What is the final volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings called?

The final volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is called The Return of the King.

George Allen & Unwin published it in 1955, after The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. The title refers most directly to Aragorn, whose return and claim to the throne become central to the concluding events. The volume also contains the resolution of the quest to destroy the One Ring and the aftermath of the War of the Ring.

Tolkien was not entirely satisfied with the title because he thought it revealed too much about the story before readers reached the end. He had considered other names, including The War of the Ring, for the final volume or overall structure. In modern discussion, the book is often treated as the third part of a trilogy, although Tolkien regarded the entire work as a single novel divided for publication.