See also:
* Unfinished Tales
* The History of Middle-Earth

The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy trilogy written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J.R.R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien’s earlier, less complex children’s fantasy novel [book:The Hobbit|5907] (1937), but eventually developed into a much larger work which formed the basis for the extended Middle-Earth Universe. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949, much of it during World War II. It is the third best-selling novel ever written, with over 150 million copies sold.

Also known as:
* El Señor de los Anillos
* Der Herr der Ringe
* O Senhor dos Anéis
* Le Seigneur des Anneaux
* A Gyűrűk Ura
* Gredzenu pavēlnieks
* Härskarringen
* In de Ban van de Ring
* Gospodar prstenova
* Pán Prsteňov
* Pán prstenů
* Ringenes Herre
* Il Signore degli Anelli
* Sõrmuste Isand
* Stăpânul inelelor
* Taru sormusten herrasta
* Władca Pierścieni
* Yüzüklerin Efendisi
* Властелинът на пръстените
* Ο άρχοντας των δαχτυλιδιών
* ბეჭდების მბრძანებელი
* 魔戒
* 指輪物語
* Gospodar prstanov [Slovenian]

Also published in seven volumes (six books plus the appendices).