Trolls
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Trolls are large, brutish, and often dim-witted creatures of Middle-earth, bred by the dark lord Morgoth to serve as powerful shock troops and instruments of terror.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trolls canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048094 — 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: Trolls Context triple: [Morgoth, created, Trolls]
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A.
Trolls
Trolls is an animated musical comedy film franchise known for its colorful world, upbeat pop soundtrack, and characters based on the classic troll dolls.
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B.
The Trolls
The Trolls were a hard-edged rock backing band formed by Iggy Pop in the early 2000s, best known for recording and touring with him on albums like "Beat 'Em Up" and "Skull Ring."
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C.
The Boxtrolls
The Boxtrolls is a 2014 stop-motion animated fantasy-comedy film by Laika about a young boy raised by underground trash-collecting creatures who must save them from an evil exterminator.
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D.
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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E.
Monstars
The Monstars are the villainous alien basketball team that serves as the primary antagonists in the animated–live action film "Space Jam."
- 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 Target entity description: Trolls are large, brutish, and often dim-witted creatures of Middle-earth, bred by the dark lord Morgoth to serve as powerful shock troops and instruments of terror.
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A.
Trolls
Trolls is an animated musical comedy film franchise known for its colorful world, upbeat pop soundtrack, and characters based on the classic troll dolls.
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B.
The Trolls
The Trolls were a hard-edged rock backing band formed by Iggy Pop in the early 2000s, best known for recording and touring with him on albums like "Beat 'Em Up" and "Skull Ring."
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C.
The Boxtrolls
The Boxtrolls is a 2014 stop-motion animated fantasy-comedy film by Laika about a young boy raised by underground trash-collecting creatures who must save them from an evil exterminator.
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D.
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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E.
Monstars
The Monstars are the villainous alien basketball team that serves as the primary antagonists in the animated–live action film "Space Jam."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trolls (Middle-earth)
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Trolls (Middle-earth) ⓘ Trolls (Middle-earth) ⓘ Trolls (Middle-earth) ⓘ Trolls (Middle-earth) ⓘ creature of Middle-earth ⓘ fictional species ⓘ |
| alignment |
evil
ⓘ
evil ⓘ |
| alsoAppearIn |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bredBy |
Morgoth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOfSunlight |
turned to stone
ⓘ
turned to stone ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn | The Hobbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
Forodwaith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ caves ⓘ hills ⓘ |
| language |
Troll-speech
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Westron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAppearance | Moria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of the Morannon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Pelennor Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEncounter | Bilbo Baggins and the three trolls in The Hobbit ⓘ |
| notableGroup |
Cave-trolls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hill-trolls NERFINISHED ⓘ Olog-hai NERFINISHED ⓘ Snow-trolls NERFINISHED ⓘ Stone-trolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Free Peoples of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resistance | sunlight ⓘ |
| roleInArmies |
shock infantry
ⓘ
siege troops ⓘ |
| served |
Morgoth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strength | great physical strength ⓘ |
| typicalDisposition | brutish GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalIntelligence | dim-witted GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalSize | large ⓘ |
| typicalWeapon |
clubs
ⓘ
hammers ⓘ massive armor ⓘ |
| usedAs |
instruments of terror
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shock troops ⓘ |
| weakness |
sunlight
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sunlight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trolls Description of subject: Trolls are large, brutish, and often dim-witted creatures of Middle-earth, bred by the dark lord Morgoth to serve as powerful shock troops and instruments of terror.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.