...in a Galaxy far, far away...
J.R.R. Tolkien penned this line in what became
The Silmarillion:
But the Noldoli overcame the Teleri and took their ships, and fared slowly north along the rocky coasts in great peril and hardship and amid dissensions.
That wasn't good enough for
Wilwa however, and she drew it into this:
LadyBrooke was said to be influenced by this drawing when she wrote the following:
In a race to see who gets to have hardship and dissension, the Noldoli are beating the Teleri.
This, in turn, was pictured by
Oddwen:
Dancing Spawn of Ungoliant issued her rebuttal in the now famous words:
Barely anything remained after a gang of bloodthirsty dwarf hoodlums (wearing Gandalf's hat collection) rampaged through Lothlórien - even Galadriel's yacht didn't survive.
The argument that ensued was summed up in this picture by
A Little Green:
Laurinquë is believed to have been referring to this, when she wrote:
Under the gaze of an apathetic Ilúvatar, a band of speciesist, anarchistic, Dwarves rampage through the Old Forrest to demonstrate their displeasure towards the current King. Meanwhile, the Swan of Doom awaits.
To be continued.... (no posting till the whole story is told--please)