Second Age
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The Second Age is a pivotal era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the rise and fall of Númenor, the forging of the Rings of Power, and Sauron’s first great bid for dominion.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Age canonical | 18 |
| Second Age of Middle-earth | 4 |
| Second Age (as earlier Silvan realm) | 1 |
| Second Age (founded) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Age Context triple: [Middle-earth, hasAge, Second Age]
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A.
First Age
The First Age is the earliest great era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the wars against Morgoth and the heroic tales recounted in The Silmarillion.
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B.
Dark Ages
The Dark Ages is a historical term, now largely outdated, that refers to the early medieval period in Europe, traditionally characterized as a time of cultural and economic decline following the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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C.
Camelot era
The Camelot era refers to the idealized, nostalgic view of John F. Kennedy’s presidency as a brief, glamorous, and hopeful period in American history.
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D.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is a nostalgic collection of semi-autobiographical childhood essays by British author Kenneth Grahame, celebrating the imaginative inner world of children in a Victorian setting.
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E.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is the original title of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious magazine that was later renamed Awake!.
- 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: Second Age Target entity description: The Second Age is a pivotal era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the rise and fall of Númenor, the forging of the Rings of Power, and Sauron’s first great bid for dominion.
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A.
First Age
The First Age is the earliest great era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the wars against Morgoth and the heroic tales recounted in The Silmarillion.
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B.
Dark Ages
The Dark Ages is a historical term, now largely outdated, that refers to the early medieval period in Europe, traditionally characterized as a time of cultural and economic decline following the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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C.
Camelot era
The Camelot era refers to the idealized, nostalgic view of John F. Kennedy’s presidency as a brief, glamorous, and hopeful period in American history.
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D.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is a nostalgic collection of semi-autobiographical childhood essays by British author Kenneth Grahame, celebrating the imaginative inner world of children in a Victorian setting.
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E.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is the original title of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious magazine that was later renamed Awake!.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
age of Middle-earth
ⓘ
fictional historical era ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Akallabêth
ⓘ
Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age ⓘ The Lord of the Rings appendices ⓘ The Rings of Power (TV series) ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Last Alliance of Elves and Men
ⓘ
linked to:
War of the Last Alliance
Sauron’s first bid for dominion ⓘ fall of Númenor ⓘ forging of the Rings of Power ⓘ
linked to:
Elven-smiths of Eregion
rise of Númenor ⓘ war of the Elves and Sauron ⓘ |
| chronologyNote | second of the three main ages of the world before the Dominion of Men ⓘ |
| endsWith |
defeat of Sauron by the Last Alliance
ⓘ
severing of the One Ring from Sauron’s hand ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Age ⓘ |
| follows | First Age ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Annatar
ⓘ
Ar-Pharazôn ⓘ Celebrimbor ⓘ Elendil ⓘ Elrond ⓘ Galadriel ⓘ Gil-galad ⓘ Isildur ⓘ Sauron ⓘ Tar-Míriel ⓘ |
| majorEvent |
Downfall of Númenor
ⓘ
linked to:
Fall of Númenor
Last Alliance of Elves and Men ⓘ
linked to:
War of the Last Alliance
Númenórean exploration of Middle-earth ⓘ building of Armenelos ⓘ corruption of Númenor by Sauron ⓘ creation of Mordor as Sauron’s realm ⓘ establishment of Númenórean realms in exile ⓘ forging of the Nine Rings ⓘ forging of the One Ring ⓘ forging of the Seven Rings ⓘ forging of the Three Rings ⓘ founding of Arnor ⓘ founding of Gondor ⓘ founding of Rivendell ⓘ gift of Númenor to the Edain ⓘ sack of Eregion ⓘ war of the Elves and Sauron ⓘ
linked to:
War of the Last Alliance
|
| majorLocation |
Eregion
ⓘ
Lindon ⓘ Middle-earth ⓘ Mordor ⓘ Númenor ⓘ |
| partOf | legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| setIn |
Aman
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Middle-earth ⓘ Númenor ⓘ |
| startsWith |
early years after the War of Wrath
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founding of the havens of Lindon ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between Elves, Men, and Sauron
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rise and corruption of great kingdoms ⓘ temptation of power through the Rings ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Age Description of subject: The Second Age is a pivotal era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the rise and fall of Númenor, the forging of the Rings of Power, and Sauron’s first great bid for dominion.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Second Age
subject linked to:
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV series)
linked to: Second Age
linked to: Second Age
linked to: Second Age