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.
• Ring, a 1991 book by Koji Suzuki; the basis for two of the films below.

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
  • Ring 0 (2000) Japanese prequel 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
• Rings (short film) a 2005 American horror direct-to-video short film by Jonathan Liebesman starring Ryan Merriman, Emily VanCamp, Kelly Stables, Alexandra Breckenridge, Josh Wise, Justin Allen and Andrew D'Amico
• "The Ring" (Angel) (2000), an Angel episode
• "The Ring" (Yes, Dear) (2002), a Yes, Dear episode
• The Ring of Destiny, a 1915 film
• The Ring (1914 Pearl White film), a 1914 black and white, silent film starring Pearl White
• The Ring (1914 Victory Bateman film), a 1914 black and white, silent short film starring Victory Bateman
• The Ring, a 1996 TV movie based on the novel by Danielle Steel
• "The Ring" (South Park), the first episode of the 13th season of South Park

In popular culture

• The Ring (band), a disco group active 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 published in North America by Digital Manga Publishing

In jargon or 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)

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