The Lord of the Rings, translated into The Lord of the Rings, is a long fantasy novel written by John Ronald Ryle Tolkien, an English writer and professor at Oxford University. This book is a sequel to The Hobbit and is recognized as the originator of modern fantasy literature. After twelve years of creation and four years of revision, The Lord of the Rings was published from 1954 to 1955. The book is divided into three parts: "The Ring Guard Alliance", "The Twin Towers" and "The Return of the King".

The Lord of the Rings mainly tells the story of the Lord of the Rings Jihad in the late third era of the Middle Earth world, when people of all ethnic groups united in pursuit of freedom and fought against the Dark Lord Sauron.

The Lord of the Rings was named the "Book of the 20th Century" in the voting activities jointly held by Waterstones Bookstore and British TV 4, and the "Most Important Book in 2000 Years" in the voting activities held by Amazon. The Lord of the Rings has been translated into more than 60 languages, and has derived illustrations, music, movies, TV dramas, radio dramas, computer games and other products.

From 2001 to 2003, the films of Lord of the Rings directed by Peter Jackson were released. The films won 17 Academy Awards, including 11 Academy Awards for Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King, which became the most awarded film in the history of Academy Awards (tied with Ben Hur and Titanic).