1 2 3Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, 4 Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, 5Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, 6 One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne, 7In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie, 8 One Ring to rule them all, one Ring to find them, 9 One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them 10In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie 11 12 13- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Epigraph 14