August 2018 Challenge: Discovery

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Every year in August, we give special attention to the Second Age and stories set during this time. In the spirit of the Númenórean love of seafaring and discovery, our challenge theme for this month is Discovery. Prompts this month will come from two songs from Moana, a film inspired by the Polynesian wayfinders, possibly the greatest seafarers in the history of Modern-earth.

You can use any aspect of either video as your prompt: the lyrics to or a line from the song, an image from the video, a theme relative to the video such as courage or discovering one's cultural identity, historical details of canoe-building and wayfinding in Oceania--whatever inspires you! Fanworks do not have to be set during the Second Age or concern seafaring.

"How Far I'll Go" by Auli'i Cravalho

"Auli'i Cravalho - How Far I'll Go" (Watch on YouTube)

Lyrics to "How Far I'll Go"


"We Know the Way" by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa'i

"Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa'i - We Know The Way (From "Moana")" (Watch on YouTube)

Lyrics to "We Know the Way"


Fanworks must be posted on or before September 10 in order to receive a stamp. As always, late fanworks are welcome but do not receive stamps. Complete challenge guidelines can be found here.

If you're interested in learning more about Polynesian wayfinding, check out this TEDEd video on Polynesia navigation; PBS has a companion website for their documentary on wayfinding; and the Polynesian Voyaging Society (who still sail the world using traditional methods, by the way) have resources on wayfinding, the star compass, and more.