Lord of the Rings- what a crappy title! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mattius · 12-08-2002, 04:24 PM

I was just thinking about this the other day. What exactly does 'The Lord of the Rings' mean and I thought for a bit and then decided, Sauron it must mean Sauron. Then I thought, why the hell would you title the greatest novel Sauron, especially with the fact that Sauron hardly appears in it. It would be like calling the Silmarillion "Morgoth". Now, I do admit that 'The Lord of the Rings' does have a, well, ring to it but I just wondered what other people thought. Maybe a better title (I can hear the sudden intake of air as I challenge something Tolkein has written) would have been "The War of the Ring" or something.

Anyone?

12-08-2002, 04:24 PM	#1
Mattius Soul of Fire Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: City of Steel Posts: 666	Lord of the Rings- what a crappy title! I was just thinking about this the other day. What exactly does 'The Lord of the Rings' mean and I thought for a bit and then decided, Sauron it must mean Sauron. Then I thought, why the hell would you title the greatest novel Sauron, especially with the fact that Sauron hardly appears in it. It would be like calling the Silmarillion "Morgoth". Now, I do admit that 'The Lord of the Rings' does have a, well, ring to it but I just wondered what other people thought. Maybe a better title (I can hear the sudden intake of air as I challenge something Tolkein has written) would have been "The War of the Ring" or something. Anyone? __________________ A problem shared is a problem halved, so is your problem really yours or just half of someone else's?