sinking of Beleriand
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The sinking of Beleriand is a cataclysmic event in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which most of the great western lands of Middle-earth are destroyed and submerged at the end of the First Age.
All labels observed (1)
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| sinking of Beleriand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048010 — 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: sinking of Beleriand Context triple: [First Age, featuresEvent, sinking of Beleriand]
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A.
Fall of Númenor
The Fall of Númenor is a cataclysmic event in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which the great island kingdom of Númenor is destroyed and sunk beneath the sea, reshaping the world of Middle-earth.
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B.
The Fall of Gondolin
The Fall of Gondolin is a posthumously published J.R.R. Tolkien narrative that recounts the tragic destruction of the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in his Middle-earth legendarium.
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C.
Destruction of Dol Guldur
The Destruction of Dol Guldur is the climactic downfall of Sauron’s stronghold in southern Mirkwood during the War of the Ring, when the White Council led by Galadriel overthrew and cleansed the fortress of its dark power.
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D.
Aranarth
Aranarth is a fictional character from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, known as the first Chieftain of the Dúnedain and a descendant of the royal line of Arnor.
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E.
Sea of Death
Sea of Death is a Brazilian novel by Jorge Amado that portrays the harsh, mystical lives of sailors and dockworkers in the port city of Salvador.
- 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: sinking of Beleriand Target entity description: The sinking of Beleriand is a cataclysmic event in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which most of the great western lands of Middle-earth are destroyed and submerged at the end of the First Age.
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A.
Fall of Númenor
The Fall of Númenor is a cataclysmic event in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which the great island kingdom of Númenor is destroyed and sunk beneath the sea, reshaping the world of Middle-earth.
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B.
The Fall of Gondolin
The Fall of Gondolin is a posthumously published J.R.R. Tolkien narrative that recounts the tragic destruction of the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in his Middle-earth legendarium.
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C.
Destruction of Dol Guldur
The Destruction of Dol Guldur is the climactic downfall of Sauron’s stronghold in southern Mirkwood during the War of the Ring, when the White Council led by Galadriel overthrew and cleansed the fortress of its dark power.
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D.
Aranarth
Aranarth is a fictional character from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, known as the first Chieftain of the Dúnedain and a descendant of the royal line of Arnor.
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E.
Sea of Death
Sea of Death is a Brazilian novel by Jorge Amado that portrays the harsh, mystical lives of sailors and dockworkers in the port city of Salvador.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cataclysm
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event in Arda ⓘ fictional event ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
War of Wrath
NERFINISHED
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breaking of the world ⓘ destruction of Thangorodrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequenceForDwarves | Dwarves of the Blue Mountains lose western mansions ⓘ |
| consequenceForElves | many Elves depart to Aman ⓘ |
| consequenceForMen | Edain settle in Númenor ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Akallabêth (as historical background)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Peoples of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ The War of the Jewels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedRegion |
Anfauglith
NERFINISHED
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Doriath NERFINISHED ⓘ Falassë Falas NERFINISHED ⓘ Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hithlum NERFINISHED ⓘ Nargothrond NERFINISHED ⓘ Thangorodrim NERFINISHED ⓘ most of East Beleriand ⓘ most of West Beleriand ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | War of the Jewels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
climactic conclusion of the First Age wars against Morgoth
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marks transition from Elder Days to later Ages ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Arda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participants |
Morgoth
NERFINISHED
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Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ host of the West ⓘ hosts of Morgoth ⓘ |
| partOf |
War of Wrath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
creation of Belegaer’s new shoreline
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destruction of great western lands of Middle-earth ⓘ end of the First Age ⓘ loss of many Elven realms ⓘ reshaping of the coasts of Middle-earth ⓘ submergence of most of Beleriand ⓘ survival of only westernmost highlands of Beleriand ⓘ |
| survivorRegion |
Blue Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Lindon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossiriand NERFINISHED ⓘ part of Dorthonion highlands ⓘ part of Himring highlands ⓘ |
| timePeriod | end of the First Age ⓘ |
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