There is also the chance for a great writing challenge! check the contest page for more details!

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The waves that C R A S H E D upon
The R O C K S that you were trying to step along

And in my head I heard them play a S O N G

Here's my flag:

There's this black thing around the tree that I can't take out, but oh well:

I like the black border it adds emphasis to the tree! Also I adore the grittiness of the greenish border! Great flag Nienna !!

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Oh.



Thanks.

You are most welcome!

I was wondering if anyone was planning on doing the writing challenge and if so what plans do you have for it?

I was thinking of doing something comedic but I am not a very funny person when I write... more somber really...

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The waves that C R A S H E D upon
The R O C K S that you were trying to step along

And in my head I heard them play a S O N G