The Lord of the Rings (poem)
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky.
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all,
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all,
and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
-JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Stories; The Two Towers
“Still, I wonder if we shall ever be put into songs or tales. We’re in one, of course; but I mean: put into words, you know, told by the fireside, or read out of a great big book with red and black letters, years and years afterwards. And people will say ‘let’s hear about Frodo and the Ring!’ And they’ll say: ‘Yes, that’s one of my favourite stories.’”
-Samwise Gamgee, JRR Tolkien, The Two Towers
