<P> Gandalf learned of the Ring's inscription when he read Isildur's account . When Gandalf subsequently heated the ring that Bilbo Baggins had left to Frodo, the inscription reappeared . The wizard then had no doubt that Frodo's ring was the One Ring . When Gandalf recited the inscription in Black Speech at the Council of Elrond, everyone trembled: </P> <P> The change in the wizard's voice was astounding . Suddenly it became menacing, powerful, harsh as stone . A shadow seemed to pass over the high sun, and the porch for a moment grew dark . All trembled, and the Elves stopped their ears . </P> <P> The first Ballantine paperback edition of The Fellowship of the Ring printed the inscription upside - down . Some recent editions accidentally omit the first half of the translation in Book I, Chapter 2 . This error was corrected in the 50th Anniversary edition . </P> <P> The term Ring - bearer is used in The Lord of the Rings to describe a person who has possessed the One Ring . The term is also used to refer to bearers of other Rings of Power . </P>

What is inscribed on the ring of mordor