No Man's Woman
Challenge Details
Tolkien wrote of many brave women, but many of the stories are just sketches, and many others are seen primarily through the male gaze—as wives of..., as daughters of..., and as sisters of....
But what about the other side? What about women in themselves? The idea of this challenge is to focus on what they can give/do in their own right and for their own sakes, or at least, not fundamentally for the sake of their particular men.
Show us the women of Middle-earth—in war or peace, show their achievements, their accomplishments, what they did for Middle-earth, for their people in general, as women, and not as somebody's woman. There is no limit on what viewpoint you can adopt, so long as it is feminine.
This challenge ends on August 19, 2004.
But what about the other side? What about women in themselves? The idea of this challenge is to focus on what they can give/do in their own right and for their own sakes, or at least, not fundamentally for the sake of their particular men.
Show us the women of Middle-earth—in war or peace, show their achievements, their accomplishments, what they did for Middle-earth, for their people in general, as women, and not as somebody's woman. There is no limit on what viewpoint you can adopt, so long as it is feminine.
This challenge ends on August 19, 2004.
Entries with Stories
The following authors have entered a story in the Challenge.
- AmandaK - Enmities
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 16 Sep 04
- While men will fight for honor, renown and riches, women have other reasons to fight. A retrospective look at the War of the Ring from an unusual viewpoint. Written for the No Man's Woman-challenge. Mostly set in movieverse.
- Dwimordene - Making of Boys, The
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 15 Dec 06
- The men and women of the Houses of Healing prepare themselves and their young charges for war as best they can. Ioreth, Bergil, and the boys of Minas Tirith.
1st Place 2005 MEFAs—Gondor: Houses of Healing - Forodwaith - Valour without Renown
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 21 Oct 07
- The War of the Ring cost Hama's daughter everything she holds dear. Can she find the necessary strength to rebuild her life?
An attempt to write of the War from the perspective of a very ordinary inhabitant of Middle-Earth. No explicit violence, but scenes dealing with the aftermath of war. - Lady S - Mirabella
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 17 Jan 12
A young hobbit tells the story of her life in the shire, through famine, war and the coming of Gandalf.
- Nessime - Ashes and Dust
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 07 Feb 06
- One young woman's choices in a time of war.
- Werecat - In Umbar, at the Docks
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 30 Dec 06
- In Umbar, at the docks, looks can be deceiving. This is a tale of beggars, queens, and cats.
This story can be read as a sequel to Nine Lives but stands well on its own.
MEFAs 2005: First Place, Mystery
Mithrils 2005: Runner-up, Minor Character
Mithrils 2005: Winner, Best Short Story or Vignette
Placeholders
The following authors have entered a placeholder in the Challenge.
