Well, this was certainly an alternate history of LOTR.
I had a nice, peaceful start in the BC, getting the CS Sling in 650 BC. My decision to grab Buddhism as an early religion did me no good in the long run, though, since Denethor converted everyone else to Judaism but the Hindu Elves.
Denethor was upset that I didn't give him some tech, so he declared war on me in 300. I fight off his invasion stack and make peace with him--and he promptly volunteers to become Theoden's vassal!
Saruman goes to war against Galadriel in 660. I agree to help defend her, thinking a border city is an easy target, but before I can take that city, he decides to make my capital (the Grey Havens) the target of his invasion stack, led by the dread Ballista Oliphaunts. I eliminate his stacks and finally take that border city, but he still won't agree to peace.
Meanwhile, Denethor has been elected to head the AP, Dain has joined the war against Galadriel and Saruman has made peace with her. Denethor proposes to "stop the war against Saruman" and everyone but Galadriel (but
including Saruman) vote in favor of it in 1130.
Although I'm a pitiful 4th in score, I try to resume a peaceful strategy, while Sauron, Theoden and Denethor all join the war against Galadriel. Only Dain makes peace with her.
And then, in 1230, Denethor (
still Theoden's vassal) wins a Religious Victory.
Maybe Faramir gave him the One Ring from my nephew Frodo...