Three Great Tales of the Elder Days
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Three Great Tales of the Elder Days is a collection of J.R.R. Tolkien’s major First Age narratives from Middle-earth, centering on the great legends of Beren and Lúthien, Túrin Turambar, and the Fall of Gondolin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elder Days | 1 |
| Three Great Tales of the Elder Days canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Three Great Tales of the Elder Days Context triple: [The Children of Húrin, partOfCycle, Three Great Tales of the Elder Days]
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Three Tales
Three Tales is a collection of three short stories by Gustave Flaubert that exemplify his precise realist style and exploration of human psychology and faith.
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B.
Age of the Gods
Age of the Gods is the primordial mythological era in Japanese Shinto tradition during which deities emerged and the foundations of the world and imperial lineage were established.
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Tale of Bygone Years
Tale of Bygone Years is a foundational medieval East Slavic chronicle that narrates the early history, legends, and Christianization of the Kievan Rus'.
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D.
The Ancient Child
The Ancient Child is a novel by N. Scott Momaday that blends Native American mythology with a contemporary coming-of-age story about identity, memory, and transformation.
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E.
Record of Ancient Matters
Record of Ancient Matters is the English title of the Kojiki, Japan’s oldest extant chronicle compiling its mythological origins, early history, and Shinto deities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Three Great Tales of the Elder Days Target entity description: Three Great Tales of the Elder Days is a collection of J.R.R. Tolkien’s major First Age narratives from Middle-earth, centering on the great legends of Beren and Lúthien, Túrin Turambar, and the Fall of Gondolin.
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A.
Three Tales
Three Tales is a collection of three short stories by Gustave Flaubert that exemplify his precise realist style and exploration of human psychology and faith.
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B.
Age of the Gods
Age of the Gods is the primordial mythological era in Japanese Shinto tradition during which deities emerged and the foundations of the world and imperial lineage were established.
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C.
Tale of Bygone Years
Tale of Bygone Years is a foundational medieval East Slavic chronicle that narrates the early history, legends, and Christianization of the Kievan Rus'.
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D.
The Ancient Child
The Ancient Child is a novel by N. Scott Momaday that blends Native American mythology with a contemporary coming-of-age story about identity, memory, and transformation.
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E.
Record of Ancient Matters
Record of Ancient Matters is the English title of the Kojiki, Japan’s oldest extant chronicle compiling its mythological origins, early history, and Shinto deities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle-earth legendarium work
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literary collection ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnMaterialFrom |
The History of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
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The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centersOn |
legend of Beren and Lúthien
NERFINISHED
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legend of Túrin Turambar ⓘ legend of the Fall of Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalSetting |
Elder Days
NERFINISHED
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First Age of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Beren and Lúthien
NERFINISHED
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The Children of Húrin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fall of Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Beren
NERFINISHED
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Lúthien Tinúviel NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ Túrin Turambar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Beleriand
NERFINISHED
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Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
heroic legend
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love and sacrifice ⓘ tragedy ⓘ war against Morgoth ⓘ |
| hasMythology | legendarium of Arda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Hobbit
NERFINISHED
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The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | First Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Three Great Tales of the Elder Days Description of subject: Three Great Tales of the Elder Days is a collection of J.R.R. Tolkien’s major First Age narratives from Middle-earth, centering on the great legends of Beren and Lúthien, Túrin Turambar, and the Fall of Gondolin.
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Elder Days