Barrow-blade
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Barrow-blade is an enchanted sword from the Barrow-downs in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, notable for being carried by Samwise Gamgee during the quest of the Fellowship of the Ring.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barrow-blade canonical | 4 |
| Barrow-blades | 1 |
| Goblin-cleaver | 1 |
| Sting (sword) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2401792 — 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: Barrow-blade Context triple: [Samwise Gamgee, weapon, Barrow-blade]
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A.
Chain Sword
Chain Sword is a retractable, chain-linked blade weapon used by the Jaeger Gipsy Danger in the Pacific Rim universe for close-quarters combat against kaiju.
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B.
Cleave
Cleave is a given name variant of Clive, used as an alternative personal name or spelling.
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C.
Bladel
Bladel is a town and municipality in the southern Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant near the Belgian border.
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D.
Gungnir
Gungnir is the legendary spear of the god Odin in Norse mythology, renowned for its unerring accuracy and powerful enchantments.
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E.
harpe sword
The harpe sword is a distinctive, sickle-bladed weapon from Greek mythology, famously associated with heroes like Perseus and often depicted as a divine or magical blade.
- 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: Barrow-blade Target entity description: Barrow-blade is an enchanted sword from the Barrow-downs in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, notable for being carried by Samwise Gamgee during the quest of the Fellowship of the Ring.
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A.
Chain Sword
Chain Sword is a retractable, chain-linked blade weapon used by the Jaeger Gipsy Danger in the Pacific Rim universe for close-quarters combat against kaiju.
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B.
Cleave
Cleave is a given name variant of Clive, used as an alternative personal name or spelling.
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C.
Bladel
Bladel is a town and municipality in the southern Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant near the Belgian border.
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D.
Gungnir
Gungnir is the legendary spear of the god Odin in Norse mythology, renowned for its unerring accuracy and powerful enchantments.
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E.
harpe sword
The harpe sword is a distinctive, sickle-bladed weapon from Greek mythology, famously associated with heroes like Perseus and often depicted as a divine or magical blade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
enchanted sword
ⓘ
weapon in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alignment | Free Peoples of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
ⓘ
linked to:
Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings
|
| associatedWith |
Fellowship of the Ring
ⓘ
Hobbits of the Shire ⓘ
linked to:
Hobbits
|
| belongsToCollection | weapons of the hobbits ⓘ |
| carriedBy | Samwise Gamgee ⓘ |
| category | Fantasy swords in literature ⓘ |
| creator |
J.R.R. Tolkien
ⓘ
linked to:
J. R. R. Tolkien
|
| culturalOriginInFiction |
Dúnedain of Arnor
ⓘ
linked to:
Men of Arnor
|
| enchantment |
effective against servants of the Dark Lord
ⓘ
forged with spells against the Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ |
| fictionalObjectIn | The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| firstPublication |
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
ⓘ
linked to:
Fellowship of the Ring
|
| foundIn | Barrow-downs ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| givenTo | Samwise Gamgee ⓘ |
| historicalContextInLore | forged in the ancient kingdom of Arnor or Cardolan ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| madeFor | wars against Angmar ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| notableBearer | Samwise Gamgee ⓘ |
| opposes |
Sauron
ⓘ
Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ |
| origin | Barrow-downs ⓘ |
| previousOwners | Dúnedain of the North ⓘ |
| recoveredBy | Tom Bombadil ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | protective weapon for Samwise Gamgee ⓘ |
| setting | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| similarItemGroup | Barrow-blades of the four hobbits ⓘ |
| status | fictional ⓘ |
| type | short sword ⓘ |
| universe |
Legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien
ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
|
| usedDuring |
Quest of the Ring
ⓘ
linked to:
War of the Ring
War of the Ring ⓘ |
| weaponClass | melee weapon ⓘ |
| wielder | Samwise Gamgee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barrow-blade Description of subject: Barrow-blade is an enchanted sword from the Barrow-downs in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, notable for being carried by Samwise Gamgee during the quest of the Fellowship of the Ring.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Barrow-blade
linked to: Barrow-blade