The Disaster of the Gladden Fields

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Tolkien legendarium element fictional event narrative

The Disaster of the Gladden Fields is a narrative in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium recounting the ambush and death of Isildur and the loss of the One Ring near the Gladden Fields.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Disaster of the Gladden Fields	8
The Disaster of the Gladden Fields canonical	2
Ambush of Isildur by Orcs	1
“The Disaster of the Gladden Fields”	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7800277 — 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: The Disaster of the Gladden Fields
Context triple: [Unfinished Tales, hasPart, The Disaster of the Gladden Fields]

A. Battle at the Black Gate
The Battle at the Black Gate is the climactic confrontation before Mordor’s entrance in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings," where the forces of the West make a desperate stand against Sauron’s armies to distract him from Frodo’s quest.
B. Lord of Balaguer
Lord of Balaguer is a traditional noble title in Spain historically associated with the Spanish monarchy and currently held by King Felipe VI.
C. Dúnedain of the North
The Dúnedain of the North are a remnant people of Númenórean descent in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known as the Rangers who secretly protect Eriador and from whom Aragorn is descended.
D. Scouring of the Shire
The Scouring of the Shire is the climactic episode in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings where the hobbits return home to find their land despoiled and lead a local uprising to restore it.
E. Lord of Isengard
Lord of Isengard is the title held by Saruman, the powerful and ultimately treacherous wizard who rules from the tower of Orthanc in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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: The Disaster of the Gladden Fields
Target entity description: The Disaster of the Gladden Fields is a narrative in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium recounting the ambush and death of Isildur and the loss of the One Ring near the Gladden Fields.

A. Battle at the Black Gate
The Battle at the Black Gate is the climactic confrontation before Mordor’s entrance in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings," where the forces of the West make a desperate stand against Sauron’s armies to distract him from Frodo’s quest.
B. Lord of Balaguer
Lord of Balaguer is a traditional noble title in Spain historically associated with the Spanish monarchy and currently held by King Felipe VI.
C. Dúnedain of the North
The Dúnedain of the North are a remnant people of Númenórean descent in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known as the Rangers who secretly protect Eriador and from whom Aragorn is descended.
D. Scouring of the Shire
The Scouring of the Shire is the climactic episode in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings where the hobbits return home to find their land despoiled and lead a local uprising to restore it.
E. Lord of Isengard
Lord of Isengard is the title held by Saruman, the powerful and ultimately treacherous wizard who rules from the tower of Orthanc in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tolkien legendarium element ⓘ fictional event ⓘ narrative ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Disaster of the Gladden Fields ⓘ linked to: The Disaster of the Gladden Fields
author	J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
cause	Orc ambush on Isildur’s returning army ⓘ
centralTheme	the fall of Númenórean heirs ⓘ the peril of the One Ring ⓘ
chronologicalRelation	prequel to the events of The Hobbit ⓘ prequel to the events of The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
consequence	enables later finding of the One Ring by Déagol ⓘ the One Ring remains hidden for many years ⓘ linked to: The One Ring
describesAction	Isildur attempts to escape using the One Ring ⓘ Isildur is shot by Orc arrows while fleeing ⓘ
describesDeathOf	Isildur ⓘ
describesEvent	ambush of Isildur’s company ⓘ loss of the One Ring near the Gladden Fields ⓘ
fictionalWorld	Middle-earth ⓘ
genre	high fantasy ⓘ
involvesCharacter	Aratan ⓘ Ciryon ⓘ Elendur ⓘ Isildur ⓘ
involvesGroup	Orcs of the Misty Mountains ⓘ linked to: Goblins of the Misty Mountains
involvesObject	the One Ring ⓘ linked to: The One Ring
languageOfOriginal	English ⓘ
narrativeFocus	Isildur’s final march from Mordor to Arnor ⓘ the fate of the One Ring after Sauron’s first defeat ⓘ
partOf	The Lord of the Rings legendarium ⓘ linked to: The Lord of the Rings the history of the Second Age of Middle-earth ⓘ
regionMentioned	Misty Mountains ⓘ
relatedWork	The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ
result	death of Isildur ⓘ death of most of Isildur’s guard ⓘ loss of the One Ring in the River Anduin ⓘ
riverMentioned	Anduin ⓘ
setting	Anduin Vale ⓘ linked to: Lothlórien Gladden Fields ⓘ
timePeriod	after the War of the Last Alliance ⓘ end of the Second Age ⓘ
universe	Arda ⓘ

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