Walk To Rivendell" aka "The Eowyn Challenge"

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

I'm curious - did anyone from the Downs enter one? No, don't tell us which it is - we want the voting to be objective.

Estelyn: It doesn't look like many people were aware of the contest, as there are only 4 entries. I had thought about it, but got busy and forgot.

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We've finally reached the foothills of the Misty Mountains, and the terrain is becoming increasingly difficult. I have developed quite an admiration for the halflings of our Company. One would never guess from their appearance that they would prove so doughty and steadfast in the face of adversity. And their simple jests help to brighten an otherwise tedious journey.

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"Elrond is a master of healing, but the weapons of our Enemy are deadly. To tell you the truth, I had very little hope; for I suspected that there was some fragment of the blade still in the closed wound. But it could not be found until last night. Then Elrond removed a splinter. It was deeply buried, and it was working inwards."

Frodo shuddered, remembering the cruel knife with notched blade that had vanished in Strider's hands. "Don't be alarmed!" said Gandalf. "It is gone now. It has been melted. And it seems that Hobbits fade very reluctantly. I have known strong warriors of the Big People who would quickly have been overcome by that splinter, which you bore for seventeen days."