The Hunt for the Ring is the fourth chapter of Part Three of Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth.
Synopsis[]
The tale was told by Gandalf to Frodo when talking to him of matters concerning the distant past in relation to the Ring. It tells of Sauron's search for the One Ring after learning of its survival through the errant Gollum caught wandering in Mordor in TA 3017. This leads to the mustering of all of Sauron's spies and servants, including the infamous Black Riders, now once again sent out to search for the Ring. It also tells the further history of Gollum in the west after being released by Sauron. Also featured are alternative versions of the tale.
The third tale was that of the rivalry between Saruman and Gandalf during the late Third Age and its connections to the Shire.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Die Jag vir die Ring |
| Albanian | Ndjekja e Unazës |
| Arabic | مطاردة للحلقة |
| Armenian | Մատանու որսը |
| Assamese | আঙঠিৰ চিকাৰ |
| Asturian | La Caza del Aníu |
| Azerbaijani | Üzük Ovu |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Пярсцёнак пошук |
| Basque | Eraztun araketa |
| Bengali | রিং জন্য হান্ট |
| Bosnian | Potraga za Prstenom |
| Breton | Ar Chase evit ar Walenn |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Гонитбата на Пръстена |
| Catalan | La caça de l'Anell |
| Chinese | 追蹤至尊魔戒 |
| Croatian | Lov na Prsten |
| Czech | Honba za Prstenem |
| Danish | Jagten på Ringen |
| Dari | شکار حلقه |
| Dutch | De Jacht op de Ring |
| Estonian | Sõrmus otsing |
| Finnish | Sormuksen etsinnät |
| French | La Quête de l'Anneau |
| Friulian | La Cjace dal Anel |
| Galician | A busca do Anel Único |
| Georgian | ნადირობა ბეჭედზე |
| German | Die Jagd nach dem Ring |
| Greek | Οι Κυνήγι για το Δαχτυλίδι |
| Gujarati | ધી રીંગ માટે શિકાર |
| Hebrew | לחפש את הטבעת האחת |
| Hindi | द अंगूठी की खोज |
| Hungarian | A Gyűrű keresése |
| Icelandic | Eftirför Hringsins |
| Indonesian | Perburuan cincin |
| Italian | La caccia all'Anello |
| Japanese | 指輪狩り |
| Kannada | ದಿ ಹಂಟ್ ಫಾರ್ ದಿ ఉంగరము |
| Kazakh | Жүзік ізденіс (Cyrillic) Jüzik izdenis (Latin) |
| Korean | 반지 수색 |
| Kurdish | Gustîl gerr (Kurmanji) (Sorani) زە ڕاوکردن بۆ ئەڵقەکە |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Шакек издөө |
| Laotian | ການລ່າສັດສໍາລັບວົງການ |
| Latvian | Gredzens meklēšana |
| Lithuanian | Žiedas medžioti |
| Malayalam | മോതിരത്തിനായുള്ള വേട്ട |
| Malaysian | Pemburuan cincin |
| Maltese | Il-kaċċa għaċ-ċirku |
| Nepalese | द औंठीको खोजी |
| Norwegian | Jakten på ringen |
| Pashto | د حلقې لپاره ښکار |
| Persian | شکار برای انگشتر |
| Polish | Polowanie na Pierścień |
| Portuguese | A Caçada do Anel |
| Romanian | Vânătoarea Inelului |
| Russian | Охота за Кольцом |
| Sardinian | Sa Caccia pro s'Aneddu |
| Serbian | Потрага за прстеном (Cyrillic) Potraga za prstenom (Latin) |
| Shona | Chindori tsvaga |
| Sicilian | La Caccia all'Aneddu |
| Sindhi | انگوٽهي جي ڳولا |
| Slovak | Hon na prsteň |
| Slovenian | Lov za prstan |
| Spanish | La busqueda del Anillo Único |
| Swahili | Kuwinda kwa Bizimu |
| Swedish | Jakten på ringen |
| Tamil | மோதிரத்தைத் தேடும் வேட்டை |
| Telugu | ది ఉంగరం కోసం వేట |
| Turkish | Yüzük Avı |
| Turkmen | Üzük üçin Aw |
| Thai | การตามล่าแหวนเอก |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Полювання на Перстень |
| Urdu | انگوٹهی شکار |
| Venetian | La Caccia a l'Anello |
| Yiddish | די יאָג נאָך דעם רינג |