Middle-earth

fictional continent in Arda
Intangible fictional_continent Q79734
Middle-earth
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Middle-earth

Summary

Middle-earth is a fictional continent[1]. Middle-earth draws 6,110 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_continent category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Middle-earth is the creator of J. R. R. Tolkien[3].
  • Middle-earth's instance of is recorded as fictional continent[4].
  • Middle-earth's shares border with is recorded as Helcaraxë[5].
  • Middle-earth's Commons category is recorded as Middle-earth[6].
  • Middle-earth comprises Beleriand[7].
  • Middle-earth comprises Rohan[8].
  • Middle-earth comprises Gondor[9].
  • Middle-earth comprises Arnor[10].
  • Middle-earth comprises Mordor[11].
  • Middle-earth comprises Rhovanion[12].
  • Middle-earth comprises Harad[13].
  • Middle-earth comprises Rhûn[14].
  • Middle-earth comprises Cuiviénen[15].
  • Middle-earth comprises Hildórien[16].
  • Middle-earth's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Arda[17].
  • Middle-earth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Middle-earth[18].
  • Middle-earth's Commons gallery is recorded as Middle-earth[19].
  • Midgard inspired Middle-earth[20].
  • Middle-earth's fictional or mythical analog of is recorded as Europe[21].
  • Middle-earth's fictional or mythical analog of is recorded as human world[22].
  • Middle-earth's from narrative universe is recorded as Tolkien's legendarium[23].
  • Middle-earth's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Middle-earth[24].
  • Middle-earth's present in work is recorded as The Hobbit[25].
  • Middle-earth's present in work is recorded as The Lord of the Rings[26].
  • Middle-earth's present in work is recorded as The Silmarillion[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Middle-earth's instance of is recorded as fictional continent[4].

Use and Application

Components include Beleriand[7], a fictional geographic region[28]; Rohan[8], a fictional country[29], in Rohan[30]; Gondor[9], a fictional country[31]; Arnor[10], a fictional country[32]; Mordor[11], a fictional country[33], in Mordor[34]; and Rhovanion[12], a fictional geographic region[35].

Influence

Things named for Middle-earth include Middle-earth Enterprises[36], a business[37], in United States[38], founded in 1976[39], headquartered in Berkeley[40].

Why It Matters

Middle-earth draws 6,110 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_continent category, ranking #1 of 7).[2] Middle-earth has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Middle-earth is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Middle-earth include Middle-earth Enterprises[36], a business[37], in United States[38], founded in 1976[39], headquartered in Berkeley[40].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The Shaping of Middle-earth. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The Silmarillion. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The Silmarillion. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The Shaping of Middle-earth. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . The Silmarillion. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The Silmarillion. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The Silmarillion. 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] . The Shaping of Middle-earth. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Hobbit. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Lord of the Rings. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Silmarillion. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . 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
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . 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. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Middle-earth
    Has part(s) Beleriand, Rohan, Gondor +7
    Creator
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    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007533878205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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