Bored of the Rings

Bored of the Rings (BOTR) is a short satirical novel based on The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) by J.R.R. Tolkien, published in 1969 by Signet for the Harvard Lampoon.

The novel is a fairly close parody in terms of general plot, but is filled with cheap gags (the palantir as a Magic 8-Ball etc.), bad names, unsympathetic and cowardly characters and dated 1960s references.

Notable characters from Lower Middle Earth include:

• Goodgulf Greyteeth, the good wizard; "a discredited Rosicrucian" and "a 32nd Degree Mason and Honorary Shriner" (Gulf Oil slogan)
• boggies (hobbits)
  • Dildo Bugger of Bug End (dildo, bugger)
  • Frito Bugger (Fritos, a corn chips brand)
  • Spam (SPAM, a food brand)
  • Moxie Dingleberry (Moxie, a soda pop brand)
  • Pepsi Dingleberry (Pepsi, a soda pop brand)
• Stomper, or Arrowroot, son of Arrowshirt (Arrowshirt, a brand of men's dress shirt)
• Gimlet, son of Groin (Gimlet cocktail and Groin)
• Legolam ("leg of lamb")
• Bromosel (Used to be an indigestion relief product)
• Eorache ("ear ache")
• Tim Benzedrine (Benzedrine, a stimulant drug popular during the 1960s)
• Goddam ("God damn")
• Sorhed, the evil wizard, ruler of Fordor. ("Sore head", "four door")
• Serutan the wizard of Isinglass - (Serutan was the name of a laxative product; the product name is simply "Natures" spelled backwards
• Isinglass, a substance used in clarifying wine (see Isinglass).

External links

• Amethyst Angel's Bored of the Rings Webpage
• Richard F. Drushel's parody of the LOTR Appendices in the style of BOTR
• review of BOTR with cover art