We are happy to announce that Adriana Taboada's PhD viva took place on 23 July 2021. Her dissertation "A Ring to Rule Three Hobbits: Interdependency and Narrative Development in Frodo, Sam and Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of The Rings (1954-1955)", supervised by Jorge Luis Bueno Alonso (UVigo), merited the highest grade. Congratulations, Adriana! Special gratitude is owed to the examiners Profs Laura Lojo (Santiago de Compostela), María José Esteve Ramos (UJI) and Miguel A. Gomes (Sunderland).