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Originally Posted by Orominuialwen
I recall reading somewhere that Tolkien originally wanted to call RotK The War of the Ring, because he thought The Return of the King gave away too much of the plot. His publishers thought that Return of the King worked better, though. So perhaps Tolkien shared some of your concers about giving too much of his plots away?
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I'm not sure I like The War Of The Ring. Look at the ends of the current titles - 'Ring' and 'Towers' and 'King'. Each focuses on a different subject. Adding in another 'Ring' in place of 'King' would offset the balance.
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'Dangerous!' cried Gandalf. 'And so am I, very dangerous: more dangerous than anything you will ever meet, unless you are brought alive before the seat of the Dark Lord.'
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05-23-2007, 12:28 AM
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