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What is striking is that by forging and giving a ring to himself, he states that there is noone else to give him a ring, i.e. noone who could be his lord, noone who could be above him. In that regard, merely forging the ring to keep for yourself is an act of proud defiance of Eru; taking it as a ruling ring even more so.
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Taking this a little bit further - the self-assumed title 'the lord of the rings' would be like a blasphemy, meaning 'the supreme lord'. Maybe this is why Gandalf reprimands Pippin so harshly when he jokingly calls Frodo 'Lord of the Rings'.
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And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.
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