Frostmourne

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cursed weapon fictional sword runeblade

Frostmourne is the cursed runeblade from the Warcraft universe that corrupts its wielder and is most famously wielded by Arthas Menethil as he becomes the Lich King.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Frostmourne canonical	8
Shadowmourne	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11563536 — 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: Frostmourne
Context triple: [Arthas Menethil, weapon, Frostmourne]

A. Rothrist
Rothrist is a municipality in the canton of Aargau in northern Switzerland, known for its location along major transport routes and its mix of residential and industrial areas.
B. Dragonfang sword
The Dragonfang sword is a mystical Asgardian blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, renowned as Valkyrie’s signature weapon and capable of cutting through nearly any material.
C. Durandal
Durandal is the legendary sword of the paladin Roland in medieval French epic literature, famed for its unbreakable strength and divine origin.
D. Blade of Galadriel
Blade of Galadriel is a story expansion for the action-adventure game Middle-earth: Shadow of War that focuses on the Elven assassin Eltariel and her hunt for the Nazgûl.
E. Godslayer sword
The Godslayer sword is a deadly and iconic blade wielded by Gamora, reflecting her lethal skill and reputation as one of the galaxy’s most formidable assassins.
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: Frostmourne
Target entity description: Frostmourne is the cursed runeblade from the Warcraft universe that corrupts its wielder and is most famously wielded by Arthas Menethil as he becomes the Lich King.

A. Rothrist
Rothrist is a municipality in the canton of Aargau in northern Switzerland, known for its location along major transport routes and its mix of residential and industrial areas.
B. Dragonfang sword
The Dragonfang sword is a mystical Asgardian blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, renowned as Valkyrie’s signature weapon and capable of cutting through nearly any material.
C. Durandal
Durandal is the legendary sword of the paladin Roland in medieval French epic literature, famed for its unbreakable strength and divine origin.
D. Blade of Galadriel
Blade of Galadriel is a story expansion for the action-adventure game Middle-earth: Shadow of War that focuses on the Elven assassin Eltariel and her hunt for the Nazgûl.
E. Godslayer sword
The Godslayer sword is a deadly and iconic blade wielded by Gamora, reflecting her lethal skill and reputation as one of the galaxy’s most formidable assassins.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cursed weapon ⓘ fictional sword ⓘ runeblade ⓘ
ability	bind souls to the Lich King ⓘ steal souls of the slain ⓘ whisper to its wielder ⓘ
alignment	evil ⓘ
appearsIn	Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos ⓘ Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne ⓘ World of Warcraft ⓘ World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King ⓘ
associatedWith	Helm of Domination ⓘ Icecrown Citadel ⓘ The Frozen Throne ⓘ The Lich King ⓘ
belongsToFaction	Scourge ⓘ
category	Artifacts of the Scourge ⓘ Legendary weapons in Warcraft ⓘ
creator	The Burning Legion ⓘ linked to: Burning Legion
destroyedAt	Icecrown Citadel ⓘ
destroyedBy	Tirion Fordring ⓘ linked to: Highlord Tirion Fordring
edgeType	runed ⓘ
effectOnWielder	corrupts the wielder’s mind ⓘ enslaves the wielder to the Lich King ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear	2002 ⓘ
fragmentsUsedFor	Shadowmourne ⓘ linked to: Frostmourne
gameDeveloper	Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ
inscription	Whomsoever takes up this blade shall wield power eternal. Just as the blade rends flesh, so must power scar the spirit. ⓘ
inspiredMerchandise	art prints ⓘ collectible statues ⓘ replica swords ⓘ
material	runed steel ⓘ
medium	video game ⓘ
notableEvent	caused the death of King Terenas Menethil II ⓘ consumed the soul of Uther the Lightbringer ⓘ corrupted Arthas Menethil ⓘ was shattered by Tirion Fordring ⓘ
originLocation	Icecrown Glacier ⓘ linked to: Icecrown
property	corrupting ⓘ sentient ⓘ soul-devouring ⓘ
shatteredInto	fragments ⓘ
symbolOf	the power of the Lich King ⓘ
universe	Warcraft ⓘ linked to: Warcraft universe
weaponType	two-handed sword ⓘ
wielder	Arthas Menethil ⓘ Ner’zhul ⓘ linked to: Ner'zhul The Lich King ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

Arthas Menethil → weapon → Frostmourne ⓘ

Ner'zhul → created → Frostmourne ⓘ

Helm of Domination → relatedItem → Frostmourne ⓘ

Death (Warcraft cosmology) → sourceFor → Frostmourne ⓘ

subject linked to: Death

Arthas: Rise of the Lich King → featuresItem → Frostmourne ⓘ

subject linked to: novel "Arthas: Rise of the Lich King"

Frostmourne → fragmentsUsedFor → Shadowmourne ⓘ

linked to: Frostmourne

Light’s Vengeance → relatedItem → Shadowmourne ⓘ

linked to: Frostmourne

Light’s Vengeance → relatedItem → Frostmourne ⓘ

Lich King → associatedWith → Frostmourne ⓘ

The Frozen Throne → associatedWith → Frostmourne ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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