Which poem by J.R.R. Tolkien includes the line “Not all those who wander are lost”?

The poem containing “Not all those who wander are lost” in J.R.R. Tolkien’s work is The Riddle of Strider.

The verse appears in The Fellowship of the Ring as a riddle about Aragorn. It describes a person who has left a crown behind, whose path comes from ashes, and whose renewed strength will come from a broken blade. The famous line warns readers not to judge a traveler’s purpose by appearance or wandering alone.

The poem is called The Riddle of Strider because Strider is Aragorn’s assumed name when the Hobbits meet him at Bree. The title is not the same as The Road Goes Ever On, a separate recurring poem and phrase associated with Bilbo and Frodo’s travels.

The line is frequently quoted independently as general advice about travel, but in Tolkien’s narrative it is specifically connected with Aragorn’s hidden identity and royal heritage. Aragorn’s sword, Andúril, is reforged from the shards of Narsil before he takes a more open role in the War of the Ring.