What is the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s three-volume epic published between 1954 and 1955?

J.R.R. Tolkien’s three-volume epic published between 1954 and 1955 is The Lord of the Rings.

The work was published in three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring in 1954, followed by The Two Towers and The Return of the King in 1955. Although the story is commonly called a trilogy, Tolkien regarded it as one novel that was divided for publication and practical reasons.

The narrative follows Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship as they attempt to destroy the One Ring. Its setting includes Middle-earth, a name Tolkien used for the inhabited world of his mythology rather than for a separate planet. The books combine invented history, languages, poetry, and multiple narrative traditions.

The title is sometimes mistakenly treated as referring only to the Nazgûl. In Tolkien’s story, “the Lord of the Rings” is Sauron, the central enemy who forged the One Ring and sought control over the other Rings of Power.