LOTR Chapter Contest- Round Two
Every round will deal with a Lord of the Rings chapter, following the order of the books. I will provide you:
-a summary of what happens in the considered chapter (I'm sure we all know what happens, but it's better to have a summary I guess).
-some quotes from the considered chapter that you can use in your entries.
Now, what you will have to do, is, to make some sort of presentation to the considered chapter.
In this round the entry will consist of: a signature set (banner and avatar)
of course you can use the movie screen captions from the scene we're considering, but you can also use other kind of pictures, whatever it comes to your mind, with no limits.
I hope this was clear, if not, don't hesitate to ask me futher informations. I also hope some of you will find it a nice idea.
so by the way, this round's considered chapter is the second chapter of the Fellowship of the Ring:
The Shadow of the Past.
documentation:
-chapter summary:
Quote:
The story continues quite some time after the birthday party featured in Chapter One, though Frodo, as he ages and Bilbo remains unseen, continues to celebrate the feast. Gandalf has another meeting with Frodo and to be sure, the wizard is not entirely welcome in the shire. Gandalf is benevolent and well-meaning, but the hobbits want Frodo to settle down and cultivate some "hobbit-sense" as opposed to the magic of Gandalf and whatever caused Bilbo to disappear. (Indeed, Bilbo had always been in troubles of a magical nonsensical variety).
Gandalf does not have very good news for Frodo, as is overheard by a hobbit named Sam Gamgee - and of course, the news involves the ring that has been left to Frodo. When Gandalf informs Frodo that the ring is incredibly powerful, Frodo replies that he had been warned in a letter and that he has worn the ring on his neck and not actually worn it on his finger. Gandalf replies that this is very wise and he then proceeds to explain the history of the ring and the imminent danger that looms over Frodo. Frodo's interjection: "How terrifying" is a good indicator of how out of the ordinary the ring's history is - as opposed to the humble, peaceable life of a hobbit.
The history of Frodo's ring is as follows: After Gandalf saw the negative effects on Bilbo, he suspected that they had a Great Ring of elfish creation, on their hands. With Frodo, Gandalf tosses the ring into a fire and ancient runes in the language of Mordor appear on the ring. These confirm the ring's great and evil power: "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." Frodo's ring belongs, in fact, to Sauron, the Dark Lord who desires to claim the ring.
Of course, the ring's history contains a fair share of battle, bloodshed and changing of hands. Isildur stole it from the Dark Lord and it was lost after Isildur's death - only to be found by Deagol, who was murdered by his brother Smeagol, who metamorphosed into Gollum - the creature that Bilbo stole the ring from in The Hobbit. Gollum then went down into the land of evil, called Mordor, and joined forces with Sauron, notifying him that Bilbo Baggins has possession of the ring. Armed with this information, Sauron and his henchmen are on their way to the shire to get the ring. Gandalf advises that Frodo make haste and escape with the help of Sam Gamgee. The ring has to be destroyed or else the Middle Earth remains in perpetual peril of Sauron - for he can do great evil with the power of the ring and basically enslave the Free People, hobbits and elves included. Unfortunately, Orodruin, a fiery mountainous fortress, is the only place where the ring can be destroyed. And of course, Orodruin is in the evil land of Mordor. Hence, the story begins in earnest. Frodo must avoid the evil contaminating power of the ring, escape the henchmen out to apprehend him, and see that the ring is destroyed. At least he has Gandalf on his side, and more help is sure to come.
-quotes from the chapter:
Quote:
Queer things you do hear these days, to be sure,' said Sam.
'Ah,' said Ted, 'you do, if you listen. But I can hear fireside-tales and children's stories at home, if I want to.'
'No doubt you can,' retorted Sam, 'and I daresay there's more truth in some of them than you reckon.'
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Quote:
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
Quote:
I wish it need not have happened in my time,' said Frodo.
'So do I,' said Gandalf, 'and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.'
Quote:
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
you can of course uses other quotes from the considered chapters, these are only a suggestion
screen captures from the movie:
Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe.
The Account of Isildur
At The Green Dragon
The Shadow of the Past
so ok, you should have enough to work. I was thinking at
march 13th as a due date, which is 2 weeks from now, but of course if anyone needs more time, just tell me and I'll extend it
said this, feel free to join!
partecipants:
Nurrantiel
entry submitted
DamsonRhee
entry submitted
Freya Baggins
entry submitted
Balathor
entry submitted
Turwaithiel Swann
entry submitted
Andune Telemnar
entry submitted
Johnny's fan
entry submitted
Round One Awards:
Fun! Great idea, once again, Revenge! 
