B2MeM Day 1

B2MeM12: Bingo NI18 - Five books, Five characters: Thorin oakenshield.

B2MeM10: Alqualondë - They say music soothes the savage beast. Or does it? Write a story surrounding the idea of music and music-making as something that does not calm and soothe but, rather, energizes or antagonizes.

B2MeM11: Nan Elmoth - Voltaire said that it's not enough to conquer: one must learn to seduce. Write a story or poem or create artwork where seduction plays a central role.

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“It’s a way of seducing Bilbo to come on the quest with us.” - Richard Armitage talking about the Misty Mountain song in the film.

B2MeM Day 2

B2MeM12: Bingo NO72 - Forth Eorlingas!: Ride of the Rohirrim.

B2MeM11: Losgar - Defiance is defined as the willingness to contend or fight. Write a story or poem or create artwork where the characters defy authority in some way.

B2MeM10: Mirkwood - Challenge: Pets are important to many people in modern society and are often considered family members. Write a story, poem, or create an artwork in which a character and an animal companion share a special bond.

Éowyn and Windfola share a moment before she becomes Dernhelm

B2MeM Days 5, 7 & 10

B2MeM12 Day 5: Bingo NO68 - Draw a character: on the dark side.

B2MeM07 Day 7: G - Like a gasping Galadriel

B2MeM11 Day 10: Gondolin - Start a story or poem with Charles Dickens’ famous opening line from A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” (If you’re creating a piece of artwork for this challenge, use this line as your theme or title.)

B2MeM10: Echoing Mountains - Challenge: Create a story, poem, or artwork that responds to the following quote: "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it." -- Oscar Wilde

Galadriel takes the One Ring from Frodo

B2MeM Day 3

B2MeM07 Quote Challenge: Ezellohar - And as they watched, upon the mound there came forth two slender shoots; and silence was over all the world in that hour, nor was there any other sound save the chanting of Yavanna. Under her song the saplings grew and became fair and tail, and came to flower; and thus there awoke in the world the Two Trees of Valinor.

B2MeM12: Bingo NN43 - Canon Couples: Manwë/Varda & Crackfic: Harlequin romance

Manwë and Varda dramatically watching the birth of the Two Trees by Vairë (she's allowed to take a little artistic license once in a while)