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'''Master''' was a title used for many people, the most prominent being [[Tom Bombadil]], whose jolly and riddling songs gave him mastery over all things in his domain<ref>{{FR|I7}}</ref>, and the two [[Dark Lord|Dark Lords]], whose malign sway over | '''Master''' was a title used for many people, the most prominent being [[Tom Bombadil]], whose jolly and riddling songs gave him mastery over all things in his domain<ref>{{FR|I7}}</ref>, and the two [[Dark Lord|Dark Lords]], whose overwhelming malign sway over fell powers made them overlords over a myriad of willing or unwitting thralls. | ||
Other characters who have also been honoured with this title include: | Other characters who have also been honoured with this title include: | ||
Revision as of 17:49, 10 January 2022
Master was a title used for many people, the most prominent being Tom Bombadil, whose jolly and riddling songs gave him mastery over all things in his domain[1], and the two Dark Lords, whose overwhelming malign sway over fell powers made them overlords over a myriad of willing or unwitting thralls.
Other characters who have also been honoured with this title include:
- Frodo Baggins was called "little master" by Barliman Butterbur[2] and Master by both Samwise Gamgee and Gollum, the latter case due to Frodo's ownership of Gollum's 'precious': the One Ring.[3]
- The elected civil leader of Esgaroth upon the Long Lake was called Master.[4]
- The Dark Lord Sauron as Master to his foul servants was referred to as such by both the Wizard Gandalf[5] and much earlier by King Isildur, the latter specifically calling him "Black Master".
- The Uruk captain Uglúk used the epithet for his own petty Master, the Wizard Saruman.[6]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "In the House of Tom Bombadil"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Taming of Sméagol"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "A Warm Welcome"
- ↑ Template:FOTR
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Uruk-hai"
