Saruman

fictional character from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium
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Saruman

Summary

Saruman is an Istari[1]. He worked as a fictional tyrant[2]. He draws 1,594 Wikipedia views per month (istari category, ranking #1 of 2).[3]

Key Facts

  • Saruman's professions included fictional tyrant[2].
  • Saruman is the creator of J. R. R. Tolkien[4].
  • Saruman was a member of White Council[5].
  • Saruman's image is recorded as Curunír.jpg[6].
  • Saruman is recorded as male[7].
  • Saruman's instance of is recorded as Istari[8].
  • Saruman's instance of is recorded as literary character[9].
  • Saruman's instance of is recorded as film character[10].
  • Saruman's killed by is recorded as Gríma Wormtongue[11].
  • Saruman's performer is recorded as Christopher Lee[12].
  • The cause of death was involuntary manslaughter[13].
  • Saruman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g3fs[14].
  • Saruman's from narrative universe is recorded as Tolkien's legendarium[15].
  • Saruman's present in work is recorded as The Lord of the Rings[16].
  • Saruman's present in work is recorded as The Silmarillion[17].
  • Saruman's present in work is recorded as Unfinished Tales[18].
  • Saruman's present in work is recorded as The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring[19].
  • Saruman's present in work is recorded as The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers[20].
  • Saruman's present in work is recorded as The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers[21].
  • Saruman's present in work is recorded as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[22].
  • Saruman's present in work is recorded as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey[23].
  • Saruman's present in work is recorded as The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies[24].
  • Saruman's present in work is recorded as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[25].
  • Saruman's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Saruman'}[26].
  • Saruman's Quora topic ID is recorded as Saruman[27].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Saruman's professions included fictional tyrant[2].

Works and Contributions

Saruman is the creator of J. R. R. Tolkien[4].

Death and Burial

The cause of death was involuntary manslaughter[13].

Why It Matters

Saruman draws 1,594 Wikipedia views per month (istari category, ranking #1 of 2).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What did Saruman do for work?

Saruman worked as fictional tyrant[2].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . The Scouring of the Shire. wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Quora. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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