The Lord of the Rings (disambiguation)
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The phrase The Lord of the Rings can refer to:
- The book The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Sauron, the character the book title is refering to.
[edit] Adaptations
There are several adaptations that are named after the book (see Adaptations of The Lord of the Rings):
- The Lord of the Rings, a 1978 animated film directed by Ralph Bakshi
- The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson:
- The Lord of the Rings, a BBC radio series broadcast in 1955 and 1956
- The Lord of the Rings, a BBC radio series broadcast in 1981
- The Lord of the Rings, a Toronto stage musical in 2006
[edit] Other
The phrase 'The Lord of the Rings' is also used to refer to a number of board games, video games, other games, and exhibitions, all referring to the book or film of the same name, on which they are based.
The planet Saturn is sometimes humorously called "lord of the rings", or some variation thereof, because of its thousands of rings.
An album "(Music Inspired by) The Lord of the Rings" was made by the Swedish Musician Bo Hansson in 1972.