Wikidata:WikiProject Middle-earth/Universe/Taxonomy
We need to build a fictional taxonomy for races, peoples and characters. We can differentiate between plants, animals and others beings. All these items should use from narrative universe (P1080) Tolkien's legendarium (Q81738) (excluding the categories).
Plants edit
- Category : Category:Middle-earth plants (Q7035732) (subclass of (P279) Category:Fictional plants (Q6299400))
- List : Middle-earth plants (Q578380)
- Subject : ? (actually we can use the list, because on many WP the articles are not simply a list but also an introduction of the subject)
- Species of plants should use subclass of (P279) Middle-earth plants (Q578380) and instance of (P31) fictional taxon (Q15707583).
- Individual plant should use instance of (P31) with their species if the species exist.
Animals edit
- Category : Category:Middle-earth animals (Q7791188) (subclass of (P279) Category:Fictional animals (Q6885372))
- List : list of Middle-earth animals (Q2700354)
- Subject :
- Species of animals should use subclass of (P279) list of Middle-earth animals (Q2700354) and instance of (P31) fictional species of animal (Q15702752).
- Individual animal should use instance of (P31) with their species if the species exist.
Others beings / Characters edit
(but individual animals are also characters)
Races edit
- Category : Category:Middle-earth races (Q6822457)
- List :
- Subject : Middle-earth race (Q989255)
The possibilities should all use instance of (P31) Middle-earth race (Q989255), they are:
- Ainur (Q78498) - Category:Middle-earth Ainur (Q7796098)
- Children of Ilúvatar (Q2339166)
- Middle-earth dwarf (Q338688) - Category:Middle-earth Dwarves (Q7797118)
- Orcs in Tolkien's legendarium (Q937840) - Category:Middle-earth Orcs (Q8627879)
- Ent (Q6667893) - Category:Ents (Q8419338)
- dragons of Middle-earth (Q2014788) - Category:Middle-earth Dragons (Q7720809)
- Trolls (Q899421) - Category:Middle-earth trolls (Q10105342)
Peoples edit
- Category : Category:Middle-earth peoples (Q9111597)
- List : list of Middle-earth peoples (Q7476744)
- Subject : Middle-earth people (Q17412916)
All peoples should have instance of (P31) Middle-earth people (Q17412916) and subclass of (P279) with the corresponding race.
Elves edit
- Category : Category:Middle-earth Elven races (Q6306997)
They should all have subclass of (P279) Middle-earth elf (Q203904) or more precise
- Minyar, Tatyar, Nelyar : no wikidata entries
- Avari (Q2070080)
- Eldar (Q2755612)
- Vanyar (Q6630667) subclass of (P279) Eldar (Q2755612) - Category:Vanyar (Q9107901)
- Noldor (Q6672460) subclass of (P279) Eldar (Q2755612) - Category:Noldor (Q8680915)
- Teleri (Q1647092) subclass of (P279) Eldar (Q2755612) - Category:Teleri (Q8834685)
- Silvan Elves (Q1050285) (mixture of Avari/Nandor/Others)
There is also
- Calaquendi (Q2088628) - list of Calaquendi (Q7477662)
- Moriquendi (Q7503864) - list of Sindar and Moriquendi (Q7477681)
and
- Amanyar => Calaquendi (Q2088628) (same scope)
- Úmanyar (Q10843084)
- Avamanyar
these should be also be used with subclass of (P279), which mean peoples can have two values with subclass of (P279).
Men edit
Hobbits edit
- Category : Category:Middle-earth Hobbits (Q7796862)
They should all have subclass of (P279) Hobbit (Q74359)
Individuals edit
- Category : Category:Middle-earth characters (Q6151745) (subclass of (P279) Category:Characters in fantasy literature (Q7046469))
- List : list of Middle-earth characters (Q1204735)
- Subject : character from Tolkien's legendarium (Q15731071)
Individuals members should all have
- instance of (P31) with a race as value.
- ethnic group (P172) with a people as value (when known, of course).