What is the scent of spring in Rivendell or summer in Gondor? Could you close your eyes and recognize by the smell if you are in Mirkwood or in the Shire? And surely you could recognize athelas by its scent... There are also some places and creatures that do not smell that well, with Aragorn's own words about Gollum: "I was glad to be rid of his company, for he stank."
In your story, you can use any smell you want, pleasant or unpleasant. It can please the senses, or warn of danger, like the change in the air before a storm or the smell of some dangerous creature approaching. It can trigger a memory, long forgotten, that resurfaces with the remembered smell. In pictures you can depict something with a strong or characteristic scent, that we could clearly imagine when looking at it.
The deadline for this challenge is April 25th.
For writers: send your stories to teitho.contest@gmail.com. As usually, the contest is anonymous and the story can't be posted publicaly until the results of the challenge are announced. Aragorn or Legolas must be at least mentioned in your story.
For artists: Submit your picture into the Teitho gallery folder of Arda-Inspired at deviantArt. The picture should be new, drawn specifically for the challenge. State that you are submitting it to the contest in the artist's comments.
Happy writing and drawing!
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nautika, StarLight, and Mirach