burning of Teldrassil
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The burning of Teldrassil is a pivotal World of Warcraft storyline event in which the World Tree city of the night elves is destroyed, igniting the Fourth War and redefining Sylvanas Windrunner’s role as a central antagonist.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| burning of Teldrassil canonical | 4 |
| Burning of Teldrassil | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11563501 — 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: burning of Teldrassil Context triple: [Sylvanas Windrunner, notableEvent, burning of Teldrassil]
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A.
Forest Burn
Forest Burn is a small tributary stream in Northumberland, England, that feeds into the River Coquet.
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B.
Frostfire Ridge
Frostfire Ridge is a harsh, volcanic and icy region on the world of Draenor in World of Warcraft, serving as the rugged homeland of the Frostwolf orc clan.
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C.
Brennen
Brennen is a given name, typically used as a variant spelling of Brennan.
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D.
Burning Legion
The Burning Legion is a vast demonic army in the Warcraft universe dedicated to the destruction and corruption of all worlds under the command of the dark titan Sargeras.
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E.
The Burning
"The Burning" is a popular episode of the sitcom *Seinfeld*, best known for featuring George Costanza’s “jerk store” comeback and Kramer’s storyline about medical students observing operations.
- 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: burning of Teldrassil Target entity description: The burning of Teldrassil is a pivotal World of Warcraft storyline event in which the World Tree city of the night elves is destroyed, igniting the Fourth War and redefining Sylvanas Windrunner’s role as a central antagonist.
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A.
Forest Burn
Forest Burn is a small tributary stream in Northumberland, England, that feeds into the River Coquet.
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B.
Frostfire Ridge
Frostfire Ridge is a harsh, volcanic and icy region on the world of Draenor in World of Warcraft, serving as the rugged homeland of the Frostwolf orc clan.
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C.
Brennen
Brennen is a given name, typically used as a variant spelling of Brennan.
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D.
Burning Legion
The Burning Legion is a vast demonic army in the Warcraft universe dedicated to the destruction and corruption of all worlds under the command of the dark titan Sargeras.
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E.
The Burning
"The Burning" is a popular episode of the sitcom *Seinfeld*, best known for featuring George Costanza’s “jerk store” comeback and Kramer’s storyline about medical students observing operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World of Warcraft event
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fictional event ⓘ |
| appearsIn | World of Warcraft ⓘ |
| appearsInExpansion | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Genn Greymane
ⓘ
Saurfang ⓘ |
| associatedRace |
forsaken
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night elves ⓘ orcs ⓘ |
| chronologyFollows |
War of the Thorns campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
War of the Thorns
|
| consequence |
Alliance declaration of war on the Horde
ⓘ
Tyrande Whisperwind becoming the Night Warrior ⓘ
linked to:
Tyrande Whisperwind
escalation of Alliance–Horde conflict ⓘ eventual Horde rebellion against Sylvanas Windrunner ⓘ increased hatred of Sylvanas Windrunner among Alliance ⓘ internal dissent within the Horde ⓘ radicalization of Tyrande Whisperwind ⓘ start of the Fourth War ⓘ |
| factionInvolved |
Alliance
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Horde ⓘ |
| gameDeveloper | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Sylvanas Windrunner ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
Alliance assault on Undercity
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Siege of Lordaeron ⓘ
linked to:
Battle for Lordaeron
|
| location |
Darnassus
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Teldrassil ⓘ |
| locationRealm | Kalimdor ⓘ |
| medium |
cinematic cutscenes
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in‑game scenario ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for Battle for Azeroth storyline
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major tragedy for night elf storyline ⓘ turning point for Sylvanas Windrunner’s characterization ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Anduin Wrynn
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Malfurion Stormrage ⓘ Tyrande Whisperwind ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Sylvanas Windrunner ⓘ |
| partOf |
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth pre‑patch
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linked to:
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
|
| primaryAggressor | Horde ⓘ |
| primaryAggressorLeader | Sylvanas Windrunner ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of Darnassus
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destruction of Teldrassil ⓘ displacement of night elf population ⓘ mass civilian casualties ⓘ |
| theme |
genocide
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moral ambiguity in war ⓘ revenge ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| timeframe | before the official launch of Battle for Azeroth expansion ⓘ |
| victimFaction |
Alliance civilians
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night elves ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: burning of Teldrassil Description of subject: The burning of Teldrassil is a pivotal World of Warcraft storyline event in which the World Tree city of the night elves is destroyed, igniting the Fourth War and redefining Sylvanas Windrunner’s role as a central antagonist.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.