Dr. Anna Smol

Professor Emerita at Mount Saint Vincent U. with interests in Tolkien, medieval lit, medievalism, and fandom.Posts now on BSky:

[Dr. Anna Smol @AnnaMSmol]

Eala earendel!

[Eleanor Parker @ClerkofOxford]

'O Earendel, brightest of angels,
sent to mankind over middle-earth...'

It's the winter solstice, when the medieval church sang 'O Oriens' - a prayer for light in darkness. It inspired an Anglo-Saxon poem, which in turn inspired Tolkien's myth of Eärendil https://t.co/ooFa8lQAzO

[Dr. Anna Smol @AnnaMSmol]

Thank you to the Tolkien Society for inviting me to speak at #Westmoot 2025! Take a look at the other keynote speakers — I’m honoured to be in their company! https://t.co/gkNr42oFjm

[Luke Shelton PhD @LukeBShelton]

#Westmoot is delighted to introduce Anna Smol as one of the keynote speakers for Westmoot 2025!

Anna is a Professor Emerita from the Department of English at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. @TeawithTolkien

[Luke Shelton PhD @LukeBShelton]

#Westmoot is excited to welcome Donato Giancola as our second keynote speaker for 2025!

Donato is a renowned artist who bridges the worlds of contemporary and historical narrative arts. @TolkienSociety

[Luke Shelton PhD @LukeBShelton]

Yesterday #Westmoot announced our first keynote speaker: Janet Brennan Croft! @TolkienSociety

Janet is Associate University Librarian for Content Delivery at the University of Northern Iowa and the award-winning author of War in the Works of JRR Tolkien

[MSVU_English @MSVU_English]

Acclaim for the Broadview Anthology of Medieval Arthurian Literature, featuring work by MSVU's own Matthew Roby https://t.co/hp5lSKrsmQ via @MSVU_English

[Tolkien Society @TolkienSociety]

Tomorrow the Society is bringing together an unparalleled list of speakers to celebrate the life and works of Christopher #Tolkien.

Some of these talks contain unpublished content, so some talks can only be seen live. You can still sign up on our website! https://t.co/8iXLZbHGld

[The Walrus @thewalrus]

Notebook connoisseur @roly_allen’s interest extends beyond the commercial: with a personal collection of battered notebooks and diaries granting personal joy, he thinks the rewards of writing on paper may just surprise.

https://t.co/Zapu1NIrSB

[Dr Matthew Roby @MatthewHRoby]

Capping off a busy reading week with an even busier weekend at the Atlantic Medieval Association conference in Wolfville, NS. @AcadiaU @k_cawsey @AnnaMSmol @medievalatX @brenna_duperron @HistorianMariah @MSVU_English @MSVU_Halifax @msvuenglsociety @ResearchMSVU

[Dr. Anna Smol @AnnaMSmol]

Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference speakers’ topics and registration link. Free online November 23-24. https://t.co/FamKzHS0Qw

[Dr. Anna Smol @AnnaMSmol]

Cfp: Tolkien and War. 21st annual Tolkien at the University of Vermont hybrid conference. 5 April 2025. Proposals by 2 Feb. 2025.

https://t.co/iRNbo9aNok

[Dr. Anna Smol @AnnaMSmol]

I’ve got 2 new articles on Tolkien’s “The Homecoming” available for free download. In these essays I discuss Tolkien as a playwright, allusions to medieval poetry, and manuscript drafts. https://t.co/3DFGWX5WUF
@ResearchMSVU @MSVU_English

[Ashley Castelino @ashcastelino1]

If you're the slightest bit interested in Old Norse, Iceland, medievalism, mythology, poetry, or music, this absolutely *incredible* performance is a must-watch!

[Eric Weiskott @ericweiskott]

this is your annual reminder that the medieval volume of the Norton Anthology of English Literature 10e is slim *not* because there is little surviving medieval English literature, but because the general editor had an ax to grind.

[Luke Shelton PhD @LukeBShelton]

Remembered this blog post from a few years ago.

Most people don’t know that the animated Hobbit movie by Rankin and Bass was not the first animated adaptation of the book:

https://t.co/cRVRe10EGU

[Dr. Anna Smol @AnnaMSmol]

@LukeBShelton @mythsoc Thanks so much, @Luke BShelton !

[Dr. Anna Smol @AnnaMSmol]

@MSVU_English @ResearchMSVU @MatthewHRoby @lauravarnam

[Dr. Anna Smol @AnnaMSmol]

My recent talk: “Dreaming the Middle Ages: The Case of Grendel's Mother” in which I discuss women’s retellings of Beowulf. Let me know of any I’ve missed! https://t.co/ESVSEMifYx via @AnnaMSmol

[Dr. Anna Smol @AnnaMSmol]

Opera about Freydis and Gudrid from the Vinland Saga. On Prime.

[Paul D. Deane @PaulDeane3]

And a Viking opera ... #alliterativeverse

https://t.co/BMCDSc9Fqi

[Dr. Anna Smol @AnnaMSmol]

It's here! The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien: First Impressions and a couple of alliterative poems. https://t.co/F70RxUhG7h via @AnnaMSmol

[Dr. Anna Smol @AnnaMSmol]

@lauravarnam @MatthewHRoby @MSVU_English @msvuenglsociety @MSVU_Halifax A couple of your poems will figure in this!