Lord of the Rings- what a crappy title!

[Birdland]

So don't overthink it...it's art.

Truer words were never spoken, Diamond.

It's a lovely, all-incompassing title, and seems to have lured more than a few folk to pick up the book, which is what a good title is supposed to do.

Also, while technically correct, "The Lord of The Ring just doesn't "scan". Say it out loud, and you'll see that it doesn't have the same flow on the tongue as "The Lord of The Rings". There is an art to stringing words together, like jewels on a thread. The first example ends with a thud. The second example rolls off the tongue. Your mind almost wants to add that final "S".

And BTW: Tolkien did get it "right" on the title of the first book. It is "The Fellowship of The Ring".