The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion

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 A Reader's Companion also includes some previously unpublished material by Tolkien and reprints part of a 1951 letter in which Tolkien explicates at length his conception and vision for The Lord of the Rings.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
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