博客來ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The One Ring, Ardagarneya (＂The Life of Earth, Blood, and Tears＂), was awakened by Sauron the Maia in the Sammath Naur (＂Chambers of Fire＂) within Orodruin (＂Mountain of Red Flame＂) in Mordor in the year 1600 of the Second Age.
Long thought to be unmade in the same mountain in 3019 of the Third Age, it was reawakened in 2003 of the Common Era by TolkienTown, whereupon it compelled the Baron of Rachane, Scotland to replicate nine ancient scrolls (the Morlindalë), which he then translated from the original Elvish Tengwar into human English, and annotated.
The One, or in the Black Speech of Mordor Ash Nazg, has never been worn since.
ABOUT THE TRANSCRIBER
The 13th Baron of Rachane continues the title originally granted by King James IV to the Earl of Argyll in 1509. Though the first several Barons of Rachane, located on the remote Rosneath Peninsula, fell victim to violent deaths from the Scottish wars with the invading Saxons (today’s Englishmen), the Barony today is an idyllic preserve of natural beauty and Scotland’s romantic heritage. It is also haunted by the lore and legends so prevalent throughout this magical region, and so is an unsurprising wellspring for the Morlindalë.
The Baron’s coat-of-arms, granted by Queen Elizabeth II’s personal representative the Lord Lyon King of Arms in 2006, are highlighted by the Great Bear constellation and the motto In Septemtrione Cresco ＂I arise in the Seven Stars＂, an incantation of immortality from ancient Egypt.
The Baron holds the Ph.D. from the University of California in the Colonies, and saw service as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Colonial Army, wherein he was one of its first Space Intelligence Officers at Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado.
When at home in Rachane, he and the Baroness may usually be found haunting the Rosneath Peninsula’s famous Knockderry House, an elegant modern neighbor of the historic Knockderry Castle. He is rumored to cast no reflection in a mirror.
