Balrogs

fictional creatures from the legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien
Intangible middle_earth_race Q716204
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Balrogs

Summary

Balrogs is a Middle-earth race[1]. Balrogs ranks in the top 8% of middle_earth_race entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,034 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balrogs is the creator of J. R. R. Tolkien[3].
  • Balrogs's image is recorded as Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs.jpg[4].
  • Balrogs's instance of is recorded as Middle-earth race[5].
  • Balrogs's subclass of is recorded as Maiar[6].
  • Balrogs's subclass of is recorded as fictional demon[7].
  • Balrogs's Commons category is recorded as Balrogs[8].
  • Balrogs's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h4z4[9].
  • Balrogs's from narrative universe is recorded as Tolkien's legendarium[10].
  • Balrogs's present in work is recorded as The Fellowship of the Ring[11].
  • Balrogs's present in work is recorded as The Silmarillion[12].
  • Balrogs's first appearance is recorded as The Fellowship of the Ring[13].
  • Balrogs's Giant Bomb ID is recorded as 3015-8284[14].
  • Balrogs's Comic Vine ID is recorded as 4005-62766[15].
  • Balrogs's Fandom article ID is recorded as lotr:Balrogs[16].
  • Balrogs's Tolkien Gateway ID is recorded as Balrogs[17].

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Works and Contributions

Balrogs is the creator of J. R. R. Tolkien[3]. Things named for Balrogs include Balrog Awards[18], a group of awards[19], in United States[20], founded in 1979[21].

Why It Matters

Balrogs ranks in the top 8% of middle_earth_race entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,034 views/month).[2] Balrogs has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Balrogs is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for Balrogs include Balrog Awards[18], a group of awards[19], in United States[20], founded in 1979[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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