Undoubtedly, this has been posted, but I'm curious what you each think the meaning of LOTR is.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noble-smith/jrr-tolkien-reveals-the-t_b_ 5373529.html
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The lord of the rings is some big dude with a ring on each of his fingers to signify the domains over which he is lord and the leader of ringleaders throughout. He is big and has no qualms about stepping on little people.
He rules over all the other rings, which he made, handed out to the unsuspecting leaders of the races that accepted them and then realized D'OH! Those rings came with a price! Somebody forgot the read the fine print!
That's the surface story.
D'OH!...Somebody forgot the [sic] read the fine print!
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The meaning of "The Lord of the Rings" is what the viewer/reader brings to it.
But if someone wants to go into greater depth about this story, then there is plenty to look at.
As mentioned in The Huffington Post article JRR Tolkien wrote many letters about his mythology. They have been published in a book.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Letters-J-R-R-Tolkien-J/dp/0618056998
The letter being referred to in The Huffington Post article is #131 (from the book of Tolkien's letters).
Here is a lengthy summary of the letter.
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Letter_131
And here is the actual text.
http://faculty.smu.edu/bwheeler/tolkien/online_reader/TolkienLetters131.pdf
But reading this letter is just the beginning in a quest to explore the many meantings of LOTR.
One should also understand that "The Lord of the Rings" is part of a greater mythology. The first part is "The Silmarillion". Reading that book explains many things in LOTR as events in "The Silmarillion" are referenced in it many times.
Once this is done, then there is plenty more to look at but discussing that can wait for another time.
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I think that it is about the point where the world of mythology transitions into the less exotic reality we all have to deal with.
Look- it's trying to think!
Technically, it would be Sauron who's the Lord of the Rings, since they're all bound to his life force, and anyone who wears them and wields their power is actually under Sauron's power and influence.
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I meant to write; Somebody forgot to read the fine print!