Déagol
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Déagol is a minor character in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, a Stoor hobbit whose discovery of the One Ring ultimately leads to Gollum's corruption.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Déagol canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2369506 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Déagol Context triple: [Gollum, kills, Déagol]
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A.
Hyllus
Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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B.
Henreid
Henreid is the surname of Paul Henreid, the Austrian-born actor and director best known for his roles in classic Hollywood films such as "Casablanca" and "Now, Voyager."
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C.
Catreus
Catreus is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of King Minos of Crete whose tragic fate is tied to a prophecy that he would be killed by one of his own children.
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D.
Tain
Tain is a historic town in the Highlands of Scotland, known as one of the country’s oldest royal burghs and a regional administrative and judicial center.
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E.
Giaever
Giaever is a Norwegian surname most notably associated with physicist and Nobel laureate Ivar Giaever.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Déagol Target entity description: Déagol is a minor character in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, a Stoor hobbit whose discovery of the One Ring ultimately leads to Gollum's corruption.
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A.
Hyllus
Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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B.
Henreid
Henreid is the surname of Paul Henreid, the Austrian-born actor and director best known for his roles in classic Hollywood films such as "Casablanca" and "Now, Voyager."
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C.
Catreus
Catreus is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of King Minos of Crete whose tragic fate is tied to a prophecy that he would be killed by one of his own children.
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D.
Tain
Tain is a historic town in the Highlands of Scotland, known as one of the country’s oldest royal burghs and a regional administrative and judicial center.
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E.
Giaever
Giaever is a Norwegian surname most notably associated with physicist and Nobel laureate Ivar Giaever.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Stoor hobbit
ⓘ
character in The Lord of the Rings ⓘ fictional character ⓘ hobbit ⓘ |
| activity | fishing ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | character in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ⓘ |
| alignment | morally neutral ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring (appendices)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings appendices
The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film) ⓘ |
| appearsInSection |
The Lord of the Rings Appendix B (The Tale of Years)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings appendices
The Lord of the Rings Appendix F (on Hobbits, indirectly) ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings appendices
|
| associatedWith |
Anduin River
ⓘ
linked to:
Anduin
Gladden Fields ⓘ One Ring ⓘ
linked to:
The One Ring
|
| causeOfDeath | strangulation ⓘ |
| cousinOf | Sméagol ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| culture |
Stoors
ⓘ
linked to:
Stoor
|
| deathPlace | Gladden Fields ⓘ |
| discovers |
One Ring
ⓘ
linked to:
The One Ring
|
| ethnicity | Stoor ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| findsObject |
One Ring
ⓘ
linked to:
The One Ring
Ruling Ring ⓘ
linked to:
the Ruling Ring
|
| foundRingLocation |
river Anduin
ⓘ
linked to:
Anduin
|
| foundRingRegion | Gladden Fields ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| killedBy | Sméagol ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Westron ⓘ |
| medium |
film adaptation
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| motiveOfKiller | desire for the One Ring ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Westron ⓘ |
| nationality | Stoors of the Anduin Vale ⓘ |
| notableEvent | murdered on his birthday fishing trip ⓘ |
| occupation | fisherman ⓘ |
| relative | Sméagol ⓘ |
| ringDiscoveryPrecedes | corruption of Sméagol ⓘ |
| species | Hobbit ⓘ |
| storyRole |
catalyst for Sméagol becoming Gollum
ⓘ
original finder of the One Ring among Hobbits after Isildur ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Third Age ⓘ |
| timePeriodEvent | found the One Ring in the Third Age ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Déagol Description of subject: Déagol is a minor character in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, a Stoor hobbit whose discovery of the One Ring ultimately leads to Gollum's corruption.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.