Trolls of Mordor
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Trolls of Mordor are brutal, fearsome troll creatures bred and commanded by Sauron to serve as shock troops in his armies in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trolls of Mordor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9116171 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trolls of Mordor Context triple: [Sauron, controls, Trolls of Mordor]
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A.
Troll Village
Troll Village is the vibrant, music-filled homeland of the colorful troll characters in the animated film "Trolls."
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B.
the Troll
The Troll is a grotesque, antagonistic character in the "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" musical episode "The Nightman Cometh," serving as a comic villain in the gang's absurd stage production.
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C.
Orcs of Isengard
The Orcs of Isengard are Saruman’s brutal, industrialized shock troops in The Lord of the Rings, bred and armed in Isengard to wage war on Rohan and the Free Peoples of Middle-earth.
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D.
Talion in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Talion in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is the Gondorian ranger protagonist bound to the wraith of Celebrimbor, seeking vengeance against Sauron’s forces in the open-world action game set in Mordor.
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an action-adventure video game set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy universe, featuring an original story about a ranger bound to a wraith as they battle Sauron’s forces in Mordor.
- 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: Trolls of Mordor Target entity description: Trolls of Mordor are brutal, fearsome troll creatures bred and commanded by Sauron to serve as shock troops in his armies in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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A.
Troll Village
Troll Village is the vibrant, music-filled homeland of the colorful troll characters in the animated film "Trolls."
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B.
the Troll
The Troll is a grotesque, antagonistic character in the "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" musical episode "The Nightman Cometh," serving as a comic villain in the gang's absurd stage production.
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C.
Orcs of Isengard
The Orcs of Isengard are Saruman’s brutal, industrialized shock troops in The Lord of the Rings, bred and armed in Isengard to wage war on Rohan and the Free Peoples of Middle-earth.
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D.
Talion in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Talion in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is the Gondorian ranger protagonist bound to the wraith of Celebrimbor, seeking vengeance against Sauron’s forces in the open-world action game set in Mordor.
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E.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an action-adventure video game set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy universe, featuring an original story about a ranger bound to a wraith as they battle Sauron’s forces in Mordor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creature of Middle-earth
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fictional creature ⓘ troll ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Armies of Mordor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forces of the Dark Lord ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Mordor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
brutal
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fearsome ⓘ heavily armored ⓘ large ⓘ strong ⓘ used as living battering rams ⓘ |
| commander | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| employer | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Black Speech of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | servants of Sauron ⓘ |
| notableException | Olog-hai endure sunlight without turning to stone ⓘ |
| notableType | Olog-hai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Dwarves of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elves of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Peoples of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ Men of the West ⓘ Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
heavy infantry
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shock troops ⓘ siege troops ⓘ |
| speciesRelation | related to other trolls of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| usedFor |
breaking enemy lines
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guarding key positions in battle ⓘ pushing siege engines ⓘ terrorizing opponents ⓘ |
| usedInBattle |
Battle of the Morannon
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Pelennor Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weakness | sunlight (for most troll-kind) ⓘ |
| weapon |
clubs
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hammers ⓘ massive armor and shields ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trolls of Mordor Description of subject: Trolls of Mordor are brutal, fearsome troll creatures bred and commanded by Sauron to serve as shock troops in his armies in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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