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'''Lord of the Ring''' was a rare title for [[Sauron]], the master of the [[One Ring]]. In fact, it occurs only once in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'': in [[Rivendell]], where [[Pippin]] wrongly proclaimed [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] as such, but was quickly corrected by [[Gandalf]].  Its more famous appearance is in the title of Tolkien's narrative, with "rings" in the plural, indicating the other [[Rings of Power]].
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'''Lord of the Ring''' or '''Lord of the Rings''' was a title for [[Sauron]], the master of [[the One Ring]]. The singular form appeared only once, uttered by [[Peregrin Took]], who was ignorant of its meaning. The plural form appeared only thrice; once in [[Gandalf]]'s correction of the above mishap, once by [[Glorfindel]] during the [[Council of Elrond]], and once by Gandalf there.<ref>
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==Elvish translation==
There are two known translations by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] of ''The Lord of the Rings'' into [[Quenya]]:
*''[[Heru]] [[i]]·Million''<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Patrick H. Wynne]]|articleurl=http://www.pa2rick.com/langlab/anaxartaron.html|articlename=Anaxartaron Onyalie|dated=15 November 2003|website=[http://www.pa2rick.com/ The home page of Patrick H. Wynne]|accessed=17 April 2012}}</ref>
*''Túrin [[i]] [[corma|Cormaron]]''<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[Philip Brown 30 May 1973]]" (letter)</ref>
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Main article: Sauron
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).
"The Lord of the Ring is not Frodo, but the master of the Dark Tower of Mordor..."
― Gandalf, 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 only once, uttered by Peregrin Took, who was ignorant of its meaning. The plural form appeared only thrice; once in Gandalf's correction of the above mishap, once by Glorfindel during the Council of Elrond, and once by Gandalf there.[1][2]

Elvish translation

There are two known translations by Tolkien of The Lord of the Rings into Quenya:

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Many Meetings"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Council of Elrond"
  3. ↑ Patrick H. Wynne, "Anaxartaron Onyalie" dated 15 November 2003, The home page of Patrick H. Wynne (accessed 17 April 2012)
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Philip Brown 30 May 1973" (letter)
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