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List of translations of The Lord of the Rings

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J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings has been translated, with varying degrees of success, many times since its publication in 1954–55. Known translations are listed here; the exact number is hard to determine, for example because the European and Brazilian dialects of Portuguese are sometimes counted separately, as are the Nynorsk and Bokmål forms of Norwegian, and the Traditional and Simplified Chinese forms of that language.

Elrond's Library, as of its last updating in 2019, explicitly lists 87 translations in 57 languages.[1] The Tolkien Gateway has a list of translations without details.[2] Many separate collectors have sites that highlight their personal collections with more detail. Some of the more extensive sites include Elrond's Library,[3] The Lord of the Rings in Translation,[4] Impressions of Books by J.R.R. Tolkien Published in Japan,[5] and the Tolkieniano Collection (in Italian).[6] Editions of all the translations in this list can be found illustrated in one or more of these collections.

The book Толкин Русскими Глазами (Tolkin Russkimi Glazami, "Tolkien Through Russian Eyes") contains a detailed listing and history of the multiple Russian translations.[7] Tolkien became personally involved with the Swedish translation, which he much disliked;[8][9][10] he eventually produced his "Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings" in response.[11]

The linguist Thomas Honegger has edited two books on the challenges of translating Tolkien: Tolkien in Translation and Translating Tolkien: Text and Film. The first volume looks at the theoretical problem, and then analyses translations into Esperanto, French, Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish to see how translators have coped with the issues discussed.[12][13] The second volume looks at translation into Dutch, German, Hebrew, and Swedish, and analyses particularly complex issues such as translating Tolkien's constructed languages.[14][15]

Translations

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LanguageTitleYearTranslatorPublisherISBN
Afrikaans Die Heerser Van Die Ringe 2018 to 2020 Janie Oosthuysen (1), Kobus Geldenhuys (2, 3) Protea Boekhuis, Pretoria 978-1-4853-0975-8, 978-1-4853-0976-5, 978-1-4853-0977-2
AlbanianLordi i unazave, republished as Kryezoti i unazave2004 to 2006Ilir I. Baçi (part 1), Artan Miraka (2 and 3)Dudaj, Tirana99927-50-96-0 99943-33-11-9 99943-33-58-5
Arabicسيد الخواتم، رفقة الخاتم، خروج الخاتمSayyid al-Khawātim, Rafīqat al-Khātim, Khurūj al-Khātim2007Amr KhairyMalamih, Cairo978-977-6262-03-4, only The Fellowship of the Ring, Book I
Arabicسيد الخواتم Sayyid al-Khawātim2009Farajallah Sayyid MuhammadNahdet Misr, Cairo977-14-4114-0, 977-14-1134-9, 977-14-1127-6
ArmenianՊահապաննէրը Pahapannērë1989Emma MakarianArevnik, YerevanOnly The Fellowship of the Ring, no ISBN
Asturian El Señor de los Aniellos 2020-2024 Nicolás Bardio Ediciones Trabe 978-84-18286-34-6, 978-84-19358-02-8, 978-84-19358-93-6
Azerbaijani Üzüklərin Hökmdarı 2020 to 2021 Samir Bulut Qanun Nəşriyyatı 978-9-9523-6832-1, 978-9952-38-002-6 (I, III only, II has no ISBN)
BasqueEraztunen Jauna2002 to 2003Agustin Otsoa Eribeko Txalaparta, Tafalla84-8136-258-1
BelarusianУладар пярсьцёнкаў: Зьвяз пярсьцёнка, Дзьве вежы, Вяртаньне караля Uladar piarścionkaŭ: Źviaz piarścionka, Dźvie viežy, Viartańnie karalia2008 to 2009Дзьмітрый Магілеўцаў and Крысьціна Курчанкова
(Dźmitry Mahileŭcaŭ and Kryścina Kurčankova)
Minsk978-985-4921-24-3 {{isbn}}: ignored ISBN errors (link)[16]
BelarusianВаладар Пярсцёнкаў: Брацтва Пярсцёнка, Дзве Вежы, Вяртанне Караля Valadar Piarścionkaŭ: Bractva Piarscionka, Dzvie Viežy, Viartannie Karalia2023-2024Ihar KulikouAndrei Yanushkevich Publishing, Warsaw978-83-969297-6-1, 978-83-68202-07-6, 978-83-68202-19-9
Bengali (Bangladesh) দি লর্ড অফ দ্য রিংস Di larḍa apha dya rinsa (I only) 2020 Moheul Islam Mithu Aishwarya Prakash The ISBN printed in the book is improperly formatted, 978-91288-3-X
Bengali (India) সর্বাধিপতি আংটি Sarbādhipati āṇṭi (I, II only) 2012 to 2013 Aniruddha Cinnamon Teal Publishing 978-93-81542-61-3, 978-93-80151-76-2
BulgarianВластелинът на пръстените Vlastelinăt na prăstenite1990 to 1991Lyubomir NikolovNarodna Kultura SofiaN/a
CatalanEl Senyor dels Anells1986 to 1988Francesc ParcerisasVicens Vives, Barcelona84-316-6868-7
Chinese (Simplified) 魔戒; mojie ("The Magic Ring")[17] 2001 Book One – Book Two: Ding Di (丁棣);
Book Three – Book Four: Yao Jing-rong (姚锦镕);
Book Five – Book Six: Tang Ding-jiu (汤定九)
Yilin Press (译林出版社), Nanjing 7-80657-267-8
Chinese (Simplified) 魔戒 2001, rev. 2012 Zhu Xueheng, rev. Deng Jiawan[17] Shanghai Translation Publishing House, Shanghai 978-7-5327-9321-1
Chinese (Simplified) 魔戒 2013 Deng Jiawan / 邓嘉宛 (story),
Shi Zhongge / 石中歌 (preface, prologue, appendix, and checking),
Du Yunci / 杜蕴慈 (poems)
Wenjing, ISBN licensing by Shanghai People's Press[17] 9787208113039
Chinese (Simplified) 魔戒 2024 Tian Weihua Zhejiang People's Publishing House, Hangzhou 978-7-213-11320-8
Chinese (Simplified) 魔戒 2024 Wang Jinhua Democracy and Construction Press, Beijing 978-7-5139-4574-5
Chinese (Simplified) 魔戒 2024 Yan Yong (Fellowship of the Ring);
Xin Hongjuan (Two Towers);
Lu Danjun (Return of the King)
People's Literature Publishing House, Beijing 978-7-02-018431-6
Chinese (Simplified) 魔戒 2024 Liu Guowei (Fellowship of the Ring);
Shan Nana (Two Towers, Return of the King)
Xi'an Publishing House, Xi'an 978-7-5541-7313-8
Chinese (Simplified) 魔戒 2024 Long Fei Jiangxi University Press 978-7-5762-4428-1
Chinese (Simplified) 魔戒 2025 Sun Hua Tiandi Press 978-7-5455-8626-8
Chinese (Simplified) 指环王三部曲 2025 He Weiqing Jinan Publishing House 978-7-5488-6875-0, 978-7-5488-6876-7, 978-7-5488-6877-4
Chinese (Simplified) 魔戒 2025 Chen Sen (Abridged and simplified translation) Popular Science Press 978-7-110-10965-6
Chinese (Traditional)魔戒2001 to 2002Lucifer Chu (朱學恆)[18]Linking Publishing, Taipei957-08-2336-4, 957-08-2337-2, 957-08-2338-0
Chinese (Traditional)魔戒2024Li HanShuangxi Publishing, Taipei978-626-97933-5-8, 978-626-97933-6-5, 978-626-97933-7-2
CroatianGospodar prstenova1995Zlatko CrnkovićAlgoritam953-6166-05-4
Croatian Gospodar Prstenova 2018 Marko Maras Lumen 978-953-342-154-4, 978-953-342-155-1, 978-953-342-156-8
CzechPán prstenů1990 to 1992Stanislava Pošustová(-Menšíková)Mladá fronta, Prague80-204-0105-9, 80-204-0194-6, 80-204-0259-4
DanishRingenes Herre1968 to 1972Ida Nyrop Ludvigsen[19]Gyldendal, Copenhagen978-87-02-04320-4
DutchIn de Ban van de Ring1957Max SchuchartHet Spectrum, UtrechtN/a
EsperantoLa Mastro de l' Ringoj1995 to 1997, 2nd ed. 2007William AuldSezonoj, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad5745004576, 9785745004575
EstonianSõrmuste Isand1996 to 1998Ene Aru and Votele ViidemannTiritamm, Tallinn9985-55-039-0, 9985-55-046-3, 9985-55-049-8
FaroeseRinganna Harri2003 to 2005Axel TórgarðStiðin, Hoyvík99918-42-33-0, 99918-42-34-9, 99918-42-38-1
FinnishTaru sormusten herrasta1973 to 1975Kersti Juva, Eila Pennanen, Panu PekkanenN/aN/a
FrenchLe Seigneur des anneaux1972 to 1973Francis LedouxChristian Bourgois9782266201728
FrenchLe Seigneur des anneaux2014 to 2016Daniel LauzonChristian Bourgois9782267027006
FrisianMaster fan alle ringen2011 to 2016Liuwe WestraFrysk en Frij and Elikser, Leeuwarden978-90-8566-022-4, 978-90-825871-0-4 (I & II only)
GalicianO Señor dos Aneis2001 to 2002Moisés R. BarciaXerais, Vigo84-8302-682-1
Georgianბეჭდების მბრძანებელი: ბეჭდის საძმო, ორი ციხე–კოშკი, მეფის დაბრუნება Bech'debis Mbrdzanebeli: Bech'dis Sadzmo, Ori Tsikhe-k'oshki, Mepis Dabruneba2009 to 2011Nika Samushia (prose and poems) and Tsitso Khotsuashvili (poems in The Fellowship of the Ring)Gia Karchkhadze Publishing, Tbilisi978-99940-34-04-8, 978-99940-34-13-0, 978-99940-34-14-7
GermanDer Herr der Ringe1969 to 1970Margaret Carroux and Ebba-Margareta von Freymann [de] (poems)Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart978-3-608-93666-7
GermanDer Herr der Ringe2000Wolfgang KregeKlett-Cotta, Stuttgart978-3-608-93639-1
GreekΟ Άρχοντας των Δαχτυλιδιών O Archontas ton Dachtylidion1978Eugenia Chatzithanasi-KolliaKedros, Athens960-04-0308-2
Hebrewשר הטבעות Sar ha-Tabbaot1979 to 1980Ruth LivnitZmora-Bitan, Tel AvivN/a
HungarianA Gyűrűk Ura1981Chapters 1-11: Ádám Réz
Rest: Árpád Göncz and Dezső Tandori (poems)
Gondolat Könyvkiadó (1981)
Európa Könyvkiadó (since 1990), Budapest
First: 963-280-963-7, 963-280-964-5, 963-280-965-3
2008 reworked: 978-963-07-8646-1[20]
IcelandicHringadróttinssaga1993 to 1995, 2nd ed. 2003Þorsteinn Thorarensen and Geir Kristjánsson (poems)Fjölvi, Reykjavík9979-58-364-9, 9979-58-366-5, 9979-58-365-7
IndonesianThe Lord of the Rings (publication is under the English name)2002 to 2003Gita K. YulianiGramedia, Jakarta9796866935, 9792200355, 979220556-X
ItalianIl Signore degli Anelli1967 to 1970Vittoria Alliata di VillafrancaBompiani, Milan9788845210273
Italian Il Signore degli Anelli 2020 to 2021 Ottavio Fatica Bompiani 978-88-452-9919-3, 978-88-301-0271-2, 978-88-301-0272-9
JapaneseYubiwa Monogatari (指輪物語; lit. "The tale of the Ring(s)")1972 to 1975Teiji Seta (瀬田貞二) and Akiko Tanaka (田中明子)Hyouronsha [ja](評論社), Tokyo978-4-566-02350-5, 978-4-566-02351-2, 978-4-566-02352-9
Kazakh Сақиналар Әміршісі 2022 to 2024 Altynzhan Iralieva (1), Aizhan Bozbaeva (2-3) Foliant, Astana 978-601-271-785-3, 978-601-271-957-4, 978-601-338-853-3
Korean반지 이야기 (Banji iyagi), (reprinted as 완역 반지제왕 (Wanyeok Banjijewang))1988 to 1992강영운 (Kang Yeong-un)Dongsuh Press, SeoulN/a
Korean반지전쟁 (Banjijeonjaeng), (reprinted as 반지의 제왕 (Banjieui Jewang))1990김번, 김보원, 이미애 (Kim Beon, Kim Bo-won, Yee Mi-ae)Doseochulpan Yemun, Seoul8986834200, 8986834219, 8986834227
Korean마술반지 (Masulbanji)1992 to 1994이동진 (Lee Dong-jin)Pauline (Baorottal), SeoulOnly The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. 8933103422 (I)
Korean반지의 제왕 (Banjieui Jewang)2001한기찬 (Han Ki-chan)황금가지 (Hwanggeum Gaji), Seoul6 volumes. 8982732888, 8982732896, 898273290X, 8982732918, 8982732926, 8982732934, 898273287X (set)
LatvianGredzenu Pavēlnieks2002 to 2004Ieva KolmaneJumava, Riga9984-05-579-5, 9984-05-626-0, 9984-05-861-1
LithuanianŽiedų valdovas1994Andrius Tapinas and Jonas StrielkūnasAlma littera, Vilnius9986-02-038-7, 9986-02-487-0, 9986-02-959-7
MacedonianГосподарот на прстените Gospodarot na prstenite2002Ofelija Kaviloska & Romeo ŠirilovAEA, Misla, Skopje9989-39-170-X, 9989-39-173-4, 9989-39-176-9
Marathi स्वामी मुद्रिकांचा Swami Mudrikancha (I, II, III) 2015 Mugdha Karnik Diamond Publications, Pune 978-8184836219
Mongolian Бөгжний Эзэн, Bögjnii Ezen 2009 Ukhnaagiin Nyamsuren (translated from Russian) Khökh Devter 9789996221255
Mongolian ᠪᠥᠭᠵᠨᠢᠢ ᠡᠽᠡᠨ, Bögjnii Ezen 2014 Wuyunqimuge Inner Mongolian Education Press 978-7-5311-8881-0, 978-7-5311-8893-3, 978-7-5311-8900-8
Mongolian (Монгол) Бөгжний Эзэн, Bögjnii Ezen 2022-2025 B. Amarbayasgalan (official) Monsudar 978-9919-28-115-1, 978-9919-28-178-6, 978-9919-28-247-9
Norwegian (Bokmål)Krigen om ringen1973 to 1975Nils WerenskioldTiden Norsk Forlag82-10-00816-1, 82-10-00930-3, 82-10-01096-4
Norwegian (Bokmål)Ringenes herre1980 to 1981Torstein Bugge HøverstadTiden Norsk Forlag978-82-10-04449-6
Norwegian (Nynorsk)Ringdrotten2006Eilev Groven MyhrenTiden Norsk Forlag, Oslo82-05-36559-8
Persianارباب حلقهها Arbāb-e Halqehā2002 to 2004Riza AlizadihRawzanih, Tehran964-334-116-X, 964-334-139-9, 964-334-173-9
Persianخداوند انگشتریها Khedawend Anegushetra2017Farrokhazad Farzin ZandParNashr978-600-8137-49-8, 978-600-8137-50-4, 978-600-8137-51-1
Persianارباب حلقه هآها Arbāb-e Halqehā2025Motaharah EbrahimzadehNegahe Ashena Publishing978-622-5260-64-1, 978-622-5260-65-8, 978-622-5260-66-5
PolishWładca Pierścieni1961 to 1963Maria Skibniewska (poems by Włodzimierz Lewik and Andrzej Nowicki)Czytelnik, WarsawN/a
PolishWładca Pierścieni1996 to 1997Jerzy Łozinski and Marek Obarski (poems)Zysk i S-ka, Poznań8371502419, 8371502427, 8371502435
PolishWładca Pierścieni2001Books I – IV: Maria and Cezary Frąc;
Book V: Aleksandra Januszewska;
Book VI: Aleksandra Jagiełowicz; Poems: Tadeusz A. Olszański; Appendices: Ryszard Derdziński
Amber, Warszawa8372457018, 8324132872, 978-83-241-4424-2
Portuguese (BRA)O Senhor dos Anéis1974 to 1979António Rocha and Alberto Monjardim (unauthorized)Publicações Europa-América978-972-1-04102-8, 978-972-1-04144-8, 978-972-1-04154-7
Portuguese (BRA)O Senhor dos Anéis1994Lenita Maria Rimoli Esteves and Almiro PisettaMartins Fontes978-85-3360-292-2, 978-85-3360-314-1, 978-85-3360-315-8
Portuguese (BRA)O Senhor dos Anéis2019Ronald Eduard KyrmseHarperCollins Brasil85-336-1340-7
Portuguese (POR)O Senhor dos Anéis1977Fernanda Pinto RodriguesPublicações Europa-América972-1-04144-0, 972-1-04154-8, 972-1-04102-5
Portuguese (POR)O Senhor dos Anéis2020Catarina Ferreira de AlmeidaGrupo Planeta978-989-777-392-1, 978-989-777-470-6, 978-989-777-548-2
RomanianStăpînul Inelelor
Stăpânul Inelelor
1999 to 2001Irina Horea, Gabriela Nedelea, Ion HoreaEditorial Group Rao978-606-609-367-5, 978-606-609-366-8, 978-606-609-365-1
RussianВластелин колец Vlastelin kolets1976 (publ. 2002)A. A. Gruzberg; A. V. Zastyrets (poems)U-Faktoriya, Yekaterinburg5-94799-164-0
RussianВластелин колец Vlastelin kolets1982 to 1992V. S. Muravyov (2nd to 6th books, poems),
A. A. Kistyakovsky (first book)
Raduga, Moscow5-05-002255-X, 5-05-002397-1, 5-05-004017-5
RussianВластелин колец Vlastelin kolets1984 (publ. 1991)H. V. Grigoryeva and V. I. Grushetskij and I. B. Grinshpun (poems)Severo-Zapad5-7183-0003-8, 5-352-00312-4 (Azbuka)
RussianВластители Колец Vlastiteli kolets1990Z.A. Bobyr'Molodaya Gvardiya5235019466, 5235019458 (Condensed translation from 1966 with Hobbit & I in first volume and II & III in second volume)
RussianВластелин колец Vlastelin kolets1991V.A.M. (Valeriya Aleksandrovna Matorina)Amur, KhabarovskN/a
RussianВластелин колец Vlastelin kolets1994Mariya Kamenkovich and Valerij KarrikTerra-Azbuka, St. Petersburg5-300-00027-2, 5-300-00026-4
RussianВластелин колец Vlastelin kolets2002V. Volkovskij, V. Vosedov, D. AfinogenovaAST, Moscow5-17-016265-0
RussianВластелин Колец Vlastelin kolets2002Alina V. NemirovaAST, Kharkiv5-17-009975-4, 5-17-008954-6, 966-03-1122-2 (Folio)
SerbianГосподар Прстенова Gospodar Prstenova1981[21]Zoran StanojevićNolit, BelgradeN/a
Sinhala මුදු වල අධිපතියා Mudu vala adhipatiyā (I in two parts, II) 2018 to 2019 (I), 2023 (II) Kaveesha Nadun Kaggodaarachchi and Upekha Draupadhi Rajapaksha (I), Upekha Draupadhi Rajapaksha (II) Muses Books 978-955-37-2703-9 (Ia), 978-955-37-2708-4 (Ib), 978-624-5579-65-5 (II)
SlovakPán prsteňov2001 to 2002Otakar Kořínek and Braňo VarsikVydavatelstvo Slovart, Bratislava8071456063, 8071456071, 807145608-X
SlovenianGospodar prstanov1995Polona Mertelj, Primož Pečovnik, Zoran ObradovičGnosis-Quarto, Ljubljana
SlovenianGospodar prstanov2001Branko GradišnikMladinska knjiga, Ljubljana8611162447, 8611163001, 861116301-X
Slovenian Gospodar prstanov 2023 Sergej Hvala Mladinska knjiga 978-961-016-906-2, 978-961-016-907-9, 978-961-016-908-6
SpanishEl Señor de los Anillos1977 to 1980Luis Domènech (Francisco Porrúa) and Matilde HorneMinotauro Buenos Aires84-450-7032-0 (Minotauro)
SwedishHärskarringen (also known as Sagan om Ringen)1959 to 1961Åke OhlmarksAlmqvist & Wiksell, Stockholm978-91-1-300998-8
SwedishRingarnas herre2004 to 2005Erik Andersson[22] and Lotta Olsson (poems)Norstedts förlag91-1-301153-7
Thaiลอร์ดออฟเดอะริงส์ Lord oof doe rings2001 to 2002Wanlee ShuenyongAmarin, Bangkok974-7597-54-3
TurkishYüzüklerin Efendisi1996 to 1998Çiğdem Erkal İpek, Bülent Somay (poems)Metis, Istanbul975-342-347-0
UkrainianВолодар Перснів Volodar Persniv2002Oleksandr MokrovolskyiШкола (Shkola)966-661-063-9 966-661-064-7 966-661-081-7
UkrainianВолодар Перснів Volodar Persniv2003Alina V. Nemirova[23]Фоліо (Folio)966-03-1915-0 966-03-1916-9 966-03-1917-7
UkrainianВолодар Перстенів Volodar Persteniv2004 to 2005Olena Feshovets, Nazar Fedorak (poems)Astrolabia, Lviv966-8657-18-7
UkrainianВолодар перснів Volodar persniv2013Kateryna Onishchuk-Mikhalitsyna, Nazar Fedorak (poems)Astrolabia, Lviv978-617-664-022-6, 978-617-664-023-3, 978-617-664-024-0
Urduلارڈ آف دی رنگز Lard of di Rings2026Shaukat Nawaz NiaziBook Corner, Jhelum978-969-662-655-8, 978-969-662-656-5, 978-969-662-657-2
Uzbek Uzuklar Hukmdori (I-II only) 2019 to 2024 Shokir Zokirovich Dolimov
(from the Russian translation of V. S. Muravev and A. A. Kistyakovskij)
Ilm-ziyo-zakovat 978-9943-6033-0-1, 978-9910-9061-9-0
VietnameseChúa tể những chiếc Nhẫn2013 to 2014(Prose) Nguyễn Thị Thu Yến (f), Đặng Trần Việt (m); Tâm Thuỷ (f); (Poetry) An Lý (f)Nhã Nam, HanoiN/a
Yiddishדער האַר פֿון די פֿינגערלעך Der Har fun di Fingerlekh2016Barry GoldsteinN/a978-1500410223, 978-1512129038, 978-1517654474
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