WINNERS NOW POSTED! - 'Show us Your Hobbit Pride' Giveaway - Celebrating 70 Years of the Hobbit!
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TheOneRing.net is proud to announce the winning entries into the 'Show your Hobbit Pride' Giveaway.
First and foremost - thank you to all who participated. The entries were all top-notch, and we wish we could award something to everyone who participated! Congrats to everyone who entered - it is quite apparent that Hobbit Pride truly swells here at TheOneRing.net.
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Without further delay, we're happy to reveal our winners! The TORn staff had a very hard time picking and choosing between all of the wonderful entries, but in the end, we were able to break it down into a few categories and 17 prize winners. Congrats to all!
ESSAY WINNERS
• Compa_mighty - (Read the Entry) - wins 'The History of the Hobbit' Boxed Set
• Magpie - (Read the Entry) - wins 'The History of the Hobbit' Boxed Set
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CLAMING PRIZES
If you were lucky enough to be one of our winners, please private message me via TheOneRing.net boards. You can do this by simply clicking on my name 'Calisuri' and then clicking on the button in the lower right that says 'Send Private Message.' Please send me your full name, board name, postal address, email, and phone. Please allow us 6-8 weeks to deliver your prize (hopefully sooner!)
THE PRIZES
There will be many prizes offered to the winners of our 'Hobbit Pride' giveaway. Here are just a few that we can specifically name. Expect this list to grow! And please support our sponsors by clicking on their logos above!
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OFFICIAL RULES
Official rules are listed below. By entering this giveaway you are automatically agreeing to the Terms and Conditions of giveaway entry.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONTEST ENTRY
Who can enter?: This Giveaway is open to all TheOneRing.net Registered Message Board internet visitors, between the dates of Sept 22nd 2007 and Oct 12th 2007 (Times based on US Eastern Time)
Method of Entry: To enter the giveaway, go to www.theonering.net/hobbit70 to enter on-line. Limit one entry per user, household, postal address. Winning entrants must respond within 2 days to our email notification or the prize will be offered to another visitor.
Winners: Winners will be judged by the staff of TheOneRing.net and posted on Oct 26th 2007.
Prize(s): See listing of prizes above.
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(This post was edited by calisuri on Nov 6 2007, 6:14pm)
There once was a Hobbit from Nan. . .
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I don't have an entry and in fact will be a judge, and I really can't wait to see what y'all come up with here.
Kudos to Calisuri and TPTB that put this thing on the message boards (a 1st) and for coming up with great prizes.
Did I mention that I can't wait to see the results? If we live in trying times, we must be the ones who try. If the future is looking dark, we must be the ones who shine.
Everything I needed to know, I learned from The Hobbit
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I was 18 when I first pushed open the gate at Bag End. I explored all the new paths I found in the Shire and delighted at all of the inhabitants and wonderful new things I experienced. I followed Bilbo to Rivendell and stood with him on the doorstep of Smaug’s lair inside The Lonely Mountain. As I stood on the brink of the Battle of the Five Armies with the burglar, I understood how one small person can truly change the course of one world.
Now I am 50 and I still visit The Shire on a yearly basis. Just as some people make a yearly pilgrimage to the beach, I go to The Shire to visit old friends. We wander all of the old paths and share some Longbottom leaf. We take tea together at the Green Dragon and talk about how everything I needed to know about life, I learned from the Hobbit. And every year as I end my visit and close the gate to Bag End, I look forward to the next time my feet are set upon the Road that goes ever on toward the Shire.
who was loved by a tall, western man...
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When he said 'This can't be!' She just smiled at his knee And said, 'Take me, you fab Dunedan!'
Do I win? oh no wait - I'm staff.... darnit! Oh well, I'll just look forward to seeing results too!! 'There are older and fouler things than orcs in the deep places of my fridge...'
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I have ridden the barrels and riddled in the dark.
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I have ridden the barrels and riddled in the dark. I have been to the lair of Smaug and I have fought along side the Lake Men as he flew above. These are memories of mine, shared with the world through Tolkien’s words. And these are what propelled me to become a published fantasy writer.
If it was not for the Spiders of Mirkwood Forest I might just be a journalist, or (god forbid!) a writer of the mundane. Instead I spend my days traveling in cellar worlds, sword in one hand and lantern in the other,dimly illuminating the caverns around me.
Now each night I read to my children a chapter out of The Hobbit. It is a joy to watch their eyes shine when William and Tom argue over cooking the dwarves, or watching them shout in excitement when Gandalf threatens the goblin king with glamdring.
I know that some day they will sit down, typing away, writing of their own words, their own worlds, their own travels. That is what the Hobbit is- freedom from the mundane and the desire to create and explore. It is a gift of infinite adventures.
http://pauljessup.kapo.ws
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I started to type "Nantucket" but you decided better of it
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And then you go and make Nan into its own thing. How innocent of you. Thanks! If we live in trying times, we must be the ones who try. If the future is looking dark, we must be the ones who shine.
As a child I read a magic tale, Of Gandalf, Thorin and Bard of Dale, Of dungeon deep and hollow hall, And a throne beneath a mountain tall.
The book told me of dwarves and gold, Of dragons, maps and realms of old, Of riddles told deep in the dark And a bowman hitting his monstrous mark.
It was a hobbit’s tale of hidden doors, Of spiders, buttons and goblin wars, Of hungry trolls by the fireside, An Elven king and a barrel ride.
And in my mind I did see A world in which I longed to be: Where runes appeared in clear moonlight And eagles saved you from your plight.
Where a man could change into a bear And a burglar sneak into a dragon’s lair, Where birds could speak and elves did dwell In Elrond’s magic Rivendell.
As I turned the pages of the book I followed every step the hobbit took. I saw him find a ring of gold And flee from Gollum’s fearsome hold.
And though I didn’t know it then, I’d go back into that world again In other books, read late at night In the pale circle of my bedside light.
Now a part of me is always there In the world that Tolkien chose to share And I know how much it can be worth To have found the door to Middle Earth.
No wonder all writers want to direct: one still has to put up with a load of nonsense, but even if wearing two hats (writer and director), there is one under which one is not called a thief and then raped - David Mamet
There once was a hobbit named Baggins, who trekked there and back to meet dragons. One thirteenth the treasure was wealth beyond measure. (Though he'd rather stay home tipping flagons!)
He cared nothing for drawing attention. Thought Adventure a foolish invention. The shy little fellow preferred his life mellow ... but Adventure had other intentions!
His exploits were many and varied, and often turned out to be harried. Through war, pain and strife he escaped with his life ... and no clue just whose jewelry he carried!
Here's my entry, a fanart I did with Photoshop, using Martin Freeman as Bilbo. In the book we can see Bilbo with a pipe and Gandalf, one fine morning of April; Gollum sitting right next to Bilbo making him nervous while he's trying to guess a riddle; Bilbo running away from Smaug, and finally the Ring.
Using the hero machine, here is the start of a party of Dwarves
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This isn't an official entry, but I can't believe how few people are responding to this chance to win GREAT prizes. There is a whole post with the Hero Machine in "off topic". Anybody feel free to flesh out my party here with Dwarves, a wizard or a Hobbit of your own.
No wonder all writers want to direct: one still has to put up with a load of nonsense, but even if wearing two hats (writer and director), there is one under which one is not called a thief and then raped - David Mamet
“There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Tale” Tells of Bilbo's adventures on trail To the Lonely Mountain To face Smaug the dragon In the East near the Men's town of Dale.
His companions were twelve dwarves each day And sometimes there was Gandalf the Grey. Three trolls gave them a scare, As did Beorn the bear, But in Rivendell had pleasant stay.
In his Misty Mountain wanderings, He met Gollum and puzzled out things. Later dwarf friends set free From Mirkwood elves, did he. Events lead into “Lord of the Rings.”
On this 70th anniversary the time is surely ripe, to have some tea and seedcakes and enjoy a good full pipe. When these times we all live in seem so filled with wrath and ire, how nice it is to take a break and escape into the Shire. For I think our world, just maybe, might be a better place, if human beings, like hobbits, could be a kinder race. So release your inner Baggins and a little of your Tookish side; treat your fellow beings with kindness and respect, and show them all your Hobbit Pride!
Somewhere under the Misty Mountains, Bilbo Baggins goes from a quivering wet mass of useless baggage to a Burglar. Luck brings him a ring of invisibility, but what did Gollum do with it? Hide in the dark. Bilbo has luck, but he also has courage and wits – or finds them, alone in the dark.
And how much does the ring help Bilbo? The wargs and Smaug can smell him out. The ring doesn’t protect him from getting hurt in the Battle of Five Armies. The ring may hide him from the giant spiders, but it was his idea to take off the ring and taunt them in order to save his friends.
Yes, the ring helps, and Bilbo is lucky to have it. But without courage and wits, he would not have learned to rely on his luck, even to the point of tempting fate. Bilbo becomes a catalyst, an instrument of fate, a symbol of luck – after all, he was chosen for luck, the fourteenth member.
But without courage and wits, all the luck in the world would not have done Bilbo any good.
This was so much fun! :-D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chance Meeting at Rivendell: a Tolkien Fanfic and some other stuff I wrote... leleni at hotmail dot com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." --Terry Pratchett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This isn't an official entry, but I can't believe how few people are responding to this chance to win GREAT prizes. There is a whole post with the Hero Machine in "off topic". Anybody feel free to flesh out my party here with Dwarves, a wizard or a Hobbit of your own.
I am glad I could provide the excuse you needed. THANKS! No wonder all writers want to direct: one still has to put up with a load of nonsense, but even if wearing two hats (writer and director), there is one under which one is not called a thief and then raped - David Mamet
WINNERS NOW POSTED! - 'Show us Your Hobbit Pride' Giveaway - Celebrating 70 Years of the Hobbit!
oh no wait - I'm staff.... darnit! Oh well, I'll just look forward to seeing results too!! 
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