Bored of the Rings (book)
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| Bored of the Rings | |
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| Author | Henry N. Beard and Douglas C. Kenney |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
| Released | 2003 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 228 |
| ISBN | 0575074957 |
Bored of the Rings (BOTR) is a short satirical novel by Henry N. Beard and Douglas C. Kenney based on The Lord of the Rings. It was first published in 1969 by Signet for the Harvard Lampoon.
The Signet first edition cover, which parodies the LOTR paperback cover by artist Barbara Remington [1], was drawn by Michael K. Frith. William S. Donnell's parody map of Lower Middle Earth subsitutes Tüdor for Gondor and Fordor with Mordor.
Notable characters, races, and places from Lower Middle Earth (Middle-earth) include:
| Goodgulf Greyteeth, the good wizard | "a discredited Rosicrucian" and "a 32nd Degree Mason and Honorary Shriner" (Gulf Oil slogan) | Gandalf Greyhame |
| Boggies | (not for the faint of heart) | Hobbits |
| Dildo Bugger | Dildo; bugger | Bilbo Baggins |
| Bag Eye | Bag End | |
| Frito Bugger | Fritos, a corn chips brand | Frodo Baggins |
| Spam Gangree | SPAM, a food brand; gangrene | Samwise Gamgee |
| Moxie Dingleberry | Moxie, a soft drink brand | Meriadoc Brandybuck |
| Pepsi Dingleberry | Pepsi, a soft drink brand | Peregrin Took |
| Stomper, or Arrowroot | Arrowroot, a brand of bland biscuits for babies and the elderly. | Strider or Aragorn |
| Arrowshirt | Arrow shirt, a brand of men's dress shirt. | Arathorn II |
| Gimlet | Gimlet cocktail. | Gimli |
| Groin | Groin | Glóin |
| Legolam | "leg of lamb" | Legolas |
| Bromosel | Used to be an indigestion relief product | Boromir |
| Eorache | "ear ache" | Éowyn |
| Tim Benzedrine | Benzedrine—a stimulant drug popular during the 1960s—and former Harvard professor Timothy Leary | Tom Bombadil |
| Goddam | "God damn" | Gollum |
| Two-dor | "Two-dor" (Tudor) | Gondor |
| Fordor | "four door," evil kingdom opposed to "Two-dor" (Tudor) | Mordor |
| Sorhed, the evil wizard | "Sore head" | Sauron |
| Serutan | Serutan was the name of a laxative product: the product name is simply "Natures" spelled backwards. | Saruman |
| Isinglass | Isinglass, a substance used in clarifying wine. | Isengard |
External links[edit | edit source]
- Bored of the Rings at the Internet Archive (available to borrow for free)
- Review of BOTR with cover art
- Wilderness Poster
