The Four Rings of the Niebelungen
03-05-2004, 04:59 AM
#1
New Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 94
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The Four Rings of the Niebelungen
Has anyone else noted that the Germans seem to be obsessed with Rings?
Richard Wagner wrote the opera Die Ring der Niebelungen, Audi has the four rings on its grill, etc etc. The only other unexplained Ring is Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (but that had only one ring, so why was it called Lord of the Rings (plural)? And he was English! Oh well!!!!
Anyway, something to ponder on the Audi BBS this Friday!!!!!!
Richard Wagner wrote the opera Die Ring der Niebelungen, Audi has the four rings on its grill, etc etc. The only other unexplained Ring is Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (but that had only one ring, so why was it called Lord of the Rings (plural)? And he was English! Oh well!!!!
Anyway, something to ponder on the Audi BBS this Friday!!!!!!
03-05-2004, 05:25 AM
#2
AudiWorld Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,352
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well, you obviously didn't read the book! ...
There were bunches of rings and the "one ring" was master of them all:
Three Rings for the elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.
(Ah the joys of (past) youth.)
BUT, you're right, Tolkien was English and so this is all moot really...
Three Rings for the elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.
(Ah the joys of (past) youth.)
BUT, you're right, Tolkien was English and so this is all moot really...
03-05-2004, 10:05 AM
#4
New Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 94
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Uh, re: LOTR, there were more than just the "One Ring."
How many more, and were they ever mentioned in the movie? I thought that Frodo was trying to get just that one Ring to Mordor?
03-05-2004, 10:31 AM
#5
New Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Uh, re: LOTR, there were more than just the "One Ring."
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
03-05-2004, 10:09 PM
#7
lets not forget the pen company....
rotring (red ring) also a germany company from 1210-1920 origins.
and like the beatles, audi had a 5 ring...nsu joined audi in the 50/60s? and did are you ready? the first motorcycles and cars with a rotary ring in the engine....before mazda, audi had the wankel... one ring and 2 ring engines...
my history might be a little circular....
and like the beatles, audi had a 5 ring...nsu joined audi in the 50/60s? and did are you ready? the first motorcycles and cars with a rotary ring in the engine....before mazda, audi had the wankel... one ring and 2 ring engines...
my history might be a little circular....
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
gotpressure??
A4 (B6 Platform) Discussion
1
06-11-2005 05:04 AM
Ken-Arild Kristiansen
A4 (B6 Platform) Discussion
0
04-09-2002 11:56 AM