Stone of Erech
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The Stone of Erech is a mysterious black monolith in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, associated with ancient oaths and the Dead Men of Dunharrow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stone of Erech canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11460828 — 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: Stone of Erech Context triple: [White Mountains, notableLocation, Stone of Erech]
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A.
Meleke stone
Meleke stone is a fine, light-colored limestone historically prized as a primary building material in Jerusalem and other parts of the Levant.
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B.
Baal-hazor
Baal-hazor is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the site where Absalom orchestrated the killing of his half-brother Amnon.
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C.
Fortress of Sargon
Fortress of Sargon is the modern name for Dur-Sharrukin, the Assyrian capital city built by King Sargon II in the late 8th century BCE in present-day Iraq.
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D.
Gilgad
Gilgad is a fictional island kingdom in L. Frank Baum’s Oz universe, notably featured as the home of King Rinkitink in the book "Rinkitink in Oz."
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E.
Urim
Urim is an ancient Israelite sacred object, traditionally paired with the Thummim, used by priests for divination and seeking God’s guidance.
- 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: Stone of Erech Target entity description: The Stone of Erech is a mysterious black monolith in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, associated with ancient oaths and the Dead Men of Dunharrow.
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A.
Meleke stone
Meleke stone is a fine, light-colored limestone historically prized as a primary building material in Jerusalem and other parts of the Levant.
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B.
Baal-hazor
Baal-hazor is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the site where Absalom orchestrated the killing of his half-brother Amnon.
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C.
Fortress of Sargon
Fortress of Sargon is the modern name for Dur-Sharrukin, the Assyrian capital city built by King Sargon II in the late 8th century BCE in present-day Iraq.
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D.
Gilgad
Gilgad is a fictional island kingdom in L. Frank Baum’s Oz universe, notably featured as the home of King Rinkitink in the book "Rinkitink in Oz."
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E.
Urim
Urim is an ancient Israelite sacred object, traditionally paired with the Thummim, used by priests for divination and seeking God’s guidance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artifact in Middle-earth
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fictional object ⓘ monolith ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
The Return of the King ⓘ |
| associatedCulture |
Dúnedain of Gondor
ⓘ
people of Morthond ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aragorn
ⓘ
Dead Men of Dunharrow ⓘ Isildur ⓘ Men of the Mountains ⓘ Oathbreakers ⓘ
linked to:
the Oathbreakers of the Men of the Mountains
|
| broughtBy | Isildur ⓘ |
| category |
Monuments in Middle-earth
ⓘ
Númenórean artifacts ⓘ Objects in The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedAs | great globe of black stone ⓘ |
| event |
cursing of the Men of the Mountains by Isildur
ⓘ
mustering of the Dead to Aragorn ⓘ swearing of the oath of the Men of the Mountains to Isildur ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| function |
oath-stone
ⓘ
rallying point for the Dead ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Dead Men of Dunharrow ⓘ |
| hasMystery | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction |
Gondor
ⓘ
Morthond Vale ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hill of Erech ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
The Return of the King, Appendix A
ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings appendices
The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 2 "The Passing of the Grey Company" ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | hill and stone together ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | catalyst for fulfillment of the Oathbreakers’ curse ⓘ |
| originLegend |
brought out of the ruin of Númenor
ⓘ
fell from the sky ⓘ |
| shape | spherical ⓘ |
| statusDuringWarOfTheRing | intact ⓘ |
| symbolism |
ancient Númenórean authority
ⓘ
binding oaths ⓘ curse and redemption ⓘ |
| timeOfKeyEvent | War of the Ring ⓘ |
| usedBy | Aragorn to summon the Dead ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stone of Erech Description of subject: The Stone of Erech is a mysterious black monolith in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, associated with ancient oaths and the Dead Men of Dunharrow.
Referenced by (7)
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