Erik Andersson

From Tolkien Gateway

Erik Andersson (1962-) is a Swedish author and translator. He is most known for a new translation, Ringarnas herre, of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (the earlier translation, Härskarringen, had been translated by Åke Ohlmarks). The first part of the trilogy was released on 15 September 2004 and the two other parts were published during 2005. Erik Andersson translated the prose while the poems were translated by Lotta Olsson. In 2007, Andersson published a diary from the work with The Lord of the Rings, called Översättarens anmärkningar.

Andersson has also worked together with John Swedenmark on a new Swedish translation of The Hobbit, which was released in 2007 (Hobbiten).

Translators of J.R.R. Tolkien's books into Swedish
 Roland Adlerberth · Erik Andersson · Britt G. Hallqvist · Öjevind Lång · Åke Ohlmarks · Tore Zetterholm