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Lāčplēsis

Latvian epic poem
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Summary

Lāčplēsis is an epic poem[1]. Lāčplēsis draws 498 Wikipedia views per month (epic poem category, ranking #14 of 51).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Andrejs Pumpurs[3]
  • Genre: epic poem[4]
  • Part of: Latvian mythology[5]
  • Commons category: Lāčplēsis[6]
  • Language of work or name: Latvian[7]
  • Country of origin: Latvia[8]
  • Publication date: 1888[9]
  • Characters: Lāčplēsis[10], Caupo of Turaida[11], Spīdala[12], Albert of Riga[13], Kalevipoeg[14]
  • Has edition or translation: Q140635603[15]
  • Set in period: 13th century[16]
  • Copyright status: public domain[17]

Why It Matters

Lāčplēsis has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Lāčplēsis is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Latvia public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Q140635603. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Q140635603. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q140635603. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q140635603. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q140635603. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Q140635603. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q140635603. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Q140635603. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Q140635603. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q140635603. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · PGS 1984 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 13th century
    Image → Lacplesis.jpg
    Sitelink count → 30
    Languages spoken, written or signed → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Lacplesis.jpg"
  2. 12w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → —
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    Publication date → +1888-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Publication date → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has edition or translation: Q140635603"
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