Roverandom is a short story by Tolkien that tells of the adventures of a young dog named Rover. Rover has been turned into a toy after biting the wizard Artaxerxes. He meets the man on the moon, goes under the Deep Blue Sea and befriends other dogs all the while trying to find the wizard to become a real again.
History
Tolkien and his family went to the beach at Filey in 1925. During the trip Tolkien's second son Michael lost his favorite toy dog on the beach. When they could not find it Tolkien invented a story about the little dog and his adventures to cheer his son. Later, in 1927, he wrote the tale down and a few years later, after the printing of The Hobbit, submitted it for publication to George Allen & Unwin. However it was never published by them. Not until 1998 was published by itself by HarperCollins. It was also included as one of the stories that made up the Tales from the Perilous Realm in 1997.
Portrayal in adaptations
The Lord of the Rings Online
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Roverandom is part of a quest in the village of Dwaling in the Shire. Here there is a hobbit named Ronald, whose son lost his favorite toy dog during a picnic. The player must find the toy dog to complete the quest.
In 2005 it was released as an audiobook narrated by Derek Jacobi and published by HarperCollins.
Translations around the world
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | روفيراندووم |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Роверандом |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Роувърандъм |
| Georgian | როვერანდომი |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Роверандом |
| Norwegian | Rundtomrask |
| Polish | Łazikanty |
| Russian | Роверандом |
| Serbian | Роверандом (Cyrillic) Roverandom (Latin) |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Роверандом |
| Urdu | روورانڈوم |