Sting
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Sting is the Elvish short sword from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, famously wielded by Bilbo and later Frodo Baggins and known for glowing blue in the presence of orcs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sting canonical | 8 |
| Sting (briefly) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2369297 — 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: Sting Context triple: [Middle-earth, hasArtifact, Sting]
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A.
Sting
Sting is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and former frontman of The Police, renowned for his distinctive voice and genre-blending solo career.
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B.
Sting International
Sting International is a music producer best known for his work in reggae and dancehall, including collaborations with artists like Shaggy.
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C.
Paul Young
Paul Young is an American politician serving as the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.
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D.
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart is a British rock and pop singer-songwriter known for his distinctive raspy voice and decades-long string of hit songs.
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E.
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, is a British singer-songwriter famed for his introspective folk-rock music and influential 1970s albums such as "Tea for the Tillerman" and "Teaser and the Firecat."
- 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: Sting Target entity description: Sting is the Elvish short sword from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, famously wielded by Bilbo and later Frodo Baggins and known for glowing blue in the presence of orcs.
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A.
Sting
Sting is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and former frontman of The Police, renowned for his distinctive voice and genre-blending solo career.
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B.
Sting International
Sting International is a music producer best known for his work in reggae and dancehall, including collaborations with artists like Shaggy.
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C.
Paul Young
Paul Young is an American politician serving as the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.
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D.
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart is a British rock and pop singer-songwriter known for his distinctive raspy voice and decades-long string of hit songs.
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E.
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, is a British singer-songwriter famed for his introspective folk-rock music and influential 1970s albums such as "Tea for the Tillerman" and "Teaser and the Firecat."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elvish short sword
ⓘ
fictional sword ⓘ weapon in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
ⓘ
surface form:
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Hobbit ⓘ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ⓘ
surface form:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (film)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ⓘ
surface form:
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (film)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ⓘ
surface form:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (film)
The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ
surface form:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ⓘ
surface form:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ⓘ
surface form:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ⓘ
surface form:
The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ⓘ
surface form:
The Two Towers
|
| associatedWith |
The Hobbit
ⓘ
surface form:
Bilbo’s adventures in The Hobbit
War of the Ring ⓘ
surface form:
the Quest of the Ring
|
| category | Middle-earth weapons ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| edgeType | double-edged ⓘ |
| foundBy | Bilbo Baggins ⓘ |
| foundIn | a troll hoard in The Hobbit ⓘ |
| franchise |
The Hobbit
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Sindarin ⓘ |
| inscriptionMeaning | “Maegnas is my name, I am the spider’s bane” (approximate) ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | Elvish runes ⓘ |
| material | Elvish steel ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
carried by Bilbo to the Lonely Mountain
ⓘ
carried by Frodo from the Shire to Mordor ⓘ given by Bilbo to Frodo in Rivendell ⓘ named “Sting” by Bilbo after fighting the spiders ⓘ used by Bilbo in the tunnels under the Misty Mountains ⓘ used by Bilbo to fight the spiders in Mirkwood ⓘ used by Frodo against the Barrow-wight (in adaptations) ⓘ used by Frodo in the fight with Shelob ⓘ used by Samwise Gamgee to wound Shelob ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Turgon of Gondolin (attributed) ⓘ |
| property |
exceptionally sharp
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glows blue in the presence of orcs ⓘ well-balanced ⓘ |
| size |
short sword for Elves
ⓘ
sword-sized weapon for Hobbits ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
Shelob
ⓘ
goblins ⓘ orcs ⓘ spiders of Mirkwood ⓘ |
| wielder |
Bilbo Baggins
ⓘ
Frodo Baggins ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sting Description of subject: Sting is the Elvish short sword from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, famously wielded by Bilbo and later Frodo Baggins and known for glowing blue in the presence of orcs.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sting (briefly)