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Hello everybody,

Here I list my contributions on J.R.R. Tolkien's works.

==== Maps and cartography ====

[[File:Airyyn - The Wanderings of Hurin.jpg|thumb|''[[The Wanderings of Húrin]]'', by Airyyn (sept. 2015).]]
Currently, I create maps with the pseudonym of Airyyn which I post [https://www.deviantart.com/airyyn on DeviantArt] (see an example on the right).
[[File:Airyyn - Journeys of Tuor.jpg|thumb|''Journeys of [[Tuor]]'', by Airyyn (2015).]]
[[File:March_of_the_Quendi_Airyyn.jpg|center|thumb|950x950px|Infographic depicting the March of the Quendi, such as described by Tolkien in ''[[The Nature of Middle-earth]]'' (p.47, p.49-53). The picture shows the itinerary of the Quendi in Middle-earth (at the top) associated with a timeline (center) in valian years and in solar years from the Awakening, and the number of Eldar (bottom).]]
[[File:The First 'Silmarillion' Map - Airyyn.png|thumb|400px|A new rendering of the First Silmarillion map.]]
[[File:Regional maps of MERP - Airyyn.png|thumb|alt=Infographic showing the regional maps included in each module of the Middle-earth Role Playing Game (MERP)|Infographic showing the regional maps included in each module of the Middle-earth Role Playing Game (MERP, 1st and 2nd edition) during the period 1982-1997. Most of the regional maps were designed by [[Pete Fenlon]] at the scale 1’’ = 20 miles. Infographic by [[User:Airyn|Airyn]] (2025).]]
[[File:The First 'Silmarillion' Map in 3D - Airyyn.png|thumb|400px|Axonometric view of the First ''Silmarillion'' map, by [[User:Airyn|Airynn]] (2017).]]

With additional works :
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/galerie/ayrinhac_simon/carte_du_col_de_tarlang A map of Tarlang's Neck], published in Tolkiendil Calendar 2019.
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/asso/mag/mag7 The journeys of Lady Haleth], a map published in magazine [[L'Arc et le Heaume 7|''l'Arc et le Heaume n°7'']].

==== Articles and essays ====

I am a member of french [https://www.tolkiendil.com/asso association Tolkiendil], where I published some essays (in french) on line :
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/essais/legendaire/la_composition_du_silmarillion The composition of ''The Silmarillion''] (2014).
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/tolkien/etudes/representation_cartographique On the Tolkien's cartographic representation] (2016).
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/essais/geographie/panorama_cartographes An overview of the Middle-earth cartographers] (2018).
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/essais/geographie/coordonnes_geographiques About geographical coordinates in Middle-earth] (2020).
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/essais/geographie/comte_dimensions_bordures The Shire, size and borders] (2022).
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/essais/peuples/vieillissement On the ageing of the elves in ''The Nature of Middle-Earth''] (2022).
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/essais/peuples/demographie-elfique Demography of the elves in ''The Nature of Middle-Earth'']  (2023).
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/tolkien/sur-tolkien/critiques/atlas_fonstad_premiere_edition On the Fonstad's ''Atlas of Middle-earth – the first edition (1981)] (2023)
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/essais/geographie/terre_du_milieu_sur_le_globe Middle-earth on the globe]  (february 2025).
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/essais/geographie/carte_generale_versions The general map of Middle-earth: List of sketches and published versions] (march 2025).
* [https://www.tolkiendil.com/essais/geographie/cartes_du_silmarillion The maps of ''The Silmarillion'' : sketches and published versions] (december 2025).

I published some essays on the website [https://www.jrrvf.com/ JRRVF.com] :
* [https://www.jrrvf.com/precieux-heritage/essais/articles-de-portee-generale/atlas-geopolitique-du-beleriand/ A geopolitical atlas of Beleriand], the stories in Beleriand illustrated by 20 maps (2014).
* [https://www.jrrvf.com/precieux-heritage/essais/articles-de-portee-generale/tolkien-et-la-ludic-fantasy/ Tolkien and the ludic fantasy], the works of Tolkien seen in Dragon Magazine (2015).

I published one essay in the books of [[Didier Willis]], founder of [[Hiswelókë]] :
* ''On the Tolkien's cartographic representation'' [''La représentation cartographique chez J.R.R. Tolkien''], in ''[[Fées, navigateurs & autres miscellanées en Terre du Milieu]]'', [[Didier Willis]], Romaine Casademont, Mahdî Brecq & [[Leo Carruthers]] (dir.), editeur Le Dragon de Brume, déc. 2017, p.51-64.

I published also some essays in the Tolkiendil's journel entitled ''[https://www.tolkiendil.com/asso/mag L'Arc et le Heaume]'' (ISSN 2106-5551) :
* ''Genesis and edition of the chapters 'Ainulindalë' and 'Valaquenta' in the published Silmarillion'' [''Genèse et édition des chapitres « Ainulindalë » et « Valaquenta » du Silmarillion publié''], [[L'Arc et le Heaume 6|''L'Arc et le Heaume'' n°6]] - Ainulindalë et Valaquenta, Audrey Morelle (dir.), Laura Martin-Gomez, p. 22-31, 174 pages, , août 2019.
* ''Galadriel in The Silmarillion'' [''Galadriel dans le « Silmarillion »''], in [[L'Arc et le Heaume 7|''L'Arc et le Heaume'' n°7]] - Tolkien au féminin, Laura Martin-Gomez (dir.), p. 66-79, juillet 2021.
* « ''The map of Rohan, Gondor and Mordor'' » [« ''La carte du Rohan, Gondor et Mordor'' »], in [[L'Arc et le Heaume 8|''L’Arc et le Heaume'' n°8]] - Autour du ''Seigneur des Anneaux'', 2025, p. 26-33.

==== On Tolkien Gateway ====

Concerning books on J.R.R. Tolkien, I possess in my bookcase :
:* The volume IV of ''The Lord of the Rings'' ([https://www.chasse-aux-livres.fr/prix/2267004577/le-seigneur-des-anneaux-tome-4-appendices-et-annexes for real !]).
:* ''The book of Lost Tales'' (in french), with the signature of [[Adam Tolkien]].
:* ''Signalling: Morse, Semaphore, Station Work'', Capt. E. John Solano, 1915 : one copy of the book where Tolkien learned map reading. 
:* The first edition (1981) of [[Karen_Wynn_Fonstad|K.W. Fonstad]]'s ''[[The_Atlas_of_Middle-earth|Atlas of Middle-earth]]''.

[https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Special:Contributions/Airyn My contributions on Tolkien Gateway].

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