Today's Date in the Shire 30 Foreyule T.A. 3018: The Fellowship of the Ring travels south along the western edge of the Misty Mountains.

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The Winners Congratulations to the winners of The Barrow-Downs Fellowship of the Ring Essay Contest! We had almost 250 essays submitted, and most of them were very good, so the competition was fierce. Gollum was our most written about Fellowship 'member', with Samwise Gamgee coming in a close second. Surprisingly, we did get as many love letters to Legolas as we thought we might. Excellent!! Grouped by their age categories, here are our favorite essays 13 and under First Place Boromir's Journey Erin Weeks Second Place Legolas by Tim Townshend Age 14-17 First Place Samwise the ... Star? by Kaitlyn Elisabet Bonsell Second Place Gollum: A Character of Complexities by Robbie Hill Age 18-22 First Place In Defence Of Sméagol by Kate Ward (aka Vorciriel) Second Place Slinker and Stinker: A Study of Sméagol in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings by HobbitAinsley 23 and Over First Place Ernil i Pheriannath: The Fantastic, Journey of Peregrin Took by Lyta Underhill Second Place In After Years by Terry Davies (aka Faenaduial) Prizes One First Place prize will be awarded to each Age category. Additional Prizes may be awarded to selected runner-ups in each Age Category, based on the availability of prizes. First Place Prizes Each winner in each category will win a The Two Towers Soundtrack CD Additional Prizes Second place in each category will win a Barrow-Downs Golf Cap

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