The Shire

Summary

The Shire is a fictional country^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of fictional_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (507 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Shire is the creator of J. R. R. Tolkien^[3].
• The Shire's image is recorded as Colina de Hobbiton.jpg^[4].
• The Shire's instance of is recorded as fictional country^[5].
• The Shire's instance of is recorded as fictional geographic region^[6].
• The Shire's capital is recorded as Michel Delving^[7].
• The Shire's shares border with is recorded as Barrow-downs^[8].
• The Shire's shares border with is recorded as Reunited Kingdom^[9].
• shire is named after The Shire^[10].
• The Shire's locator map image is recorded as Location The Shire 3019 TA.svg^[11].
• The Shire's Commons category is recorded as The Shire^[12].
• The Shire's has part is recorded as Baranduin^[13].
• The Shire's has part is recorded as Far Downs^[14].
• The Shire's has part is recorded as Southfarthing^[15].
• The Shire's has part is recorded as Eastfarthing^[16].
• The Shire's has part is recorded as Northfarthing^[17].
• The Shire's has part is recorded as Westfarthing^[18].
• The Shire's has part is recorded as Buckland^[19].
• The Shire's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h2yt^[20].
• The Shire's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Eriador^[21].
• The Shire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shire (Middle-earth)^[22].
• The Shire's from narrative universe is recorded as Tolkien's legendarium^[23].
• The Shire's office held by head of government is recorded as Thain^[24].
• The Shire's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of the Shire^[25].
• The Shire's present in work is recorded as The Hobbit^[26].
• The Shire's present in work is recorded as The Lord of the Rings^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Shire is the creator of J. R. R. Tolkien^[3]. Things named for it include Shireplitis^[28], a taxon^[29].

Why It Matters

The Shire ranks in the top 10% of fictional_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (507 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Shireplitis^[28], a taxon^[29].