The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion (ISBN 0618642676) is a book written by scholars Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, serving as an annotated reference to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2005.
Synopsis[]
Hammond and Scull proceed chapter-by-chapter from the original foreword through to the end of The Lord of the Rings: examining the evolution of the text, changes, inconsistencies, and errors, and the appendices, often using comments from Tolkien's own notes and letters. Other sections cover the numerous maps, genealogies, and chronologies of the story and its writing, and notes on the book and jacket inset of the 1954-56 publications. A Reader's Companion also includes some previously unpublished material by Tolkien and reprints part of a 1951 letter in which Tolkien explicates at length his conception and vision for The Lord of the Rings.
Reprinted for the first time since 1975, and corrected and expanded, is Tolkien's Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings (previously referred to as Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings), an index of persons, places, and things designed to aid the translator in rendering Tolkien's great work into foreign languages.
A Reader's Companion is available in both hardcover and paperback.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Die Here van die Ringe: Die Leser se Metgesel |
| Albanian | Zoti i unazave: Shoqëruesi i lexuesit |
| Amharic | ቀለበቶች ጌታ: የአንባቢው ጓደኛ |
| Arabic | سيد الخواتم: رفيق القارئ |
| Armenian | Մատանիների տիրակալը: Ընթերցողի ուղեկիցը |
| Assamese | আঙঠিৰ প্ৰভু: পাঠকৰ সংগী |
| Azerbaijani | Üzüklərin Hökmdarı: Oxucunun yoldaşı |
| Basque | Eraztunen Jauna: Irakurlearen Laguna |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Уладар Пярсцёнкаў: Спадарожнік чытача |
| Bengali | দ্য লর্ড অফ দ্য রিংস: পাঠকের সঙ্গী |
| Bhojpuri | रिंग्स के स्वामी: पाठक के साथी के बा |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Властелинът на пръстените: справочник |
| Cambodian | ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃកងដែល: ដៃគូអ្នកអាន |
| Catalan | El Senyor dels anells: El Company del Lector |
| Cebuano | Ang Ginoo sa mga Singsing: Ang Kauban sa Magbabasa |
| Chinese | 魔戒: 读者的伴侣 |
| Croatian | Gospodar Prstenova: Pratilac čitatelja |
| Czech | Pán prstenů: Čtenářův společník |
| Danish | Ringenes Herre: Læserens ledsager |
| Dutch | In de Ban van de Ring: De Metgezel van de Lezer |
| Esperanto | La Sinjoro de la Ringoj: La Kunulo de la Leganto |
| Estonian | Sõrmuste Isand: Lugeja kaaslane |
| Filipino | Ang Panginoon ng Singsing: Ang Kasamang Mambabasa |
| Finnish | Taru Sormusten Herrasta: Lukijan seuralainen |
| French | Le Seigneur des Anneaux: Le Compagnon du Lecteur |
| Galician | O Señor dos Aneis: O Compañeiro do Lector |
| Georgian | ბეჭდების მბრძანებელი: მკითხველის თანამგზავრი |
| German | Der Herr der Ringe: Ein Leitfaden für Leser |
| Greek | Ο άρχοντας των δαχτυλιδιών: Ο σύντροφος του αναγνώστη |
| Gujarati | આ અંગુઠીઓ ના ભગવાન: રીડર્સ કમ્પેનિયન |
| Hebrew | שר הטבעות: המלווה של הקורא |
| Hindi | द लार्ड ऑफ द रिंग्स: द रीडर्स कंपेनियन |
| Hungarian | A gyűrűk ura: Az olvasó társa |
| Icelandic | Hringadróttinssaga: Félagi lesandans |
| Indonesian | Raja Segala Cincin: Sahabat Pembaca |
| Irish Gaelic | An Tiarna na bhFáinní: Compánach an Léitheora |
| Italian | Il Signore degli Anelli: Il Compagno del Lettore |
| Japanese | 指輪物語: リーダーズコンパニオン |
| Kannada | ದಿ ಲಾರ್ಡ್ ಆಫ್ ದಿ ರಿಂಗ್ಸ್: ಓದುಗರ ಒಡನಾಡಿ |
| Kazakh | Сақиналар әміршісі: Оқырман серігі (Cyrillic) Saqïnalar ämirşisi: Oqırman serigi (Latin) |
| Korean | 반지의 제왕: 독자의 동반자 |
| Kurdish | شای ئەنگوستیلەکان: هاوەڵی خوێنەر (Sorani) Begê Gustîlan: Rêhevalê Xwendevan (Kurmanji) |
| Konkani | दी रिंगांचो स्वामी: वाचकाचो साथीदार |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Теңир шакеги: Окурмандын жолдошу |
| Laotian | ພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງວົງການ: ເພື່ອນຜູ້ອ່ານ |
| Latvian | Gredzenu pavēlnieks: Lasītāja pavadonis |
| Lithuanian | Žiedu Valdovas: Skaitytojo palydovas |
| Luxembourgish | Den Här vun de Réng: De Lieser säi Begleeder |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Господарот на прстените: Придружник на читателот |
| Maithili | द लर्ड अफ द रिङ्ग्स: पाठक के साथी |
| Malayalam | ദ ലോർഡ് ഓഫ് ദ റിങ്സ്: വായനക്കാരുടെ കൂട്ടാളി |
| Malaysian | Raja Segala Cincin: Sahabat Pembaca |
| Maltese | Il-Ħakkiem ta 'l-anelli: Il-Kumpann tal-Qarrej |
| Maori | Te Ariki o nga Mowhiti: Te Hoa o te Kai panui |
| Marathi | द लॉर्ड ऑफ द रिंग्स: वाचकांचा सोबती |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Бөгжний эзэн: Уншигчийн хамтрагч |
| Nepalese | द लर्ड अफ द रिङ्ग्स: पाठकको साथी |
| Norwegian | Ringenes Herre: Leserens følgesvenn |
| Pashto | د حلقو څښتن: د لوستونکي ملګري |
| Persian | ارباب حلقه ها: همنشین خواننده |
| Polish | Władca Pierścieni: Towarzysz czytelnika |
| Portuguese | O Senhor dos Anéis: O Companheiro do Leitor (Brazil)
A Irmandade do Anel: Companheiro do Leitor (Portugal) |
| Punjabi | ਦ ਲਾਰਡ ਆਫ਼ ਦ ਰਿੰਗਸ: ਪਾਠਕ ਦਾ ਸਾਥੀ |
| Romanian | Stăpânul Inelelor: Companionul Cititorului |
| Russian | Властелин колец: Спутник читателя |
| Scottish Gaelic | Tha Tighearna nam Fàinnean: Companach an Leughadair |
| Serbian | Господар прстенова: Сапутник читаоца (Cyrillic) Gospodar prstenova: Saputnik čitaoca (Latin) |
| Sindhi | انگن جو رب: پڙهندڙن جو ساٿي |
| Sinhalese | ද රින්ග්ස් සමිඳාණන්: පාඨක සහකාරිය |
| Slovak | Pán Prsteňov: Spoločník čitateľa |
| Slovenian | Gospodar Prstanov: Bralčev spremljevalec |
| Spanish | El Señor de los Anillos: El Compañero del Lector |
| Sundanese | Gusti tina Cingcin: Babaturan Pembaca |
| Swahili | Bwana wa Mapete: Sahaba wa Msomaji |
| Swedish | Ringarnas Herre: Läsarens följeslagare |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Парвардигори зиреҳҳои: Хамсафари хонанда |
| Tamil | த லோட் ஒவ் த ரிங்ஸ்: வாசகர்களின் துணை |
| Tatar | Йөзекләр Хуҗасы: Укучы юлдашы |
| Telugu | ఆ లార్డ్ ఆఫ్ ది రింగ్స్: రీడర్స్ కంపానియన్ |
| Thai | เดอะลอร์ดออฟเดอะริงส์: สหายนักอ่าน |
| Turkish | Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Okuyucunun Arkadaşı |
| Turkmen | Ýüzükleriň Padşasy: Okyjynyň ýoldaşy |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Володар перснів: Супутник читача |
| Urdu | دی لارڈ آف دی رنگز: قاری کا ساتھی |
| Uzbek | Узуклар Ҳукмдори: Ўқувчининг ҳамроҳи (Cyrillic) Uzuklar Hukmdori: O'quvchining hamrohi (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Chúa tể những chiếc nhẫn: Người bạn đồng hành của độc giả |
| Welsh | Yr Arglwydd y cylchoedd: Cydymaith y Darllenydd |
| Yiddish | דער האר פון די רינגס: דער לייענער ס באַגלייטער |