# Rename the LotR book(s)! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 2, 2003, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284 "2003-02-02T10:38:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/21 "2003-02-03T06:23:13Z")
**C K Dexter Haven** : _The Case of the Broken Fellowship_ As this is the only one missing the aesthetic alliteration, might I respectfully suggest as a replacement… **The Case of the Bitchy Balrog** ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/22 "2003-02-03T06:31:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monstre \* > \*\ ***C K Dexter Haven** : > _The Case of the Broken Fellowship_ > > As this is the only one missing the aesthetic alliteration, might I respectfully suggest as a replacement… > > **The Case of the Bitchy Balrog** \*\* How about **The Case of the Fractured Fellowship**? ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/23 "2003-02-03T11:26:18Z")
Frodo Baggins and the Sorcerer’s Ring Frodo Baggins and the Council of Secrets Frodo Baggins and the Prisoner of Saruman Frodo Baggins and Mountain of Fire ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/24 "2003-02-03T15:44:01Z")
Robert Jordan: The Wheel of Sauron The Great Quest …and sixteen more volumes. Just to get to the end of the story told in The Fellowship of the Ring. ---
**Author:** ![Wumpus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/25 "2003-02-03T18:13:00Z")
Book 1. My Big Fat Hobbit Birthday Book 2. Sweet Home Moria Book 3. How to Lose Two Hobbits in Ten Days Book 4. When Frodo Met Smeagol Book 5. Le Fabuleux destin d’Aragorn Elessar Book 6. Run Sam Run ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/26 "2003-02-03T22:55:33Z")
Aragorn Jones and the Hobbit of Doom ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/27 "2003-02-03T23:18:25Z")
Fawlty Towers Farewell, My Precious Mulhobbit Drive ---
**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/28 "2003-02-03T23:27:23Z")
Pride and Precious ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/29 "2003-02-04T15:17:39Z")
Another for the Fellowship of the Ring: Nin9 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/30 "2003-02-04T15:27:06Z")
How have we not done this in the spirit of “Friends” episode titles? 1. The One About The Ring 2. The One About the Fellowship 3. The One About Helm’s Deep 4. The One About Frodo and Sam 5. The One About Aragorn 6. The One About Sauron Losing ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/31 "2003-02-04T15:43:31Z")
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towels. ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/32 "2003-02-05T03:21:22Z")
Oh, my. I can see the possibilities here. This thread could become just as long, popular and entertaining as the one titled ‘If LotR Had Been Written By Someone Else!?’ I can’t think of anything witty to submit here, but if I can come up with a new title for the LotR books, I’ll return and post it. Just wanted to say I’m enjoying the ones already posted here by all you clever folks. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/33 "2003-02-05T04:38:12Z")
Ring Trek: The Notion Gets Clear Ring Trek II: The Wrath of Tom (Bombadil) Ring Trek III: The Search for Frodo Ring Trek IV: The Voyage Away From Home Ring Trek V: The Fangorn Frontier Ring Trek VI: The Undiscovered Hobbit Ring Trek VII: Gondorations Ring Trek VIII: Fights Rohan-Backed Ring Trek IX: Sam’s Erection Ring Trek X: Hobbits Pissed (i.e. Scouring of Shire…) Okay, the last ones were a little tough. Sorry about number 9… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/34 "2003-02-05T06:16:25Z")
Episode IV: A New Ringbearer Episode V: Sauraman Strikes Back Episode VI: The Return of the King ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/35 "2003-02-05T06:32:33Z")
The Ring-Bearer’s Guide to Middle-Earth The Rivendell at the End of the Second Age Life, the Rings, and Saruman’s Uruk-Hai So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish, Gollum Mostly Ringless (the last 2 books) ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/36 "2003-02-05T06:43:34Z")
Interview With the Hobbit The Hobbit Frodo The Queen of the Elf-Land The Tale of the Ring Thief Sauron the Devil ---
**Author:** ![SnugTheJoiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@SnugTheJoiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnugTheJoiner)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-lotr-book-s/152284/37 "2003-02-06T05:39:05Z")
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