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"It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to."
- Bilbo Baggins
As we stand on a doorstep of the new year in December, our theme for this month is Doors.
It's at the green round door where we first meet Bilbo and begin our Middle-earth adventures. It's a dangerous business indeed, stepping out of them. The story takes you through many doors and gates: through the secret door in the Mountain leading to a dragon's den, through the password-protected Doors of Durin leading to Moria, through the Dark Door leading to the Paths of the Dead and the seven gates of Minas Tirith, until you finally get to the very Black Gate of Mordor. How different it is from the green round door where everything started!
A door or doorway symbolizes the transition and passageway from one place to another. It is both and entrance and an exit. An open door has been a long-time symbol of a new beginning. An open door shows that there’s a way out and can also provide a view of what lies ahead. A closed or locked door, on the other hand, can represent a dead end or create the feeling that there’s no way out. It is often used to symbolize the passage from one world to another in religion, mythology, and literature. You can use this symbolism in your story instead of an actual door or gate.
For the general rules about writing your story or drawing a picture for Teitho, check our rules page on the Teitho website!
And the winners are:
A Glimpse through the Doorway by Linda HoylandDoor to the Past by Darkover 2nd place
Escaping the Dark by Cassie Hughes 3rd place
Homecoming by Finfinfin 1st place
Mellon by lotrfn 3rd place
Happy reading and congratulations to the winners!
Your Teitho-moderator,
Teitho - August and September: *Consequences*
This month we are delighted to report that voting and submissions are up and that many of you replied to last month’s survey about making the new rules permanent. Here are the results!
One consequence of the survey is that most of the new rules will be kept. Another is that the challenge for August and September will be:
Consequences!
Consequences are usually a result or effect of a particular action or condition, often one that is bad or inconvenient but not necessarily so. A negative consequence could be sleeping in and missing an important meeting. Forgeting to shut a gate and letting an animal get free. Or, more seriously, le
Teitho: *five ingredients* winners
For the months of July and August, we once again have a delicious recipe for you to prepare. The ingredients are all listed below, but how you mix-n-mash them is completely up to you! As all great cooks make recipes their own by adding little touches and intriguing twists, don’t forget to spice the result with your favourite flavours. This month, let's see what you can bake for our hungry Middle-Earth and Arda appetites!
The five ingredients are:
humorous friendship momentspilled bloodstarsmisplaced bookflying creature
Each item on the list must appear in your story at least once, either physically or in dialogue. You don't have
Teitho: *Songs* winners
The theme for June and July is Songs. Thanks to Shire Rose for the suggestion!
Songs have been used since language was invented, and for a wide variety of reasons. Some songs preserve history, or make it easier to remember a list. A love song can melt our hearts, while a battle song can stir us to action. Others are cautionary tales, and some are purely for entertainment.
There is no end to the ways that songs can be used. Perhaps a Gondorian farmer sings to himself to help keep a steady rhythm as he harvests his grain. Sailors from Dol Amroth might sing a chanty together as they hoist the sails at the start of a journey up the Anduin, to h
Teitho: *Customs* winners
Our theme for May and June is Customs. They are defined as cultural ideas — a patterned way of behaving that is considered characteristic of a social system. Customs regulate social interactions. Do you shake hands, bow or kiss when greeting someone?
Customs or traditions are unwritten ways of doing things, handed down from one generation to another. They vary from society to society and differences in customs can create confusion, unintentional faux pas or even conflict.
How do customs figure in Tolkien’s work? The Hobbits have a custom of giving gifts on their birthdays, rather than receiving them. Faramir and his men take a
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