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The Return of the King

1955 novel by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Summary

The Return of the King is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,080 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: J. R. R. Tolkien[3]
  • Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Limited[4]
  • Genre: fantasy[5], high fantasy[6], fantasy novel[7]
  • Follows: The Two Towers[8]
  • Part of the series: The Lord of the Rings[9]
  • Language of work or name: English[10]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[11]
  • Has part(s): The War of the Ring[12]
  • Publication date: 1955[13], October 20, 1955[14]
  • Characters: Frodo Baggins[15]
  • Has edition or translation: The Return of the King (2013 HarperCollins ed.)[16], Pán prstenů: Návrat krále[17], Pán prstenů. Návrat krále (III)[18]
  • Narrative location: Middle-earth[19]
  • Main subject: War of the Ring[20], Tolkien's legendarium[21]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Tolkien's legendarium[22]
  • Title: The Return of the King[23]
  • Different from: Q11825947[24]
  • First line: Pippin looked out from the shelter of Gandalf's coat.[25]
  • Uses: fantasy map[26]
  • Last line: 'Well, I'm back,' he said.[27]
  • Derivative work: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[28], The Return of the King[29]
  • Form of creative work: novel[30]
  • Set in environment: fictional country[31]

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f0da85a5-9b32-4f71-97e3-538faaaf6e3d[33]

Why It Matters

The Return of the King has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

J. R. R. Tolkien literary work The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Two Towers United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Return of the King (2013 HarperCollins ed.). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007338276505171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007338276505171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  2. 22w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → fantasy, high fantasy, fantasy novel
    Open library id → OL27516W, OL27479W
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Genre: fantasy novel"
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