Lord of the Ring (title)

The name The Lord of the Rings refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see The Lord of the Rings (disambiguation).

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The Lord of the Ring is not Frodo, but the master of the Dark Tower of Mordor...

Gandalf in The Fellowship of the Ring, "Many Meetings"

Lord of the Ring or Lord of the Rings was a title for Sauron, the master of the One Ring. The singular form appeared twice when Peregrin Took tried to apply it to Frodo Baggins, but the Wizard Gandalf corrected him.^[1] The plural form appeared thrice: once spoken by Gandalf in the aforementioned conversation, a second time by Glorfindel during the Council of Elrond,^[2] and a third time by Frodo while writing the Red Book of Westmarch.^[3]

Elvish translation

Two known translations of the Lord of the Rings into Quenya by Tolkien exist:

Heru Imillion^[4]
i Túrin i Cormaron^[5]

References

↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Many Meetings", p. 226
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Council of Elrond", p. 266
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens", p. 1027
↑ Åke Bertenstam, "DTS 54 - Heru imillion", Mellonath Daeron, accessed 22 December 2020
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Letter to Philip Brown" (letter)

[1] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Many Meetings", p. 226

[2] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Council of Elrond", p. 266

[3] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens", p. 1027

[4] Åke Bertenstam, "DTS 54 - Heru imillion", Mellonath Daeron, accessed 22 December 2020

[5] J.R.R. Tolkien, "Letter to Philip Brown" (letter)

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