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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

[B2MEM16] Galadriel - Best of times Worst of times.jpg

Galadriel takes the One Ring from Frodo
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“I will diminish, and go into the West, and remain Galadriel”. I wonder at the last bit. It could mean that had she taken the ring and become a Dark Queen, she would have gained a new named, much like Melkor and Sauron. But I think it could have another meaning too.  Maybe Artanis would have taken the ring, and this is her saying she’s not that person anymore, she’s not the one who went into Middle Earth with the desire to rule over realms of her own, the one that followed Fëanor.

Something that’s more evident in this chapter is how there’s a huge difference in the way Elves are portrayed in the Silmarillion compared to what we see in The Lord of the Rings. From fellowship, you get the feeling Elves are this wise immortal beings that can do no wrong. So it’s a little bit of a shock going from there to the Silm, where they are wrong in many occasions, most of the times with catastrophic consequences. It’s like once you read learn First Age stories, it’s impossible to look at Elves the same way. This made me think of Bilbo as we see in Many Meetings. He doesn’t seem to view Elves with the wonder the other hobbits show. In a way, he almost speaks to them as if they were equals. Yes, maybe it’s a combination of his age, personality and experiences, or maybe he’s become immune after being around them for so long. But what if, after learning so much Elven history, just like us, he can’t see them the same way? That’s my new little headcanon.
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Women of the Silmarillion - Sisters and sisters-in-law

Galadriel is too arrogant to bother with being polite. She's meeting the woman Finrod wants to marry for the first time, and she's deciding if Amarië is good enough for her brother.

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Gondolin Passport StampChallenge: 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.) 

This was quick. Then again, this one is a sketchy sketch too. Seems like I can't take my time with Galadriel as I do with Aredhel.

I had many ideas for this theme. In the end I settled for this one since I wanted to do something like this for the 5th Birthday celebration but didn't have the time.
 


 

Galadriel returns to Valinor at the end of the Third Age. It's something she's been waiting for for a long time, she'll get to see her family again, and her daughter. On the other hand, she's leaving behind a husband and a land she's lived in for three ages.
The theme also applies to the Elrond and Frodo: Elrond will reunite with his wife but he'll never see his daughter again; Frodo is leaving behind the Shire but he's heading for healing.

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Belegost Passport StampChallenge: Overcoming prejudices is as hard in Middle-earth as in our primary universe. Write a story or poem or create artwork where the characters try to reach across racial or gender or any other barrier. 

Apologies for the sketchiness, I can't make something good (or as good as I'm able to) in such a short time. But I figured better this than nothing.

Galadriel demands her brothers let her play with them. Doesn't matter if they are playing boy games, she's as good as them. Better, if you ask her.


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