December is almost there and that means christmas is coming. This is the season when we spend more time with our families and friends and when we take a special joy in finding gifts for our loved ones. And surely, our heroes like gifts as well, therefore the theme for December is Giving Gifts, Receiving Gifts.

On which occasion would you get gifts in the different societies in Middle Earth? For your birthday? For solstice? Are there other special occasions? And what could you give the King of Gondor or Arnor? What present should you get an elf who has everything for his begetting day? Must a gift always be tangible? Besides the obvious book, swords or candlestick - what else could be considered a gift? What about love, friendship, loyalty, trust?

Choose this theme to explore different cultures and the contexts in which the give and receive gifts. Or choose this theme to write about families and friends!

And here are the winners:

A Gift by KyMahalei
A Gift for Faramir by Linda Hoyland 3rd place
A Horse and Her Master by Daisymall13
A King in Winter by Jedi Sapphire
Broken Horses by raniel42
The Greatest Gift by Lady Firniswin
The Greatest Gift II by WendWriter
Melyanna by AiedailWing
Sword and Bow by StarLight 2nd place
The Gift to the Second Children by Lirulin
The Last Gift by Nieriel Raina 1rst place

Your Teitho-moderators,
Alina & Michelle