April 2023 Challenge: Rejects
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Not every idea makes it into a finished piece in its original form! J.R.R. Tolkien worked on his legendarium for decades. While a few things didn’t change much, over that time some of the early ideas were altered considerably. In this month’s challenge, we invite you to consider some of the rejected concepts from the early legendarium.
Prompts for this challenge can be used in any way that you want. You do not have to create something about the specific "rejected canon" that is in the prompt. You could consider another character's perspective if this canon detail was true, or you could consider what happened in the story on either side of the event: the history leading to the rejected canon, or the history that came after it. The prompt can factor in to your fanwork as much or as little as you would like. If a prompt is not a good fit for you, let the mods know, and we'll pick something new for you.
To receive a prompt, comment here on Dreamwidth, send us an ask on Tumblr, post in the the #monthly-challenges channel on our Discord, or message us through the SWG site.
In honor of Poetry Month, we will have a special stamp for fanworks that are or include poetry. In order to receive a stamp for your fanwork, your response must be posted to the archive on or before 15 May 2023. For complete challenge guidelines, see the Challenges page on our website.
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Date: 2023-04-15 09:11 am (UTC)(Loving the banner!)
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Date: 2023-04-15 01:15 pm (UTC)How about this one?
Melkor will cause a fight between the Sun and the Moon (The Book of Lost Tales and “Sketch of the Mythology”)
If not, let me know and I'll try again!
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Date: 2023-04-15 01:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-04-15 01:28 pm (UTC)Eärendil journeys to the south and finds "Tree-men, Sun-dwellers, spices, fire-mountains, red sea" (The Book of Lost Tales)
If that doesn't work, let me know and I'll try again!
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Date: 2023-04-15 04:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-04-15 11:04 pm (UTC)Sons of Fëanor (except Maglor) slay each other over Dior's Silmaril ("Sketch of the Mythology")
If that doesn't work, let me know and I'll try again!
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Date: 2023-04-16 01:29 am (UTC)Aw, that one makes me too sad. Could I try again?
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Date: 2023-04-16 01:36 am (UTC)Vána cuts her hair to make the sails and ropes of the ship that carries the Sun (The Book of Lost Tales)
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Date: 2023-04-16 02:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-04-15 10:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-04-15 11:05 pm (UTC)Melkor built the pillars for the Lamps out of ice, which melted, causing the destruction of the Lamps (The Book of Lost Tales)
If that does not spark anything, let me know!