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'''Master''' was a title used | '''Master''' was a title used for many people, the most prominent being [[Tom Bombadil]], whose jolly and riddling songs gave him mastery over all things in his domain<ref>{{FR|I7}}</ref>, and the two [[Dark Lord|Dark Lords]], whose overwhelming malign sway over fell powers made them overlords over a myriad of willing or unwitting thralls. | ||
Other characters who have also been honoured with this title include: | |||
* [[Frodo Baggins]] was called Master by both [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Gollum]], the latter case due to Frodo's ownership of Gollum's 'precious': | * [[Frodo Baggins]] was called "little master" by [[Barliman Butterbur]]<ref>{{FR|I9}}</ref> and Master by both [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Gollum]], the latter case due to Frodo's ownership of Gollum's 'precious': [[the One Ring]].<ref>{{TT|IV1}}</ref> | ||
* The [[ | * The elected civil leader of [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]] upon the Long Lake was called [[Master of Lake-town|Master]].<ref>{{H|Welcome}}</ref> | ||
* The Dark Lord [[Sauron]], as Master to his foul servants, was referred to by this epithet by both the [[Wizards|Wizard]] [[Gandalf]]<ref>{{FR|II3}}</ref> and much earlier by [[High King (Dúnedain)|King]] [[Isildur]], the latter specifically calling him "Black Master".<ref>{{RK|V2}}</ref> | |||
* The [[Uruk-hai|Uruk]] captain [[Uglúk]] used the epithet for his own petty Master, the Wizard [[Saruman]].<ref>{{TT|III3}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:54, 10 January 2022
Master was a title used for many people, the most prominent being Tom Bombadil, whose jolly and riddling songs gave him mastery over all things in his domain[1], and the two Dark Lords, whose overwhelming malign sway over fell powers made them overlords over a myriad of willing or unwitting thralls.
Other characters who have also been honoured with this title include:
- Frodo Baggins was called "little master" by Barliman Butterbur[2] and Master by both Samwise Gamgee and Gollum, the latter case due to Frodo's ownership of Gollum's 'precious': the One Ring.[3]
- The elected civil leader of Esgaroth upon the Long Lake was called Master.[4]
- The Dark Lord Sauron, as Master to his foul servants, was referred to by this epithet by both the Wizard Gandalf[5] and much earlier by King Isildur, the latter specifically calling him "Black Master".[6]
- The Uruk captain Uglúk used the epithet for his own petty Master, the Wizard Saruman.[7]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "In the House of Tom Bombadil"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Taming of Sméagol"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "A Warm Welcome"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Passing of the Grey Company"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Uruk-hai"
