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The Winter King

1995 novel by Bernard Cornwell
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The Winter King

Summary

The Winter King is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Winter King authored Bernard Cornwell[3].
  • The Winter King's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Winter King was published by St. Martin's Press[5].
  • The Winter King was published by Michael Joseph[6].
  • The Winter King's genre is fantasy[7].
  • The Winter King's genre is historical fiction[8].
  • The Winter King's part of the series is recorded as The Warlord Chronicles[9].
  • The Winter King's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Winter King's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • The Winter King was released on +1995-10-05T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The Winter King's characters is recorded as Derfel Cadarn[13].
  • The Winter King's characters is recorded as King Arthur[14].
  • The Winter King's characters is recorded as Guinevere[15].
  • The Winter King's characters is recorded as Merlin[16].
  • The Winter King's characters is recorded as Nimue[17].
  • The Winter King's characters is recorded as Morgan le Fay[18].
  • The Winter King's characters is recorded as Lancelot[19].
  • The Winter King's characters is recorded as Galahad[20].
  • The Winter King's has edition or translation is recorded as The Winter King[21].
  • The Winter King's has edition or translation is recorded as The Winter King[22].
  • The Winter King's narrative location is recorded as Great Britain[23].
  • The Winter King's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Winter King'}[24].
  • The Winter King's derivative work is recorded as The Winter King[25].
  • The Winter King's form of creative work is recorded as novel[26].

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Authorship and Creation

The Winter King authored Bernard Cornwell[3]. Publishers include St. Martin's Press[5] and Michael Joseph[6].

Publication

The Winter King was published on +1995-10-05T00:00:00Z[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include fantasy[7] and historical fiction[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Warlord Chronicles[9].

Subject and Themes

The Winter King's part of the series is recorded as The Warlord Chronicles[9].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Winter King include it[27], a television series[28], directed by Otto Bathurst[29].

Why It Matters

The Winter King ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include it[27], a television series[28], directed by Otto Bathurst[29].

Related Entities

Bernard Cornwell Great Britain literary work United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → novel
    Characters → Derfel Cadarn, King Arthur, Guinevere +5
    Language of work or name → English
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