Haradrim
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The Haradrim are a warlike people from the southern regions of Middle-earth who ally with Sauron and fight against Gondor and its allies in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haradrim canonical | 24 |
| Army of Mordor | 1 |
| Black Haradrim | 1 |
| Brown-skinned Haradrim | 1 |
| Rohirrim | 1 |
| Southrons | 1 |
| forces of Sauron | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8430786 — 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: Haradrim Context triple: [Mordor, armyIncludes, Haradrim]
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A.
Magonsæte
Magonsæte was a minor Anglo-Saxon sub-kingdom or province in what is now western England, associated with the larger kingdom of Mercia.
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B.
Dunlendings
The Dunlendings are a rugged, resentful people of Dunland in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, long hostile to the Rohirrim and easily swayed into serving dark powers.
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C.
Telmarines
The Telmarines are a human people in C.S. Lewis’s Narnia universe, depicted as foreign conquerors who subjugate Narnia and suppress its magic and talking animals.
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D.
Orcs
Orcs are a brutal, corrupted race of humanoid creatures in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, typically serving dark powers like Sauron and Saruman as soldiers and raiders.
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E.
Nazgûl
The Nazgûl are Sauron’s terrifying Ringwraith servants, once mortal kings corrupted by the power of the Rings, who relentlessly hunt the One Ring in The Lord of the Rings.
- 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: Haradrim Target entity description: The Haradrim are a warlike people from the southern regions of Middle-earth who ally with Sauron and fight against Gondor and its allies in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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A.
Magonsæte
Magonsæte was a minor Anglo-Saxon sub-kingdom or province in what is now western England, associated with the larger kingdom of Mercia.
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B.
Dunlendings
The Dunlendings are a rugged, resentful people of Dunland in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, long hostile to the Rohirrim and easily swayed into serving dark powers.
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C.
Telmarines
The Telmarines are a human people in C.S. Lewis’s Narnia universe, depicted as foreign conquerors who subjugate Narnia and suppress its magic and talking animals.
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D.
Orcs
Orcs are a brutal, corrupted race of humanoid creatures in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, typically serving dark powers like Sauron and Saruman as soldiers and raiders.
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E.
Nazgûl
The Nazgûl are Sauron’s terrifying Ringwraith servants, once mortal kings corrupted by the power of the Rings, who relentlessly hunt the One Ring in The Lord of the Rings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional ethnic group
ⓘ
human race ⓘ people of Middle-earth ⓘ servants of Sauron ⓘ |
| adaptationPortrayal | riders and soldiers accompanying Mûmakil in the films ⓘ |
| allegiance | Sauron ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Southrons
ⓘ
linked to:
Easterlings
|
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
The Return of the King ⓘ The Silmarillion (appendices and references) ⓘ
linked to:
The Silmarillion
The Two Towers ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Unfinished Tales (references) ⓘ
linked to:
Unfinished Tales
|
| appearsInAdaptation |
Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
|
| continent | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
brightly colored garments
ⓘ
scarlet and sable livery ⓘ use of poisoned weapons (in some accounts) ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Gondor
ⓘ
Rohan ⓘ the Free Peoples of Middle-earth ⓘ
linked to:
Free Peoples of Middle-earth
|
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| fightsIn |
Battle of the Morannon
ⓘ
Battle of the Pelennor Fields ⓘ War of the Ring ⓘ |
| governmentType | tribal society ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Far Haradrim
ⓘ
Near Haradrim ⓘ Variags of Khand (allied people) ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | various historical Near Eastern and African cultures (scholarly interpretation) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alliances with Mordor
ⓘ
distinctive red and gold banners ⓘ use of war elephants (Mûmakil) ⓘ warlike culture ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | People of the South ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| opposes |
Aragorn
ⓘ
Faramir ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | exotic southern warriors ⓘ |
| region |
Far Harad
ⓘ
linked to:
Harad
Harad ⓘ Near Harad ⓘ |
| religion | Sauron-worship (implied) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Third Age of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| usesCreature | Mûmakil ⓘ |
| weapon |
bows
ⓘ
scimitars ⓘ spears ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haradrim Description of subject: The Haradrim are a warlike people from the southern regions of Middle-earth who ally with Sauron and fight against Gondor and its allies in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Haradrim
linked to: Haradrim
linked to: Haradrim
subject linked to:
the Black Gate of Mordor
linked to: Haradrim
linked to: Haradrim