Weapons of Middle-earth
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Weapons of Middle-earth are the famed arms and armaments of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, including iconic swords, bows, and other implements wielded by its heroes and villains.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle-earth weapons | 3 |
| Weapons of Middle-earth canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10200859 — 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: Weapons of Middle-earth Context triple: [Andúril, category, Weapons of Middle-earth]
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A.
Free Peoples of Middle-earth
The Free Peoples of Middle-earth are the alliance of non-corrupted races—such as Elves, Men, Dwarves, and Hobbits—who unite to resist the dark powers in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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B.
Orcs of Mordor
The Orcs of Mordor are a brutal, militarized race of corrupted creatures who serve as Sauron’s primary foot soldiers and enforcers in Middle-earth.
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C.
Stewards of Gondor
The Stewards of Gondor are a noble hereditary line that ruled the kingdom of Gondor as caretakers in the absence of a king in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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D.
Realm of Gondor
The Realm of Gondor is a major human kingdom in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, renowned for its ancient lineage, great cities, and pivotal role in the War of the Ring.
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E.
Domination of Middle-earth
Domination of Middle-earth is Sauron’s overarching ambition to subjugate all peoples and realms of Tolkien’s fictional world under his tyrannical rule.
- 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: Weapons of Middle-earth Target entity description: Weapons of Middle-earth are the famed arms and armaments of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, including iconic swords, bows, and other implements wielded by its heroes and villains.
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A.
Free Peoples of Middle-earth
The Free Peoples of Middle-earth are the alliance of non-corrupted races—such as Elves, Men, Dwarves, and Hobbits—who unite to resist the dark powers in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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B.
Orcs of Mordor
The Orcs of Mordor are a brutal, militarized race of corrupted creatures who serve as Sauron’s primary foot soldiers and enforcers in Middle-earth.
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C.
Stewards of Gondor
The Stewards of Gondor are a noble hereditary line that ruled the kingdom of Gondor as caretakers in the absence of a king in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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D.
Realm of Gondor
The Realm of Gondor is a major human kingdom in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, renowned for its ancient lineage, great cities, and pivotal role in the War of the Ring.
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E.
Domination of Middle-earth
Domination of Middle-earth is Sauron’s overarching ambition to subjugate all peoples and realms of Tolkien’s fictional world under his tyrannical rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in Tolkien legendarium
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fictional weapons collection ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hobbit
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The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dwarves of Middle-earth
ⓘ
linked to:
The Dwarves
Elves of Middle-earth ⓘ Hobbits of the Shire ⓘ
linked to:
Hobbits
Maiar and Valar ⓘ
linked to:
the Maiar
Men of Middle-earth ⓘ Orcs of Middle-earth ⓘ
linked to:
Orcs of Mordor
|
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Aeglos
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Andúril ⓘ Anglachel ⓘ Angrist ⓘ
linked to:
Joshua D. Angrist
Anguirel ⓘ Barrow-blades ⓘ
linked to:
Barrow-blade
Black Arrow ⓘ Bow of Galadhrim ⓘ Dwarven axes ⓘ Elven blades of Gondolin ⓘ
linked to:
Glamdring
Glamdring ⓘ Gondorian swords ⓘ Grond (battering ram) ⓘ Grond (mace of Morgoth) ⓘ Gurthang ⓘ Gúthwinë ⓘ Hadhafang (film-only) ⓘ Herugrim ⓘ Horn of Gondor ⓘ Morgul-blade ⓘ
linked to:
morgul-knife
Narsil ⓘ
linked to:
Narsil (reforged as Andúril)
Nazgûl swords ⓘ Numenórean blades ⓘ Orc bows ⓘ Orcrist ⓘ Red Arrow ⓘ Ringil ⓘ Rohirrim spears ⓘ Sting ⓘ Uruk-hai scimitars ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
often heirlooms
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often named ⓘ sometimes forged by Dwarves ⓘ sometimes forged by Elves ⓘ sometimes forged by dark powers ⓘ sometimes magical ⓘ |
| hasType |
arrow
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axe ⓘ bow ⓘ dagger ⓘ helm ⓘ knife ⓘ mace ⓘ mail armour ⓘ shield ⓘ spear ⓘ spear-thrower ⓘ sword ⓘ war hammer ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anglo-Saxon literature
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Germanic mythology ⓘ Norse sagas ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Weapons of Middle-earth Description of subject: Weapons of Middle-earth are the famed arms and armaments of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, including iconic swords, bows, and other implements wielded by its heroes and villains.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Weapons of Middle-earth
linked to: Weapons of Middle-earth
subject linked to:
sword Herugrim
linked to: Weapons of Middle-earth