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Leaf by Niggle

1945 short story by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Summary

Leaf by Niggle is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,271 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: J. R. R. Tolkien[3]
  • Genre: fantasy[4]
  • Follows: The Hobbit[5]
  • Followed by: On Fairy-Stories[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[8]
  • Inception: 1942[9]
  • Publication date: 1945[10]
  • Published in: Tales from the Perilous Realm[11], Poems and Stories[12], Tree and Leaf[13]
  • Title: Leaf by Niggle[14]
  • Form of creative work: short story[15]

Why It Matters

Leaf by Niggle has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

J. R. R. Tolkien literary work The Hobbit 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → b9bd0fe7-0aaa-41c6-b7a4-2af94b20fc59
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'ja', 'ka', 'la', 'mrj',
    Sitelink count → 22
    Published in → Tales from the Perilous Realm, Poems and Stories, Tree and Leaf
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bookbrainz work id: b9bd0fe7-0aaa-41c6-b7a4-2af94b20fc59, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290269|batch #290269]]"
  2. 5w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of our own tag → Leaf by Niggle - J. R. R. Tolkien
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Archive of our own tag: Leaf by Niggle - J. R. R. Tolkien, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/233276556|Leaf by Niggle - J. R. R. Tolkien (#233276556)"
  3. 5w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Published in → Tales from the Perilous Realm, Poems and Stories, Tree and Leaf
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Published in: Tales from the Perilous Realm"
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