[J.R.R. Tolkien] Why Lord of the Rings?

[secretfire]

I guess that in the end, there is a reversal. Frodo wrests the title from Sauron because it is him who has conquered over the malice of the Ring (with some help from Gollum of course). He becomes the rightful Lord of the Rings, even over the "Three rings for the Elven-kings," because of his triumph. And that is why the trilogy is entitled thus. In the title of his memoirs though, "The Downfall of the Lord of the Rings..." we all know who he is referring to.