Jenny Dolfen (born 1975) is a German illustrator and teacher. She was born in

Bremerhaven Bremerhaven (, , Low German: ''Bremerhoben'') is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms a semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Riv ...

, and in 2001, she received a degree in English and Latin at the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...

. Dolfen lives near

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with her husband and her two children. Dolfen has done artwork for several

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s, including Fuller Flippers' '' Quest Cards'', Action Studios' '' Realms of Wonder'', Final Sword Productions' '' The World of Erien'' and the German ''

Das Schwarze Auge ''The Dark Eye'' (German: ''Das Schwarze Auge'', lit. "The Black Eye") is a German tabletop role-playing game with a high fantasy theme created by Ulrich Kiesow and launched by Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH and Droemer Knaur Verlag in 1984. ...

''. She is also known for her

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based on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien (chiefly ''

The Silmarillion ''The Silmarillion'' () is a collection of myths and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien. It was edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1977, assisted by the fantasy author Guy Gavri ...

'') and George R. R. Martin (''

A Song of Ice and Fire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. He began the first volume of the series, '' A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and it was published in 1996. Martin, who i ...

''). Dolfen won the inaugural

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award in the category "best artwork" in 2014, for her

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painting "Eärendil the Mariner".Awards: Best Artwork

. Accessed 12 February 2021. ''The Art of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire'' (2005) includes some of her art.http://www.georgerrmartin.com
Accessed 12 February 2021.

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