Orcrist

E293593

fictional sword legendary weapon

Orcrist is a famed Elven-forged sword from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, renowned for its effectiveness against orcs and its role in The Hobbit.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Orcrist canonical	2
Orcrist (reforged and kept in Erebor after the Hobbit)	1
Orcrist (temporarily)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2721171 — 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: Orcrist
Context triple: [Thorin Oakenshield, weapon, Orcrist]

A. Glamdring
Glamdring is the legendary Elven sword from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, famed for its use by Gandalf and its ability to glow in the presence of orcs.
B. Narsil (reforged as Andúril)
Narsil, reforged as Andúril, is the legendary sword of Aragorn in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, symbolizing his royal lineage and destiny to reclaim the throne of Gondor.
C. Gungnir
Gungnir is the legendary spear of the god Odin in Norse mythology, renowned for its unerring accuracy and powerful enchantments.
D. 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.
E. Barrow-blade
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.
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: Orcrist
Target entity description: Orcrist is a famed Elven-forged sword from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, renowned for its effectiveness against orcs and its role in The Hobbit.

A. Glamdring
Glamdring is the legendary Elven sword from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, famed for its use by Gandalf and its ability to glow in the presence of orcs.
B. Narsil (reforged as Andúril)
Narsil, reforged as Andúril, is the legendary sword of Aragorn in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, symbolizing his royal lineage and destiny to reclaim the throne of Gondor.
C. Gungnir
Gungnir is the legendary spear of the god Odin in Norse mythology, renowned for its unerring accuracy and powerful enchantments.
D. 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.
E. Barrow-blade
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional sword ⓘ legendary weapon ⓘ
alias	Goblin-cleaver ⓘ linked to: Barrow-blade
alignment	forces of good ⓘ
appearsIn	The Hobbit ⓘ The Lord of the Rings legendarium ⓘ linked to: legendarium of Middle-earth
associatedLocation	Erebor ⓘ Mirkwood ⓘ Misty Mountains ⓘ
author	J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
belongsToCharacterRace	Dwarves (via Thorin Oakenshield) ⓘ linked to: Dwarves
category	Elven swords of Gondolin ⓘ linked to: Glamdring
confiscatedBy	Elvenking Thranduil ⓘ linked to: Thranduil
countryOfOriginInRealWorld	United Kingdom (as place of authorship) ⓘ
creator	Elves of Gondolin ⓘ linked to: Elves of Beleriand
designedForUseAgainst	goblins ⓘ orcs ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	Middle-earth ⓘ
firstOwnerInTheHobbit	Thorin Oakenshield ⓘ
firstPublication	The Hobbit (1937) ⓘ
foundIn	Troll-hoard in Eriador ⓘ
foundWith	Glamdring ⓘ Sting ⓘ
inUniverseReputation	famous among goblins ⓘ renowned among Elves ⓘ
languageOfAlias	Common Speech ⓘ
literaryGenre	high fantasy ⓘ
madeIn	Gondolin ⓘ
material	Elven steel ⓘ
medium	literature ⓘ
nameMeaning	Goblin-cleaver ⓘ
notableEffect	feared by goblins ⓘ
notableFeature	Elven craftsmanship ⓘ rune-inscribed blade ⓘ
notableScene	Elvenking recognizes Orcrist as a sword of Gondolin ⓘ Thorin draws Orcrist in the goblin tunnels under the Misty Mountains ⓘ
partOf	Tolkien legendarium ⓘ linked to: legendarium of Middle-earth
property	glows blue in the presence of orcs and goblins ⓘ
raceOfMakers	Noldorin Elves ⓘ linked to: the Noldor
relatedWeapon	Glamdring ⓘ Sting ⓘ
returnedTo	Thorin Oakenshield ⓘ
scriptOnBlade	runes ⓘ
symbolOf	Thorin Oakenshield's royal status ⓘ
usedInBattle	Battle of Five Armies ⓘ
weaponType	longsword ⓘ
wielder	Gandalf (briefly, in some adaptations) ⓘ linked to: Gandalf Thorin Oakenshield ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thorin Oakenshield → weapon → Orcrist ⓘ

Erebor → hasNotableArtifact → Orcrist (temporarily) ⓘ

linked to: Orcrist

Dwarves of Erebor → notableArtifactProduced → Orcrist (reforged and kept in Erebor after the Hobbit) ⓘ

linked to: Orcrist

Glamdring → contrastedWith → Orcrist ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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