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Dates
The title came into use after the One Ring was made, c. II 1600; the Ring was destroyed on 25 March III 3019
Race
Ainur
Division
Maiar of Aulë
Settlements
Barad-dûr, Dol Guldur
Meaning
A reference to Sauron's mastery of the One Ring
Other names
Lord of the Rings, Ringlord
Title of
Sauron

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  • Updated 6 December 2011
  • This entry is complete

Lord of the Ring

The Dark Lord Sauron

"The Lord of the Ring is not Frodo, but the master of the Dark Tower of Mordor, whose power is again stretching out over the world!"
Words of Gandalf
from The Fellowship of the Ring II 1
Many Meetings

A rare title for Sauron, the master of the One Ring. In fact, it occurs on only one occasion in The Lord of the Rings: in Rivendell, Pippin wrongly granted the title to Frodo, but was quickly corrected by Gandalf with the words shown above.


See also...

The Ring

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  • Updated 6 December 2011
  • This entry is complete

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Lord of the Ring

The Dark Lord Sauron

Dates
The title came into use after the One Ring was made, c. II 1600; the Ring was destroyed on 25 March III 3019
Race
Ainur
Division
Maiar of Aulë
Settlements
Barad-dûr, Dol Guldur
Meaning
A reference to Sauron's mastery of the One Ring
Other names
Lord of the Rings, Ringlord
Title of
Sauron

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 6 December 2011
  • This entry is complete

Lord of the Ring

The Dark Lord Sauron

"The Lord of the Ring is not Frodo, but the master of the Dark Tower of Mordor, whose power is again stretching out over the world!"
Words of Gandalf
from The Fellowship of the Ring II 1
Many Meetings

A rare title for Sauron, the master of the One Ring. In fact, it occurs on only one occasion in The Lord of the Rings: in Rivendell, Pippin wrongly granted the title to Frodo, but was quickly corrected by Gandalf with the words shown above.


See also...

The Ring

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 6 December 2011
  • This entry is complete

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.
How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.