Tauriel
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Tauriel is a Silvan Elf warrior and captain of the Mirkwood guard created for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film trilogy, known for her exceptional combat skills and compassionate defiance of elven tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tauriel canonical | 3 |
| Tauriel (film depiction) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T475860 — 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: Tauriel Context triple: [The Hobbit film trilogy, mainCharacter, Tauriel]
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A.
Legolas
Legolas is an Elven prince and master archer from Mirkwood who is a key member of the Fellowship of the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Narsai
Narsai was a prominent 5th-century Syriac Christian theologian and poet, renowned for his extensive homilies and influential role in the Church of the East.
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C.
Gimli
Gimli is a stout and valiant Dwarf warrior and member of the Fellowship of the Ring in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
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D.
Aragorn
Aragorn is a central heroic figure in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, a ranger and rightful king who plays a crucial role in the defeat of Sauron.
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E.
Gandalf
Gandalf is a wise and powerful wizard who plays a central role in guiding the forces of good against evil in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth saga.
- 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: Tauriel Target entity description: Tauriel is a Silvan Elf warrior and captain of the Mirkwood guard created for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film trilogy, known for her exceptional combat skills and compassionate defiance of elven tradition.
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A.
Legolas
Legolas is an Elven prince and master archer from Mirkwood who is a key member of the Fellowship of the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Narsai
Narsai was a prominent 5th-century Syriac Christian theologian and poet, renowned for his extensive homilies and influential role in the Church of the East.
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C.
Gimli
Gimli is a stout and valiant Dwarf warrior and member of the Fellowship of the Ring in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
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D.
Aragorn
Aragorn is a central heroic figure in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, a ranger and rightful king who plays a crucial role in the defeat of Sauron.
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E.
Gandalf
Gandalf is a wise and powerful wizard who plays a central role in guiding the forces of good against evil in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth saga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elf
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Silvan Elf ⓘ captain of the guard ⓘ fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ warrior ⓘ |
| affiliation | Woodland Realm ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
ⓘ
surface form:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (extended edition cameo/mention)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ⓘ The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ⓘ |
| basedOn | inspired by Tolkien’s descriptions of the Wood-elves of Mirkwood ⓘ |
| caresFor | Kíli ⓘ |
| createdBy | Peter Jackson ⓘ |
| createdFor | The Hobbit film trilogy ⓘ |
| createdInUniverseBy |
Thranduil
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surface form:
Thranduil (as captain of the guard, appointment)
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| culture |
Wood-elves of Mirkwood
ⓘ
surface form:
Silvan Elves of Mirkwood
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| defies | Thranduil’s isolationist policies ⓘ |
| eyeColor | green ⓘ |
| fightsAgainst |
Orcs
ⓘ
Spiders of Mirkwood ⓘ |
| fightsIn |
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Five Armies (film canon)
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| firstAppearance |
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
ⓘ
surface form:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
|
| franchise | Middle-earth film series ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hairColor | red ⓘ |
| home | Mirkwood ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Bard the Bowman
ⓘ
Kíli ⓘ Legolas ⓘ Thorin Oakenshield ⓘ Thranduil ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agility in battle
ⓘ
compassion toward other races ⓘ defiance of strict elven tradition ⓘ exceptional combat skills ⓘ |
| language | Sindarin (film depiction) ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Thranduil ⓘ |
| nationality |
Wood-elves of Mirkwood
ⓘ
surface form:
Woodland Elf
|
| occupation | captain of the Mirkwood guard ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | film adaptation, not Tolkien’s original books ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
brave
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compassionate ⓘ rebellious ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Evangeline Lilly ⓘ |
| species | Elf ⓘ |
| weapon |
bow and arrows
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dual daggers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tauriel Description of subject: Tauriel is a Silvan Elf warrior and captain of the Mirkwood guard created for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film trilogy, known for her exceptional combat skills and compassionate defiance of elven tradition.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tauriel (film depiction)