Quenta Silmarillion

short story collection by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Quenta Silmarillion

Summary

Quenta Silmarillion is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Quenta Silmarillion authored J. R. R. Tolkien[3].
  • Quenta Silmarillion's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Quenta Silmarillion's genre is fantasy[5].
  • Silmarils is named after Quenta Silmarillion[6].
  • Quenta Silmarillion followed Valaquenta[7].
  • Quenta Silmarillion was followed by Akallabêth[8].
  • Quenta Silmarillion is part of The Silmarillion[9].
  • Quenta Silmarillion's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Quenta Silmarillion's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • Quenta Silmarillion was released on September 15, 1977[12].
  • Quenta Silmarillion's narrative location is recorded as Beleriand[13].
  • Quenta Silmarillion's published in is recorded as The Silmarillion[14].
  • Quenta Silmarillion's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Tolkien's legendarium[15].
  • Quenta Silmarillion's title is recorded as Quenta Silmarillion[16].
  • Quenta Silmarillion's subtitle is recorded as The History of the Silmarils[17].
  • Quenta Silmarillion's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[18].
  • Quenta Silmarillion's form of creative work is recorded as collection of literary works[19].

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Authorship and Creation

Quenta Silmarillion authored J. R. R. Tolkien[3].

Publication

Quenta Silmarillion was published on September 15, 1977[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is fantasy[5]. It is part of The Silmarillion[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Quenta Silmarillion followed Valaquenta[7]. It was followed by Akallabêth[8].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Quenta Silmarillion include The Silmarillion[20], a literary work[21], written by J. R. R. Tolkien[22].

Why It Matters

Quenta Silmarillion ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for it include The Silmarillion[20], a literary work[21], written by J. R. R. Tolkien[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . 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. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Narrative location Beleriand
    Published in The Silmarillion
    Author J. R. R. Tolkien
    Instance of literary work
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1274]]: 1490930, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/71259361|Quenta Silmarillion (#71259361)]] for {{P|1274}}"
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