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Jolly's Journals |
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Ah, it appears that you've stumbled upon a dusty book in the back of the Mistress' Library. Let me tell you a little bit about the former owner of this Journal, one Wilcombe Cotton, better known as 'Jolly.'
Jolly Cotton is the twin brother of Rosie Cotton. He is mentioned only in passing in The Red Book, but it is to be assumed that he was a good friend of Samwise Gamgee. In Bill the Pony's 'The Making of Samwise' he is featured as a former lover of Sam's. That story can be found here. |
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The Diaries of the Library of Moria Madames |
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In the scrolls of a well known place known to locals as 'The Library of Moria', there lay the writings of what have been come to be known as 'The Claimed Characters.' The Lords and Ladies who frequent The Library of Moria got the idea to claim characters from J.R.R. Tolkien's literary works and write journal entries for those claimed characters. Often than not, these entries were ridiculous but highly amusing. They are not by any means meant to be taken as a serious interpretation of the characters, in fanfiction or in The Red Book. They are pure, unforgiving fun.
My claimed character is Jolly, and I enjoy writing his silly escapades. You can find all the claimed characters' diaries by clicking on the link above; and you can find my Jolly's ramblings below. Happy readings and remember: this is all in good fun! I beg you not to be offended, particular in my portrayal of Rosie, Jolly's twin sister. |
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Where we are introduced to Wilcombe (Jolly) Cotton, learn of his thievery of his sister's belongings, and of his disdain for the one called Baggins. |
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Entry the First: |
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Where we learn of Jolly's less jolly nature, and are first introduced to The Brandybuck who 'can get a lass pregnant just by looking at her.' |
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Entry the Second: |
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Entry the Third |
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Where we learn of the Party and Jolly's great 'ironic' night. |
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Where Jolly acts before he thinks and subsequently calls himself a 'trollop'. |
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Entry the Fourth |
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Where Jolly laments his hastiness and gets recieves and unexpected (and unwelcome) guest. |
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Entry the Fifth |
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Where Baggins comes to call and gives Jolly a startling revelation. |
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Entry the Sixth |
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Entry the Seventh |
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In which Jolly confesses and inadvertantly makes a mess of things again. Also, who is this stranger in the stable? |
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Entry the Eighth |
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In which Jolly is first startled and then shushed. Everard plants some unconventional ideas in a country hobbit's head. |
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In which Jolly is comandeered into searching for a missing Took and witnesses something shocking. |
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Entry the Ninth |
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Entry the Tenth |
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In which Lotho gets under Jolly's skin. |
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Entry the Eleventh |
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In which Jolly gets rained upon. |
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Entry the Twelfth |
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In which Jolly returns home only to be given more bad news by his sister. |
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Entry the Thirteenth |
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In which Jolly finds that Lotho is abiding at an unexpected smial... |
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Ev's Ramblings |
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You've done some more searching among the dusty shelves of the Library, haven't you? No, this is not another tome of Jolly's. The handwriting is not that of any of the traveler's either. The words on this parchment were scribbed by Everard Took, kins-hobbit to the famous Peregrin Took. He appears briefly in the Red Book at old Bilbo Baggins' birthday, dancing the Spring Ringle. Nothing more is said of him in the Red Book, but there is much more to his story...open and read, if you'd like, but mind you don't tear the pages!! |
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Number One: Gypsy Boy |
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Here we meet young Everard for the first time, and learn of his nonconventional aspirations. |
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Here Everard decides to hide from unwanted relatives and subsequentally wants to have a bit of fun. |
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Number Two: Hiding Out |
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Here Everard is forced to endure the company of one Lotho Sacksville-Baggins. A decision is made, one that Ev is not entirely happy with. |
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Number Three: Dinner with Lotho |
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Something isn't quite right in the forest, and something *definetely* isn't right between Lotho and Everard. |
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Number Four: Interlude at the Campsite |
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A rather suspicious sequence of unfortunate events leads Everard to question his own actions. |
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Number Five: An Series of Unfortunate Events |
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Left alone with Lotho, Everard makes a move and learns something about himself that frightens him. A decision is made and now Ev is alone. |
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Number Six: Turning Point. |
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Number Seven: Big Person |
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Frustrated and undeniably lost, Everard quite literally runs into one of the Big Folk: A self proclaimed Ranger who seems determined to fluster Ev. |
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Number Eight: Discouraged. |
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Everard begins to learn that adventuring is not all fun and games. Alone and cold, Ev begins to miss Lotho. |
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The above artwork is by the lovely Dinen Glamour, whose claimed characters are Merry and Lotho. She did this on paint which, frankly, astounds me. |
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More to come...... |
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