Durnholde Keep
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Durnholde Keep is a notorious human stronghold in the Hillsbrad Foothills of Azeroth, best known as the place where the orc shaman Thrall was held in captivity and raised as a slave before leading the Horde.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Durnholde Keep canonical | 4 |
| Durnholde garrison | 1 |
| Mardenholde Keep | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11542003 — 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: Durnholde Keep Context triple: [Thrall, raisedIn, Durnholde Keep]
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A.
Red Castle
Red Castle is a ruined medieval fortress overlooking Lunan Bay on the east coast of Scotland.
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B.
Ryn Castle
Ryn Castle is a historic fortress in the town of Ryn in northern Poland, notable for its medieval architecture and cultural significance.
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C.
Drakensteyn Castle
Drakensteyn Castle is a 17th-century moated country house in the Netherlands best known as the private residence of former Queen Beatrix.
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D.
Branxholme Castle
Branxholme Castle is a historic fortified tower house in the Scottish Borders, long associated with the powerful Scott family of Buccleuch.
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E.
Tower of Guard
Tower of Guard is the English rendering of the Elvish name Minas Tirith, the chief city and fortress of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
- 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: Durnholde Keep Target entity description: Durnholde Keep is a notorious human stronghold in the Hillsbrad Foothills of Azeroth, best known as the place where the orc shaman Thrall was held in captivity and raised as a slave before leading the Horde.
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A.
Red Castle
Red Castle is a ruined medieval fortress overlooking Lunan Bay on the east coast of Scotland.
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B.
Ryn Castle
Ryn Castle is a historic fortress in the town of Ryn in northern Poland, notable for its medieval architecture and cultural significance.
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C.
Drakensteyn Castle
Drakensteyn Castle is a 17th-century moated country house in the Netherlands best known as the private residence of former Queen Beatrix.
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D.
Cortex Castle
Cortex Castle is a menacing, high-tech fortress and final-stage stronghold belonging to the villain Doctor Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot video game series.
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E.
Branxholme Castle
Branxholme Castle is a historic fortified tower house in the Scottish Borders, long associated with the powerful Scott family of Buccleuch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ stronghold ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Warcraft lore
ⓘ
linked to:
Warcraft novels
World of Warcraft ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | human medieval fortress ⓘ |
| associatedFaction | Hillsbrad human forces ⓘ |
| builtBy | Aedelas Blackmoore ⓘ |
| category |
Forts in the Eastern Kingdoms
ⓘ
Human strongholds of Azeroth ⓘ |
| chronologyRole | site where players preserve Thrall’s escape in Old Hillsbrad Foothills ⓘ |
| commander | Aedelas Blackmoore ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Alliance (historically)
ⓘ
linked to:
Alliance
Kingdom of Lordaeron ⓘ |
| dungeonType |
Caverns of Time wing
ⓘ
linked to:
Caverns of Time
|
| era |
Second War aftermath
ⓘ
interwar period before the Third War ⓘ |
| featuredInDungeon | Old Hillsbrad Foothills ⓘ |
| function |
military outpost
ⓘ
prison for orc captives ⓘ |
| gameDeveloper | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Durnholde garrison
ⓘ
linked to:
Durnholde Keep
|
| hasStructure |
main keep
ⓘ
outer walls ⓘ prison cells ⓘ training grounds ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hillsbrad Foothills ⓘ |
| locatedInWorld | Azeroth ⓘ |
| locatedOn | continent of Lordaeron ⓘ |
| medium | MMORPG ⓘ |
| nearbyLocation |
Southshore (historically)
ⓘ
linked to:
Southshore
Tarren Mill ⓘ |
| notableFor |
imprisonment and upbringing of Thrall
ⓘ
training orcs as gladiators ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner | Thrall ⓘ |
| notableResident | Aedelas Blackmoore ⓘ |
| raceAssociation | humans ⓘ |
| regionType | PvP zone vicinity in World of Warcraft ⓘ |
| storyEvent |
Thrall’s escape from human captivity
ⓘ
Thrall’s killing of Aedelas Blackmoore ⓘ burning of Durnholde Keep during Thrall’s escape ⓘ |
| strategicRole | control of routes through Hillsbrad Foothills ⓘ |
| threatTo | orcs of the Horde (historically) ⓘ |
| universe | Warcraft universe ⓘ |
| usedFor | internment of orcs after the Second War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Durnholde Keep Description of subject: Durnholde Keep is a notorious human stronghold in the Hillsbrad Foothills of Azeroth, best known as the place where the orc shaman Thrall was held in captivity and raised as a slave before leading the Horde.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.