Is it Lord of the Rings or The Lord of the Rings?
The name of the complete work is often abbreviated to ‘LotR’, ‘LOTR’, or simply ‘LR’ (Tolkien himself used L.R.), and the three volumes as FR, FOTR, or FotR (The Fellowship of the Ring), TT or TTT (The Two Towers), and RK, ROTK, or RotK (The Return of the King).
Why is Lord of the Rings called Lord of the Rings?
As the “one ring to rule them all” poem says, 7 were given to dwarves and 9 to men. 3 rings were forged by the elves instead of by Sauron, but thanks to the One Ring Sauron was able to control these as well. As a result, he was called “Lord of the Rings”, which is where the title of the book comes from.
Is LOTR trademarked?
Yes. The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, and the places, items, characters and events depicted in those books and films represent our intellectual property. To use any of those names (trademarks) as a business name without permission is unlawful.
What is The Lord of the Rings ring called?
The One Ring
The One Ring, also called the Ruling Ring and Isildur’s Bane, is a central plot element in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (1954–55). It first appeared in the earlier story The Hobbit (1937) as a magic ring that grants the wearer invisibility.
Are Hobbits fair use?
Age of Hobbits is about the real-life human subspecies, Homo Floresiensis, discovered in 2003 in Indonesia, which have been uniformly referred to as ‘Hobbits’ in the scientific community . . . As such, the use of the term ‘Hobbits’ is protected under the legal doctrines of nominal and traditional fair use.
Is the name Gandalf copyrighted?
As an aside: The name ‘Gandalf’ comes from Norse Mythology, which means it is public domain. However, the Character ‘Gandalf’ as used in “Lord of the Rings” is Trademarked, as are the dolls, film character, etc. As long as YOUR character ‘Gandalf’ in no way resembles Tolkien’s character, you may have a leg to stand on.