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Post by Elojo on May 24, 2004 8:33:34 GMT -5
Why is is Lord of the Rings?
This may sound like a dumb question or it may have been asked before (if that's the case - sorry, didn't see it). But why did Tolkien choose rings?
In everyday-life, rings often symblize everlasting love (wedding-rings). In Middle Earth, the rings contain power that can change the world, for better of for worse...
I'm no expert, but I think that there has to be some reason as to why he decided to use rings. A comment on the institution of marriage? Or maybe something completely different?
I'd love to hear someone's opinion on this!
So long,
Elojo
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Post by Lendril on May 24, 2004 15:50:01 GMT -5
I think tolkien needed some thing that you could put on to recieve power. ;D
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Post by PointyEars on May 25, 2004 16:44:08 GMT -5
because lord of the bracelets would sound weird. ;D
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Post by Toasterman101 on May 25, 2004 18:25:05 GMT -5
I think tolkien needed some thing that you could put on to recieve power. ;D ^got a point not mush else that you could use that you could put on - well except for a necklace but Frodo using a necklace to vanish might be a bit too strange... |
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Post by Alatariel on May 25, 2004 19:24:03 GMT -5
LOL!!!!!
He probably sat for a long time pondering what should have been the evil object and just decided on rings!
That's my opinion........
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Post by PointyEars on May 29, 2004 18:05:57 GMT -5
he had to have something simple and ordinary. and rings are the smallest, and would be easy to lose... i don't know... and cause it sounds cool...
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Post by Elojo on May 30, 2004 7:19:49 GMT -5
I was thinking along the lines of what the rings could symbolise...
But I do agree that rings sound a lot cooler than, say, bracelest or clogs! I would not read "Lord of the Paperclips"!!
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Post by Alatariel on May 30, 2004 15:24:28 GMT -5
LOL!!!!!! Neither would I.
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Post by PointyEars on May 30, 2004 17:57:19 GMT -5
I would not read "Lord of the Paperclips"!! i know this may sound very sad... but i might actually consider reading a book called lord of the paperclips... it might be somewhat interesting... or at least somewhat funny (in a pathetic way)... |
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Post by Legendel on May 30, 2004 19:21:51 GMT -5
I think Tolkien wanted to show that so much power, greed hate malice, and evil can come from something so small and simple
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Post by ElwoodLover on May 31, 2004 3:01:57 GMT -5
I would not read "Lord of the Paperclips"!! I would, and lord of the bracelets, purely for the interesting title lol im sure professor tolkien had been asked this question before....pity we can't ask him now *sniff* |
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Post by PointyEars on May 31, 2004 12:34:00 GMT -5
i still think lord of the paperclips would have been cool... but i wish i could really know why he chose rings... oh well, too late for that.
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Post by Alatariel on May 31, 2004 19:29:15 GMT -5
LOL!!!! I'm sorry but that still makes me laugh so hard!
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Post by Walker on Jun 1, 2004 1:25:57 GMT -5
Well lets try some other names. Lord Of The Keys, Lord Of The Fishingpoles, Lord Of The Derranged Monkey<i would read this>, Lord Of The Diapers, Lord Of The Diamod encrusted thong ,Lord Of The Shurbery, Lord Of The Flashlight, Lord Of The dustpan, Lord Of The Golden tooth brush, Lord Of The Small Pebbels Outside My door.
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Post by Turin on Jun 1, 2004 10:47:05 GMT -5
In everyday-life, rings often symblize everlasting love originally the rings of power, percieved by the elf Celebrimbor (think thats the right name) were meant for peace and love. They would conserve all things beautiful everlasing (much like the eternal bond of marraige). This however was marred by the subtlety and deciet of Sauron who had a hand in cursing all the rings (except the elvish 3, those 3 he never touched). then finally creating the ring of power he had virtually undone all the work of love and good Celebrimbor had begun. although we're probably looking into this a little too much, it could be that Tolkien used the ring (a symbol of beauty and love and peace) as a metaphor to modern day society and how it had become stained and marred by great growing evils. |
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