The Last Ship
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"The Last Ship" is a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien set in his Middle-earth legendarium, recounting the final departure of the Elves over the sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Last Ship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11046877 — 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 Last Ship Context triple: [The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, containsPoem, The Last Ship]
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A.
The Last Ship
The Last Ship is a Broadway musical featuring music and lyrics by Sting that tells the story of a struggling shipbuilding town in northern England.
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B.
The Last Ship
The Last Ship is a post-apocalyptic television drama series in which Eric Dane stars as a U.S. Navy captain leading his crew to find a cure and save humanity after a global pandemic.
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C.
The Last Colony
The Last Colony is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi that continues his Old Man’s War series, following John Perry as he leads a new human colony amid interstellar political conflict.
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D.
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet is a 1936 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, known for its dance sequences, romantic comedy plot, and classic Irving Berlin songs.
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E.
Wake of the Perdido Star
"Wake of the Perdido Star" is a historical seafaring adventure novel co-written by actor Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan, following a young man's perilous journey across the oceans in the early 19th century.
- 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 Last Ship Target entity description: "The Last Ship" is a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien set in his Middle-earth legendarium, recounting the final departure of the Elves over the sea.
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A.
The Last Ship
The Last Ship is a Broadway musical featuring music and lyrics by Sting that tells the story of a struggling shipbuilding town in northern England.
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B.
The Last Ship
The Last Ship is a post-apocalyptic television drama series in which Eric Dane stars as a U.S. Navy captain leading his crew to find a cure and save humanity after a global pandemic.
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C.
The Last Colony
The Last Colony is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi that continues his Old Man’s War series, following John Perry as he leads a new human colony amid interstellar political conflict.
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D.
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet is a 1936 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, known for its dance sequences, romantic comedy plot, and classic Irving Berlin songs.
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E.
Wake of the Perdido Star
"Wake of the Perdido Star" is a historical seafaring adventure novel co-written by actor Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan, following a young man's perilous journey across the oceans in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
exile
ⓘ
farewell ⓘ sea voyage ⓘ waning of magic ⓘ |
| featuresRace | Elves ⓘ |
| fictionalHistoryPeriod | end of the Third Age ⓘ |
| form | narrative poem ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy poetry ⓘ |
| hasAudience | readers of fantasy literature ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | 20th-century English literature ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
fading light
ⓘ
ships sailing West ⓘ shore and sea ⓘ |
| hasTone |
melancholic
ⓘ
nostalgic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | modern high fantasy ⓘ |
| mentionsCharacter | Mithrellas ⓘ |
| mentionsLocation |
Elven-haven
ⓘ
linked to:
the Elven isle
Grey Havens ⓘ Lothlórien ⓘ Western Sea ⓘ |
| meter | accentual verse ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | final departure of the Elves over the sea ⓘ |
| originalAuthorBirthYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| originalAuthorDeathYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| originalAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| originalAuthorOccupation |
philologist
ⓘ
professor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tolkien legendarium
ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
|
| relatedWork |
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | regular rhyme ⓘ |
| setIn | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| theme |
departure of the Elves
ⓘ
longing for the West ⓘ passing of the Elder Days ⓘ |
| universe |
Middle-earth legendarium
ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Last Ship Description of subject: "The Last Ship" is a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien set in his Middle-earth legendarium, recounting the final departure of the Elves over the sea.
Referenced by (1)
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