Roverandom

Roverandom is a short children's story by J.R.R. Tolkien, written in 1927, that tells of the adventures of a young dog named Rover. 
Roverandom was also included in the compilation Tales from the Perilous Realm, released in 1997, along with Farmer Giles of Ham, Leaf by Niggle, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book, and Smith of Wootton Major.
In 2005, the story was released as an audiobook, narrated by Derek Jacobi and published by HarperCollins.
==Synopsis==
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 searching for the wizard to attain his original size again.
==Background==
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. A publication was soon curated by Tolkien editors Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond.
==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.
==Appearances and mentions==
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	روفيراندووم
Belarusian Cyrillic	Роверандом
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Роувърандъм
Czech 	Tulák Rover
Georgian 	როვერანდომი
Greek 	Ροβεράντομ
Japanese 	仔犬のローヴァーの冒険
Macedonian Cyrillic	Роверандом
Norwegian 	Rundtomrask
Polish 	Łazikanty
Russian 	Роверандом
Serbian 	Роверандом (Cyrillic) Roverandom (Latin)
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Роверандом
Urdu 	روورانڈوم
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Category:Short stories
Category:Primary lit. published by HarperCollins
Category:1998 publications
Category:Works by J.R.R. Tolkien
Category:Primary literature
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