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Spirit of Mist
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Tol Eressea
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Relic of Wandering Days
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Location: You'll See Perpetual Change.
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Shadow of Tyrn Gorthad
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: The Fencing Lyst
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Just call me Ealasaide Stormcrow!
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Gibbering Gibbet
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Beyond cloud nine
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PELT PELT. . .PELT-PELT-PELT
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Relic of Wandering Days
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: You'll See Perpetual Change.
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Believe me, I have no qualms whatsoever with the way Tolkien wrote LoTR and am quite content with the representatives that are there.
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Shadow of Tyrn Gorthad
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: The Fencing Lyst
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Speaking of women in LotR...
Since LotR is such a male-bonding sort of adventure, I have always thought it would be interesting to create an RPG or Fan Fic centered around women, almost a mirroring adventure that takes place at the same time as the events chronicled in LotR. I first got the idea from a line out of Isak Dinesen when she talks about how men are are constantly being tested for courage, etc, while women are tested for their abilities to wait & endure. Then I read Carolyn Cassady's "Off The Road", which was the feminine flipside of Jack Kerouac's adventures "On The Road", which really set me to thinking. In a traditionally male-dominated culture, women are kind of unseen in that most of the time they operate in the background and below the radarscope, so to speak, of men. With this in mind, I have been mentally debating how to develop the notion of a "mirror fellowship" of women for quite a while now, where they are not tested in their ability to wait and endure, but for their abilities to succeed at their given adventure. On the other hand, it would be interesting to explore the "wait & endure" side of things, too, say from the POV of Rosie in The Shire. |
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Spirit of Mist
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Tol Eressea
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Warning: What follows is a VERY politically incorrect parody of Ealasaide's suggested RPG. Apologies in advance, but I couldn't resist.
Rosie Cotton's Secret Diary September 23, 3018: Sam has gone off with Frodo to set up his household in Buckland. Hope he comes back soon... October 23, 3018: Still waiting for Sam to return... October 24, 3018: Still waiting for Sam to return... October 25, 3018: Still waiting for Sam to return. Darn that Frodo anyway... November 25, 3018: Knitted Sam new pair of socks as a present. When will he come back... December 25, 3018: Still waiting... January 25, 3019: Still waiting... February 25, 3019: Still waiting for Sam to come back. Ran into Ted Sandyman at the Green Dragon. He said that by now Sam has probably been eaten by some combination of dragons, tree-men, goblins or trolls. Then he asked me out... February 26, 3019: Hand still bruised where punched Sandyman in the nose. Sam better come back soon. March 1, 3019: Lotho Pimple now running Shire. Hope he doesn't ask me out. Where is Sam? March 20, 3019: Lotho Pimple has taken up with Ted Sandyman. Knew there was something strange about those two... March 30, 3019: Something starnge going on in the Shire. Lotho is bringing in loads of strange men to "Help him run the Shire". Darn pervy Sackville-Baggins... June 1, 3019: Lobelia arrested. Maybe Lotho not all bad. Where is Sam. Biological clock is ticking.. July 20, 3019: Tick, tick, tick... September 1, 3019: Finally gave in and went out with Sandyman. He promised me Ring of Power. Told him to stuff it. Can't abide his dirty hands. Very tired of waiting for Sam... November 1, 3019: Sam finally back! Too busy rousing Shire to spend time with me. November 2, 3019: Sam still rousing Shire. Tick, tick, tick... November 3, 3019: Big Boss dealt with. Sam now too busy "setting things straight" to spend time with me... December 20, 3019: Sam still busy running Shire. Wonder where Sandyman is? April 6, 3020: Sam crowing about pretty tree in Party Field. If he doesn't spend some time with me soon, I'll whack him with a branch... May 1, 3020: Married Sam! Yay me! September 21, 3021: Sam off with Frodo again. Beginning to wonder... November 7, 3027: Sam elected mayor. I have a bad feeling about this... December 1, 3042: Have 12 children now. Sam still mayor. Working late tonight running the Shire. Hamfast, Daisy and Primrose have the chicken pox. Bilbo, Ruby and Robin have colds. Elanor out on date. Have to feed and put various and sundry kids to sleep alone again. Should have married rich miller's son, Sandyman...
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