The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen

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appendix literary work

The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen is a narrative appendix in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings that recounts the love story, lineage, and fates of Aragorn and the Elf-maiden Arwen.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen canonical	2
Aragorn and Arwen scenes	1
“The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen”	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10327870 — 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 Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
Context triple: [Arwen, appearsIn, The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen]

A. Lord of Rivendell
Lord of Rivendell is the noble Elven ruler and master of the hidden refuge of Rivendell in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
B. Elves of Lothlórien
The Elves of Lothlórien are a reclusive and ancient elven people of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, renowned for their ethereal beauty, wisdom, and the enchanted forest realm they preserve under Galadriel’s protection.
C. Rangers of Ithilien
The Rangers of Ithilien are an elite, stealthy Gondorian scouting and skirmishing force that defends the land of Ithilien from Mordor’s incursions under the command of Faramir in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
D. 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.
E. Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan
"Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan" is a narrative in Tolkien’s legendarium recounting the historic alliance forged between Gondor and the horse-lords of Rohan through the deeds of Steward Cirion and Lord Eorl.
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 Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
Target entity description: The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen is a narrative appendix in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings that recounts the love story, lineage, and fates of Aragorn and the Elf-maiden Arwen.

A. Lord of Rivendell
Lord of Rivendell is the noble Elven ruler and master of the hidden refuge of Rivendell in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
B. Elves of Lothlórien
The Elves of Lothlórien are a reclusive and ancient elven people of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, renowned for their ethereal beauty, wisdom, and the enchanted forest realm they preserve under Galadriel’s protection.
C. Rangers of Ithilien
The Rangers of Ithilien are an elite, stealthy Gondorian scouting and skirmishing force that defends the land of Ithilien from Mordor’s incursions under the command of Faramir in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
D. 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.
E. Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan
"Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan" is a narrative in Tolkien’s legendarium recounting the historic alliance forged between Gondor and the horse-lords of Rohan through the deeds of Steward Cirion and Lord Eorl.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	appendix ⓘ literary work ⓘ
author	J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
connectsTo	legend of Beren and Lúthien ⓘ linked to: The Lays of Beleriand
describes	Arwen as daughter of Elrond ⓘ linked to: Arwen Arwen as granddaughter of Galadriel ⓘ linked to: Arwen descent of Aragorn from Elendil ⓘ descent of Aragorn from Isildur ⓘ
details	Aragorn’s fostering by Elrond ⓘ linked to: Aragorn Aragorn’s journey in the Wild ⓘ Aragorn’s revelation of his true name and heritage ⓘ Aragorn’s service in Rohan and Gondor under assumed names ⓘ Arwen’s choice of mortality ⓘ Arwen’s final days in Lothlórien ⓘ death of Aragorn ⓘ marriage of Aragorn and Arwen ⓘ meeting of Aragorn and Arwen in Rivendell ⓘ reign of Aragorn as King Elessar ⓘ
exploresTheme	choice between immortality and mortality ⓘ fate ⓘ love ⓘ mortality ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ linked to: legendarium of Middle-earth
firstPublishedIn	The Return of the King (1955) ⓘ linked to: The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955)
focusesOn	fate of Aragorn ⓘ fate of Arwen ⓘ lineage of Aragorn ⓘ love story of Aragorn and Arwen ⓘ
genre	fantasy ⓘ romance ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedInSection	Appendix A ⓘ
locatedInVolume	The Return of the King ⓘ linked to: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
mainCharacter	Aragorn ⓘ Arwen Undómiel ⓘ linked to: Arwen
medium	prose ⓘ
narrativeRole	supplement to the main narrative of The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
partOf	The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
providesBackgroundFor	character of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings ⓘ character of Arwen in The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
setting	Middle-earth ⓘ
subsectionOf	Annals of the Kings and Rulers ⓘ
timeFrame	end of the Third Age of Middle-earth ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Arwen → appearsIn → The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen ⓘ

Aníron → usedInScene → Aragorn and Arwen scenes ⓘ

linked to: The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen

Arathorn II → mentionedIn → The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen ⓘ

primary canon (Tolkien legendarium) → hasCoreWork → “The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen” ⓘ