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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Fans de Tolkien en Île-de-France, je vous donne RDV le 13 octobre à 17h30 pour la première conférence de mon cycle "Lire, illustrer et adapter J.R.R. #Tolkien (1892-1973)" au Pôle culturel La Lanterne de Rambouillet ! Plus d'infos : www.rambouillet-tourisme.fr/lire-illustr... (tant pis pour le "i")

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Another edition of #Oxonmoot, organised by the @tolkiensociety.org , has come and gone. It’s been an exciting, emotional, enchanting few days. I’ve said it before and I'll say it again... [cont']

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Mónica Sanz-Rodríguez @finduriel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Con @mariebreta.bsky.social en su charla sobre su "Long expected PhD" sobre ilustrar a #Tolkien. Todos los que la conocemos estamos muy felices por su doctorado, fruto de una larga y laboriosa investigación. Y sus consejos para gente que esté investigando me las tomaré muy en serio.

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#Mythcon54 hosted by @mythsoc.bsky.social is starting, and I'll be presenting on Sunday on illustrations of #Tolkien 's Lothlórien and Fairy Art! Just so you know, my Powerpoint presentation might be a bit silly, and might also be the most fun I've had putting together slides 👀

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Today on the blog: a long-ish summary in English of my PhD thesis on illustrating #Tolkien And today on my Tipeee is a first look at the talk I'll be giving on Sunday about Lothlórien as a Faerie space in #illustrations (it's a bit extra). voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1442

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What is she Tolkien about? Or a summary of my PhD thesis.

In February 2026, I defended my PhD thesis at the Paris-Créteil University. It’s a 513-page document in French entitled “Illustrer Tolkien : la Terre du Milieu du texte à l’image” ( Illustrating Tolki...

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

New on my Tipeee page: a summary of my #PhD thesis on #Tolkien and illustrations. This is to give you a hopefully detailed overview of what's in there while I continue my quest to find a publishing house (it's long). 👀 fr.tipeee.com/mariebreta/

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Yesterday my grandpa passed into the West, the day after his 94th birthday. He opened the doors of Middle-earth to me 23 years ago. We had a tradition of watching the LotR movies together every two years. I never watched them without him. He will be missed. Namárië

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Grâce à @upecofficiel.bsky.social, ma thèse "Illustrer #Tolkien : la Terre du Milieu du texte à l’image" dirigée par @vincentferre.bsky.social et Isabelle Gadoin est désormais en ligne et accessible ici : theses.hal.science/tel-05632786

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Did I sign up for an online ticket even though I won't be able to watch the event live? Well yes, yes I did. (What a fabulous programme !!)

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Instead of writing “Fairy Art” in the draft of my next paper, I wrote “Dairy Art”, so sorry to the conference organisers but I will now be discussing Lord of the Rings latte art.

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I may have submitted my PhD thesis earlier this week, that doesn't mean my #Tolkien adventures are over! I'm still writing weekly updates on Tipeee regarding the different papers I'm preparing and my quest for publication. 👀 fr.tipeee.com/mariebreta

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

This Barbie has submitted the final_definitive_last_revisions_check version of the PhD thesis to the university for archiving. 😌

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The excellent @joelmerriner.bsky.social is shortlisted for his just-as-excellent book on Tolkien illustrations in the Soviet bloc ! I know who I'll be voting for !

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

A sad day. I never managed to interview Michael Hague for my PhD thesis, but his work features significantly in there.

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Des conférences sur Tolkien *et* Robin Hobb ? J'y serai (en ligne) !

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I don't have many words left in me but this happened today and I'm now a doctor?

A white person with short dark hair wearing a floral dress and a jacket is holding a block of bound paper like a baby.

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Now that I've finished re-reading my PhD thesis I think we can cancel the defence, I know quite well what could be improved on, or I could be the 6th member of the jury. Also I've spotted the million typos, thank you, bye.

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Can we talk about it now??? It's been a highlight of my budding career to be asked to co-author a chapter with @joelmerriner.bsky.social. I'm sooo excited to read everyone's contributions, especially @mercuryreads.bsky.social ✨

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Had a dream about my viva last night. It was utter chaos, small room with lots of people, a jury member sitting next to me (!) was trying to tell me something while my supervisor was giving his speech, and *I did not have the right snacks*.

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Oh no I have to re-read #Tolkien 's letter 340 for work. 😭

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Second viva-related dream last night. This time we were two candidates having our viva in a row so I had to sit through the whole thing and had time to get really tired before it was my turn (I woke up before that). 🤷

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

The #Tolkien #PhD thesis is now on its merry way to my jury, but is it the end of troubles? No! Because there are not just one but two appendices and those couldn't be sent via the official route. I told you finishing this PhD was a never-ending task.

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Yesterday at 4pm while listening to Florence & the Machine, I saved the first readable, complete version of my #Tolkien #PhD thesis. Then I had a little happy cry and a big cuddle with my cat. It only took 8 years.

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Now that the (#PhD) end is nigh (more info on Tipeee), I had my first viva-related dream tonight. I received an email informing me that the viva was postponed. I'm expecting that to be the first dream in a long series. 🙃

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The article I mentioned yesterday as something I might write about how I process images for my #Tolkien PhD... is now ready to share. Tipeee backers get a first look, so join them there if you can't wait (in English after a short introduction in French)! fr.tipeee.com/mariebreta/n...

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I'm currently working on putting together the picture-heavy appendix of my #Tolkien #PhD thesis and thinking a lot about how I go about it. Would anyone be interested in a blog post about that?

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

I wrote a little diary of my time in Oxford for #Oxonmoot, which you can read on my blog before I overthink and delete it because I forgot to mention multiple people and the delightful moments I shared with them. voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1268

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Oxonmoot diary – 2025

I wrote a little diary of my Oxford journey on Instagram and figured I might as well share it here, even though it’s less academic-leaning and more of a personal take. My friend and I arrived in Oxfor...

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Now that I'm back from Oxford and getting slowly reacquainted with the outside world, a PSA regarding my talk on illustrations of Lúthien given for the @tolkiensociety.org and @mythsoc.bsky.social. The speaker at Tolkien2019 I mentioned is not S.R. Westvik but Elyanna Choi. All my apologies to them.

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

My paper "Painting 'the most beautiful of all the Children of Ilúvatar': Aesthetic Beauty in The Silmarillion and its Illustrations" is available to watch in replay thanks to @mythsoc.bsky.social here (pls ignore the technical glitch at the start): dc.swosu.edu/oms/oms4/sch... #Tolkien #Illustration

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Painting “the most beautiful of all the Children of Ilúvatar”: Aesthetic Beauty in <i>The Silmarillion</i> and its Illustrations

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

🧙‍♂️📚 Green Book of the White Downs - "Imladris: In the Library of Elrond" 📗 2025 & 2026 Upcoming Tolkien-related books (17 August 2025) Upcoming list of Tolkien-related books for 2025/26 (finally!) 👉 Check here: greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2025/08/imla... #Tolkien #Book #LOTR #Hobbit

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

No pressure at all, but I’m giving a talk next Saturday at my first Mythopoeic seminar, which is nerve-wracking in itself, and here am I sandwiched in between the two rock stars that are Sara Brown and Kristine Larsen. Lolilol everything’s fine.

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Association Tolkiendil @tolkiendil.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

La section Essais accueille un nouvel article de Gwenaël Houarno , lequel s'est penché sur l’œuvre graphique de Philippe Munch, l'illustrateur du #SeigneurdesAnneaux publié par Folio Junior à partir de la fin des années 80. www.tolkiendil.com/tolkien/etud...

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

It feels like a milestone - I'm mentioned in @thetolkienist.com's #138 Roving Ranger newsletter! Thank you Marcel for shouting out about my upcoming talk on beauty, illustrations and Lúthien. (Pst! The abstact is here 👇) voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1210

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Abstract — Online MidSummer Seminar 2025

This August, I will be giving a talk at the Online MidSummer Seminar 2025 held by the Mythopoeic Society. After a few years as an attendee, I am delighted to be part of the line-up for this edition th...

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Dusting the Tolkien PhD blog with the abstract I submitted (successfully!) to the @mythsoc.bsky.social's upcoming seminar "More Perilous and Fair". My paper will deal with Beauty in illustrations, through the prism of representations of Lúthien. voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1210

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Abstract — Online MidSummer Seminar 2025

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

This Barbie is feeling very lucky to have such amazing friends on her birthday. Look what @cstrnk.bsky.social got me—a first edition, *illustrated* German Silmarillion! It's the second copy of this book I own that I can't read. 🥰 And this cover never ceases to confusticate me.

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Today I finally decided to copy my bibliography into my thesis manuscript, making it pass the 400-page mark! (Of course, I immediately found a missing reference and had to add it both in the thesis MS and in the original bibliography document that I want to keep up-to-date.)

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This was one of the highlights of Oxonmoot 2024 for me ! @mercuryreads.bsky.social on Sam & Frodo's relationship see through the prism of the Greek loves.

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Ravie d'avoir contribué à ce numéro avec un article sur les #illustrations pour #Tolkien de la Reine de Danemark - qui m'a amaiblement autorisé à reproduire quelques images !

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Post a fave character and tag 5 friends ! Nerdanel, by Magdalena Olechny @thetolkienist.com @mercuryreads.bsky.social @cstrnk.bsky.social

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

That feeling when, 5 days before you present a #Tolkien conference that was supposed to simply be the translation of one you gave last year with a bit of context added in for good measure, you discover new tidbits that send you down a rabbit hole. This time: Númenor and American Art Deco.

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The nervousness of having to look through Tolkien's 1970-71 chronology and not wanting to see the mention of Edith's death is real. 😔

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