Marie Bretagnolle
@mariebreta.bsky.social
PhD researcher studying #illustrations for #Tolkien's Middle-earth stories, at Paris-Est Créteil University. She / they.
PhD blog at voirtolkien.hypotheses.org
PhD blog at voirtolkien.hypotheses.org
Des conférences sur Tolkien *et* Robin Hobb ? J'y serai (en ligne) !
20-21 février 2026 : colloque international "Comment on écrit l'histoire fictive" : l'influence de l'historiographie, de Paul Veyne à Jacques Le Goff, chez les auteurs de littérature de l'imaginaire
INHA, Paris, accès libre, et à distance !
fantasyartandstudies.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/c...
INHA, Paris, accès libre, et à distance !
fantasyartandstudies.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/c...
February 13, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Des conférences sur Tolkien *et* Robin Hobb ? J'y serai (en ligne) !
I don't have many words left in me but this happened today and I'm now a doctor?
February 10, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I don't have many words left in me but this happened today and I'm now a doctor?
I am honoured on multiple levels !
What better occasion for my first post on Bluesky than my brilliant friend @mariebreta.bsky.social defending her PhD thesis on #Tolkien and #TolkienIllustrations at @upecofficiel.bsky.social today.
Marie, you are amazing!
#TolkienScholarship
Marie, you are amazing!
#TolkienScholarship
February 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I am honoured on multiple levels !
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.
February 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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.
I've announced my thesis defence on my blog, along with a few stats for those who enjoy them! #Tolkien
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1424
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1424
Announcing my thesis defence
It’s official: my thesis defence is happening next week. Do I wish to postpone this event I’ve been fearing for 8 years now? Undoubtedly. Am I ready to be done with the PhD? Also yes. That being said,...
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I've announced my thesis defence on my blog, along with a few stats for those who enjoy them! #Tolkien
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1424
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1424
C'est officiel, ma soutenance de thèse a lieu dans... 8 jours. Le jour que je redoute depuis... 8 ans. 😱
It's official, my thesis defence is in... 8 days. The day I've been scared about for the past... 8 years. 😱
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It's official, my thesis defence is in... 8 days. The day I've been scared about for the past... 8 years. 😱
www.fabula.org/actualites/1...
Illustrer Tolkien : la Terre du Milieu du texte à l'image, soutenance de thèse de M. Bretagnolle (dir. Vincent Ferré & Isabelle Gadoin, Paris 12)
Marie Bretagnolle, doctorante à l'Université Paris-Est Créteil en littérature générale et comparée, soutiendra le 10 février 2026 sa thèse intitulée Illustrer Tolkien : la Terre du Milieu du texte à l...
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February 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM
C'est officiel, ma soutenance de thèse a lieu dans... 8 jours. Le jour que je redoute depuis... 8 ans. 😱
It's official, my thesis defence is in... 8 days. The day I've been scared about for the past... 8 years. 😱
www.fabula.org/actualites/1...
It's official, my thesis defence is in... 8 days. The day I've been scared about for the past... 8 years. 😱
www.fabula.org/actualites/1...
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 ✨
Submitted today! Following a few years of rigorous peer-review and working with my co-editor @lukebshelton.bsky.social and many Tolkienists!
- 44 chapters
- 46 Tolkien scholars globally
- over 280K words overall
Still tons of work to do as proofs arrive, but feels like a moment to celebrate. ☺️
- 44 chapters
- 46 Tolkien scholars globally
- over 280K words overall
Still tons of work to do as proofs arrive, but feels like a moment to celebrate. ☺️
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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 ✨
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*.
January 15, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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*.
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). 🤷
December 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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). 🤷
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. 🙃
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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. 🙃
The insight on how I deal with images in my #Tolkien #PhD is up on my blog! Fuelled by countless hours putting together the PhD appendix with alllll the #illustrations.
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1301
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1301
An insight into putting together the PhD appendices – pictures galore
At the moment, I’m neck-deep into revisions of my PhD thesis text, and into putting together the appendices. Of course a PhD on J.R.R. and Christopher Tolkien must have appendices. Specifically, the i...
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org
October 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The insight on how I deal with images in my #Tolkien #PhD is up on my blog! Fuelled by countless hours putting together the PhD appendix with alllll the #illustrations.
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1301
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1301
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)!
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October 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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...
fr.tipeee.com/mariebreta/n...
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
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1268
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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September 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1268
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.
September 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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.
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
#Tolkien #Illustration
Painting “the most beautiful of all the Children of Ilúvatar”: Aesthetic Beauty in <i>The Silmarillion</i> and its Illustrations
By Marie Bretagnolle, Published on 08/02/25
dc.swosu.edu
August 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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
#Tolkien #Illustration
Reposted by Marie Bretagnolle
🧙♂️📚 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
Upcoming list of Tolkien-related books for 2025/26 (finally!)
👉 Check here: greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2025/08/imla...
#Tolkien #Book #LOTR #Hobbit
August 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🧙♂️📚 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
Upcoming list of Tolkien-related books for 2025/26 (finally!)
👉 Check here: greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2025/08/imla...
#Tolkien #Book #LOTR #Hobbit
It's almost OMS o'clock! Today at 5pm UTC I'll be speaking at @mythsoc.bsky.social 's seminar about Lúthien and the representation of beauty in #illustrations for #Tolkien 's Silmarillion.
Abstract here: voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1210
Abstract here: voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1210
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...
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org
August 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It's almost OMS o'clock! Today at 5pm UTC I'll be speaking at @mythsoc.bsky.social 's seminar about Lúthien and the representation of beauty in #illustrations for #Tolkien 's Silmarillion.
Abstract here: voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1210
Abstract here: voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1210
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.
July 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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.
I've felt a renewed interest for the Queen of Denmark's illustrations for #Tolkien 's #TheLordOfTheRings in the past weeks so decided to publish the 2022 talk I gave on the subject. Pictures not included for copyright, and a bit of context provided as an introduction.
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1224
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1224
A Princess illustrates The Lord of the Rings: Ingahild Grathmer, Eric Fraser and the Folio Society — Oxonmoot 2022
In 2022, I presented this paper at the Tolkien’s Society convention Oxonmoot. It was meant as a follow-up to the 2019 talk I gave at Tolkien2019 in Birmingham, which was published in 2025 thanks to th...
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July 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I've felt a renewed interest for the Queen of Denmark's illustrations for #Tolkien 's #TheLordOfTheRings in the past weeks so decided to publish the 2022 talk I gave on the subject. Pictures not included for copyright, and a bit of context provided as an introduction.
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1224
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1224
Reposted by Marie Bretagnolle
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...
www.tolkiendil.com/tolkien/etud...
July 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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...
www.tolkiendil.com/tolkien/etud...
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
(Pst! The abstact is here 👇)
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1210
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...
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org
May 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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
(Pst! The abstact is here 👇)
voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1210