Unfinished Tales

1980 collection of stories and essays by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Unfinished Tales

Summary

Unfinished Tales is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Unfinished Tales authored J. R. R. Tolkien[3].
  • Unfinished Tales received the Mythopoeic Awards[4].
  • Unfinished Tales received the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award[5].
  • Unfinished Tales's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Unfinished Tales was edited by Christopher Tolkien[7].
  • Unfinished Tales's genre is fantasy[8].
  • Unfinished Tales followed The Silmarillion[9].
  • Unfinished Tales was followed by The History of Middle-earth[10].
  • Unfinished Tales is part of J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography[11].
  • Unfinished Tales's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Unfinished Tales's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • Unfinished Tales comprises Part One: The First Age[14].
  • Unfinished Tales comprises Part Two: The Second Age[15].
  • Unfinished Tales was released on 1980[16].
  • Unfinished Tales's characters is recorded as Ulmo[17].
  • Unfinished Tales's has edition or translation is recorded as Unfinished Tales, 2014 paperback edition[18].
  • Unfinished Tales's has edition or translation is recorded as Unfinished Tales[19].
  • Unfinished Tales's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Unfinished Tales[20].
  • Unfinished Tales's main subject is Tolkien's legendarium[21].
  • Unfinished Tales's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Collection[22].
  • Unfinished Tales's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Tolkien's legendarium[23].
  • Unfinished Tales's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth'}[24].
  • Unfinished Tales's different from is recorded as Unfinished Tales[25].
  • Unfinished Tales's uses is recorded as fantasy map[26].
  • Unfinished Tales's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Unfinished Tales authored J. R. R. Tolkien[3]. It was edited by Christopher Tolkien[7].

Publication

Unfinished Tales was published on 1980[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is fantasy[8]. It is part of J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography[11].

Subject and Themes

Unfinished Tales's main subject is Tolkien's legendarium[21].

Reception

Awards received include Mythopoeic Awards[4], a literary award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1971[30] and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Unfinished Tales followed The Silmarillion[9]. It was followed by The History of Middle-earth[10].

Why It Matters

Unfinished Tales ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did Unfinished Tales receive?

Honors received include Mythopoeic Awards[4] and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . harpercollins.com.au. harpercollins.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: 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] . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . 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. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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