Which is correct?
1) The "The Lord of the Rings" series is popular.
2) "The Lord of the Rings" series is popular.
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1Tolkien's title includes the initial determinative: *The Lord of the Rings*. – deadrat Mar 05 '17 at 23:52
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1Arguably those are both pretty darned wrong. – tchrist Mar 06 '17 at 00:07
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1Best side-stepped by referring to: The film/TV series, The Lord of the Rings – Ronald Sole Mar 06 '17 at 00:07
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Related: Homer's “Odyssey”? Homer's “The Odyssey”? – herisson Mar 06 '17 at 00:07
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@RonaldSole What!? You philistine! It's a book series. ;-p – Hellion Mar 06 '17 at 00:13
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@Hellion Wasn't when I went to the local cinema . – Ronald Sole Mar 06 '17 at 00:14
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- The "Lord of the Rings" series is popular. (using deletion)
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@Hellion It's a novel not a series. – tchrist Mar 06 '17 at 00:24
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@tchrist Wanna see "pretty darned wrong"? (The "The Lego Movie" movie is awesome.) – Steve Mar 06 '17 at 00:30
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"The Lord of the Rings" series is popular.
When beginning "The" is formal part of title or proper name, it should be treated as normal part of sentence, giving just enough clarification about themselves, no additional articles needed (or allowed).
Additionally, you should always capitalize starting "The" of the title (not a case with non-title proper names, like geographic ones).
And, in any case, you should not delete it, as it is internal part of the title.
