Bored of the Rings (book)
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| Author | Henry N. Beard and Douglas C. Kenney |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
| Released | 2003 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 228 |
| ISBN | 0575074957 |
Bored of the Rings is a short novel by Henry N. Beard and Douglas C. Kenney that parodies The Lord of the Rings.
Publication
Bored of the Rings was first published in 1969 by Signet for the Harvard Lampoon.
Parody
The Signet first edition cover parodies the The Lord of the Rings paperback cover by artist Barbara Remington [1]. It was drawn by Michael K. Frith.
Characters, races, and places
The novel's characters, races, and places are parodies of the same from Lower Middle Earth (Middle-earth). A parody map of Lower Middle Earth, created William S. Donnell, reflects these parodies. Notable examples of these parodies include:
| Parody | Derivation | Original |
| Goodgulf Greyteeth, the good wizard | "a discredited Rosicrucian" and "a 32nd Degree Mason and Honorary Shriner" (Gulf Oil slogan) | Gandalf Greyhame |
| Boggies | (not for the faint of heart) | Hobbits |
| Dildo Bugger | Dildo; bugger | Bilbo Baggins |
| Bag Eye | Bag End | |
| Frito Bugger | Fritos, a corn chips brand | Frodo Baggins |
| Spam Gangree | SPAM, a food brand; gangrene | Samwise Gamgee |
| Moxie Dingleberry | Moxie, a soft drink brand | Meriadoc Brandybuck |
| Pepsi Dingleberry | Pepsi, a soft drink brand | Peregrin Took |
| Stomper, or Arrowroot | Arrowroot, a brand of bland biscuits for babies and the elderly. | Strider or Aragorn |
| Arrowshirt | Arrow shirt, a brand of men's dress shirt. | Arathorn II |
| Gimlet | Gimlet cocktail. | Gimli |
| Groin | Groin | Glóin |
| Legolam | "leg of lamb" | Legolas |
| Bromosel | Used to be an indigestion relief product | Boromir |
| Eorache | "ear ache" | Éowyn |
| Tim Benzedrine | Benzedrine—a stimulant drug popular during the 1960s—and former Harvard professor Timothy Leary | Tom Bombadil |
| Goddam | "God damn" | Gollum |
| Two-dor | "Two-dor" (Tudor) | Gondor |
| Fordor | "four door," evil kingdom opposed to "Two-dor" (Tudor) | Mordor |
| Sorhed, the evil wizard | "Sore head" | Sauron |
| Serutan | Serutan was the name of a laxative product: the product name is simply "Natures" spelled backwards. | Saruman |
| Isinglass | Isinglass, a substance used in clarifying wine. | Isengard |
External links
- Bored of the Rings at the Internet Archive (available to borrow for free)
- Review of BOTR with cover art
- Wilderness Poster
