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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 2h

My new article, where I analyze the Metrical Dindshenchas and the Great Oak of Éo Mugna as a possible Celtic Irish influence on Tolkien's Treebeard, is now available. Link: noeliaramos96.substack.com/p/the-metric... #Tolkien #LOTR #Fantasy #Literature

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The “Celtic‑thing” problem in #Tolkien legendarium comes mainly from the limited documentary evidence in his Celtic Library section. Much relevant material is not cited, so Celtic elements in his work are treated as analogies rather than as clearly documented sources.

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Some of the slides I will be using for the upcoming Tolkien seminar on environmentalism, organised by the German Tolkien Society, where I will be speaking on Tolkien’s Treebeard and the Celtic Irish Metrical Dindshenchas. #Tolkien #LOTR #PhD

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My talk on Tolkien’s Nazgûl and the Celtic Irish Sidhe, delivered at Oxonmoot and organised by The Tolkien Society, is now live on YouTube — check it out! ✨🫶🏼 Link: youtu.be/jwq9w5YEi8U #Tolkien #LOTR #Oxonmoot #Literature

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Tracing a narrative arc alongside the Celtic Irish Lebor Gábala Érenn and its deviations, the First and Second Battles of Moytura, with Tolkien's The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings. Quite demanding but rewarding 💪🏼 #LOTR #Tolkien #PhD #Literature

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JACLR @jaclrinfo.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🙌🏻 The Journal of Artistic Creation and Literary Research (JACLR) is officially inviting submissions for Vol. 14.2: Lands of Fear: Gothic and Horror in Literature, Art, and Culture.

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Presentation delivered at Oxonmoot 2026, where I discussed the supernatural horror in Tolkien’s Nazgûl through the Celtic Irish banshee. My warmest thanks to The Tolkien Society for granting me such a wonderful opportunity ✨ #Tolkien #Oxonmoot #LOTR #Oxford

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Many thanks to everyone who joined me today for my talk on the Nazgûl and the banshee. Above all, my thanks to the @tolkiensociety.org for organising this conference and making gatherings like this possible. Sharing this topic with you has been an absolute joy! 🫶🏼 #Tolkien #LOTR #Oxonmoot

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

People assume that Tolkien read all three redactions of the Lebor Gabála Érenn when modelling his Elves. This is not accurate. The issue is far more complex than that. That is precisely my aim: reconstructing a timeline to determine which materials Tolkien used. #Tolkien #LOTR #PhD

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Two days to go until my first #Oxonmoot, where I’ll be giving a talk on Tolkien, the Ringwraiths, and the Celtic Irish banshee. If you’re a fan of Tolkien and horror, this one is for you! 💪🏼 #Tolkien #LOTR #PhD #Oxford

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Elfenomeno.com @elfenomeno.com · 23/08/2026

¿Qué es la Oxonmoot? Cuatro días de Tolkien en Oxford: charlas, debates, arte, música, talleres, comunidad y nombres como Dimitra Fimi, Brian Sibley o Michael Drout. Del 3 al 6 de septiembre, Elfenomeno estará allí. Y os llevamos con nosotros. #Tolkien #Oxonmoot2026 #Elfenomenocom

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Prepared with my special edition of "The Silmarillion", ready to read and cross‑reference the Noldor with the Celtic Tuatha Dé Danann. #Tolkien #LOTR #PhD

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Y esta soy yo, chavales: una servidora, orgullosa de hacerse una 📸 al lado de su mapa de Azeroth. #August2026 #summer #Warcraft

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Some of the slides I will be using for the upcoming #Oxonmoot, organized by the @tolkiensociety.org, where I will be discussing the Nazgûl and the Celtic Sídhe. I’m really looking forward to it! #Tolkien #LOTR

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

If you are interested in the Nazgûl and the supernatural, the talk I will be giving on 5 September at 11:30 a.m. may be of particular interest to you. #Tolkien #LOTR #Oxonmoot

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Whether Goblin Feet can be read as a bridge from Victorian fairy toward a more “Celtic” mode, Princess Ní is the poem that truly reveals the shift. Details like “Elf‑fine hair,” “most slender is she,” and Ní, evokes a sidhe‑like fairy conception. #Tolkien #LOTR #Literature

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

On September 5 at 11:20 (online), I will be giving a talk for the #Oxonmoot Conference, organized by the @tolkiensociety.org, entitled: "Shire...Baggins...": From Nazgûl to the Sídhe in Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) Don't miss it! #Tolkien #LOTR #PhD

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I'll be there with my paper “I Am Not Altogether on Anybody’s Side, Because Nobody is Altogether on My Side”: Treebeard as a Druidic Protector in Tolkien’s Fangorn Forest

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#Tolkien Wood‑sunshine and Goblin Feet mark his shift from Victorian whimsy to a more Celtic fairy. He blends tiny fairies with darker, otherworldly tones. This mix shows him leaving sentimental fairy behind and seeking deeper mythic sources for a more serious imaginative world.

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Check this out! 👀 Source: linktr.ee/noelia.ramos...

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thrilled to see that my paper, “He is the Master of Wood, Water, and Hill”: Is Tom Bombadil the True Key Keeper of the Old Forest?, has reached 1,104 downloads in only a year. I’m more than happy to be contributing to this field 💪🏼📄 #Tolkien #LOTR #PhD

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I am delighted to share that I will be presenting a paper at the forthcoming Oxonmoot Conference at St Anne’s College, @ox.ac.uk, in which I will address Tolkien’s Nazgûl and the Celtic Irish banshee. @tolkiensociety.org @stannescollege.bsky.social #Tolkien #LOTR

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

On July 8-9th, #Tolkien wrote “The Shores of Faery”, one of his earliest poetic explorations of the fairy realm. Together with “Wood-Sunshine” (1910), it marks his earliest move toward a more pagan conception of Faërie—one he would later develop more fully in On Fairy-Stories. #LOTR #PhD

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

One of the souvenirs I brought back from my visit to #Oxford: three volumes that hold far more than words—they capture the essence of faërie from Tolkien’s “On Fairy-Stories.” #Tolkien #LOTR #PhD @bodleian.ox.ac.uk @oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @academic.oup.com

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Photos from my Oxford trip📍—revisiting Tolkien sites and collecting fresh material for my research 📄. #Tolkien #LOTR #Oxford #PhD

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

New acquisitions for my research on #Tolkien and Celtic from today’s visit to Oxford. #LOTR #PhD

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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 29/06/2026

It’s #CameraDay! 📸 Cameras come in all shapes and sizes, and we couldn’t let the day pass without mentioning our own. Opened in 1749, the Radcliffe Camera is one of Oxford’s most photographed and iconic buildings. Camera (n.) from the Latin 'camera' meaning 'room', usually with a vaulted ceiling.

The Radcliffe Camera being photographed through a camera

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Thrilled to be speaking at the upcoming seminar organised by @germantolksoc.bsky.social, presenting on Fangorn and Treebeard. #LOTR #Tolkien

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Delighted to share my newest #article exploring #Celtic influences on #Warcraft @blizzard.com @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com Link: theconversation.com/druidas-natu...

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Delighted to tell you that this article will also come to light soon! #Warcraft @blizzard.com @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Trying to understand Tolkien and his possible Celtic influences is a big 'sort of… but not really.' #Tolkien #LOTR

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Luke Shelton, PhD @lukebshelton.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Can people who have read The Lord of the Rings take a second to answer my poll question? This is for a conference presentation I am giving later this month! #Tolkien #LordOfTheRings

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TolkienGuide @tolkienguide.com · 29/04/2026

#OnThisDay in 1956, #Tolkien writes to George Allen & Unwin. Tolkien wrote to his publisher saying that he was being "honoured/or pestered by would-be illustrators".

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Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to George Allen & Unwin

Tolkien wrote to his publisher saying that he was being "honoured/or pestered by would-be illustrators".

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TolkienGuide @tolkienguide.com · 13/04/2026

#OnThisDay in 1970, #Tolkien writes to Tom Shippey. Tolkien replies to Tom remarking on his paper 'The Author as Philologist'.

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Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Tom Shippey

Tolkien replies to Tom remarking on his paper 'The Author as Philologist'.

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I’m delighted to share that my 📄 has reached 106 downloads in just two weeks. A must-read 📖 for supernatural enthusiasts: scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol... #Tolkien #LOTR #literature #PhD

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 30/03/2026

Oxonmoot 2026 Oxonmoot takes place online and at St Anne's College, Oxford on 3-6 September 2026. Early bird discount ends tomorrow and we're already running low on accommodation. BOOK NOW to avoid disappointment! www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonm... #Tolkien #Booksky

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

After a long work, my new paper on the Nazgûl and the Celtic Irish banshee has been published. #Tolkien #LOTR Source: scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol...

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Tolkien Seminar DTG @tolkienseminardtg.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

📢 #CfP for the 22nd #Tolkien Seminar of the @germantolksoc.bsky.social in cooperation with the Environmental Education Centre in Augsburg and WTP 📜Environment, the World around us, and the Connatural World in Tolkien’s Works #envhum #ecocrit www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/55214/tolkie...

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Tolkien Seminar 2026 – Call for Papers [EN] & Scholarship

The 22st seminar of the German Tolkien Society is supported by Walking Tree Publishers and will take place in cooperation with the Department of Book Science in a hybrid format (mainly in presence but...

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Today marks the birth of one of the most underrated yet brilliant authors of the twentieth century: J. R. R. Tolkien. Born in Bloemfontein—a surprising fact many people are unaware of—he suffered the loss of his father and mother at an early age. Thread 🧵 #Tolkien #LOTR #Literature #PhD

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

It is hardly questionable the 'Celtic' tone #Blizzard draws upon #Warcraft in respect to nature 🌳and most precisely, The Emerald Dream and Nightmare. #Thread 🧵:

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Slides from my 48th AEDEAN Conference presentation #AEDEAN48 #Tolkien #LOTR

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Honored to see my paper 📝 among the most popular! 🫶🏼 Tolkien's lovers, this one's for you: scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol... #Tolkien #lotr #literature #PhD

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JACLR @jaclrinfo.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

🌟 The CFP of our upcoming winter issue is out: JACLR is looking forward to housing your work! ⛄🧣❄🧦🥶 Whether you’ve been pondering submission for a while or just heard about us recently, this is your chance to share your research, academic criticism or creative work with the world! 🌍🛜

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Thrilled to share my latest article📝✨ in the Journal of Tolkien Research! Source: scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol... #Tolkien #Lotr #PhD #literature

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Interviewer: Have you a particular fondness for these comfortable homely things of life that the Shire embodies: the home and pipe and fire and bed - the homely virtues? Tolkien: Haven't you?

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Noelia Ramos-Soria @noeliaramos96.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

A new article on Tolkien and the conception of time within the Elven realms is forthcoming. #Tolkien #LOTR #PhD

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