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Ever wondered how to say "Lord of the Rings" in diffrent languages? Er, I guess you haven't really...But this is usufull! Sorta... If you see a language I don't have on the list drop me a note and I'll add it in.
Thanks a bunch to the gals of Royal Mirkwood for helping me gather all these translations.

Language Translation Book Cover
English "Lord of the Rings" (see cover)
French "Le seigneur des anneaux" (see cover)
Dutch "In de ban van de ring"* (see cover)
German "Der Herr der Ringe" (see cover)
Arabic "Sayid El-Khawatem" (see cover)
Italian "Il Signore degli Anelli" (see cover)
Hebrew "Sar Ha-Taba'ot"** (see cover)
Portuguese "O Senhor dos Anéis" (see cover)
Spanish "El Señor de los Anillos" (see cover)
Estonian "Sõrmuste isand" (see cover)
Swedish "Härskarringen"*** (see cover)
Catalan "El Senyor dels Anells" (see cover)




Notes:

* The diract translastion from Dutch to English is actually "under the spell of the ring".

** Did you know? Tolkien was a Hebrew scholar.

***Direct translation: "the ruling ring" or "the ring of the sovereign". Before the movies the trilogy was known as "sagan om ringen".