The Ring

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The Ring may refer to:

work titles

• Der Ring des Nibelungen, a series of operas by Richard Wagner

• In literature:
  • "The Ring" (poem) (ca. 1400), a late medieval poem by Heinrich Wittenwiler
  • The Ring (magazine) (from 1922), a prominent boxing magazine
  • The One Ring, a fictional object in The Lord of the Rings (1954)
  • The Ring (book), a children's book by John Updike
  • The Ring (1988 book), by Daniel Keys Moran.

• In film and television:
  • The Ring (1927 film) (1927), a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • The Ring (1952 film) (1952), a film directed by Kurt Neumann with Rita Moreno
  • The Rings (1985) Zangha, an Iranian horror film
  • Ring (film) (1998) Ringu, a Japanese horror film
    • Ring 2 (1999) Japanese sequel to the 1998 film
  • The Ring (2002 film), the American remake of the Japanese film by Gore Verbinski, with Naomi Watts
    • The Ring Two (2005), the sequel to the American remake
  • "The Ring" (Angel episode) (2000), an Angel episode
  • "The Ring" (Yes, Dear episode) (2002), a Yes, Dear episode
  • The Ring of Destiny, a 1915 film
  • The Ring (1914/II), 1914 black and white, silent short film
  • The Ring, 1996 TV movie based on the novel by Danielle Steel

• popular culture
  • The Ring (band), a disco group from 1977-1983.
  • The Ring: Terror's Realm, a video game for the Sega Dreamcast, loosely based on the Japanese horror novel
  • The Ring (manga comic), series of manga comic books

jargon, slang

• Nürburgring, known as simply "the Ring" by enthusiasts, is a famous motorsport race track in Nürburg, Germany
• Vaginal ring, a hormonal contraceptive device also known as "The Ring"
• an Inner Circle of the Chicago Outfit, a crime syndicate, was also known as "the Ring".

[edit] See also

• Ring (disambiguation)