tunnels of Torech Ungol
E901243
The tunnels of Torech Ungol are a dark, labyrinthine lair in Mordor inhabited by the monstrous spider Shelob, through which Frodo and Sam must pass on their journey to Mount Doom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| tunnels of Torech Ungol canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048999 — 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: tunnels of Torech Ungol Context triple: [Phial of Galadriel, usedAtLocation, tunnels of Torech Ungol]
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A.
The Tunnel
The Tunnel is a 1935 British science fiction film envisioning the construction of a transatlantic tunnel linking Europe and America.
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B.
The Tunnel
The Tunnel is a British-French crime drama television series that adapts the Scandinavian show The Bridge, centering on a joint investigation into murders discovered in the Channel Tunnel.
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C.
the Tunnels
The Tunnels are an underground, hidden community beneath New York City where outcasts live in secrecy and form a close-knit, almost mythic society in the TV series "Beauty and the Beast."
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D.
Far Caves
Far Caves is an underground monastic complex within Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, known for its ancient cave churches and burial sites of Orthodox monks and saints.
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E.
Sun Tunnels
Sun Tunnels is a monumental Land Art installation by Nancy Holt in Utah’s Great Basin Desert, consisting of four massive concrete tubes aligned with the solstices and drilled with star patterns.
- 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: tunnels of Torech Ungol Target entity description: The tunnels of Torech Ungol are a dark, labyrinthine lair in Mordor inhabited by the monstrous spider Shelob, through which Frodo and Sam must pass on their journey to Mount Doom.
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A.
The Tunnel
The Tunnel is a 1935 British science fiction film envisioning the construction of a transatlantic tunnel linking Europe and America.
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B.
The Tunnel
The Tunnel is a British-French crime drama television series that adapts the Scandinavian show The Bridge, centering on a joint investigation into murders discovered in the Channel Tunnel.
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C.
the Tunnels
The Tunnels are an underground, hidden community beneath New York City where outcasts live in secrecy and form a close-knit, almost mythic society in the TV series "Beauty and the Beast."
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D.
Far Caves
Far Caves is an underground monastic complex within Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, known for its ancient cave churches and burial sites of Orthodox monks and saints.
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E.
Sun Tunnels
Sun Tunnels is a monumental Land Art installation by Nancy Holt in Utah’s Great Basin Desert, consisting of four massive concrete tubes aligned with the solstices and drilled with star patterns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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lair ⓘ tunnel system ⓘ |
| accessRouteTo | interior of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
NERFINISHED
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Frodo Baggins
NERFINISHED
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Gollum NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRace | spiders of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| belongsToFictionalUniverse | Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dangerous
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dark ⓘ labyrinthine ⓘ web-filled ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedInChapter | Shelob’s Lair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInVolume | The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInWork | The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Shelob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEntranceFrom | Ithilien side of Ephel Dúath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResident | Shelob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Shelob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadsTo | pass of Cirith Ungol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Lair of the Spider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
obstacle on the way to Mount Doom
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setting of Shelob’s attack on Frodo ⓘ |
| near |
Ephel Dúath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tower of Cirith Ungol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cirith Ungol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainType | subterranean tunnels ⓘ |
| threatens |
Frodo Baggins
NERFINISHED
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Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Gollum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: tunnels of Torech Ungol Description of subject: The tunnels of Torech Ungol are a dark, labyrinthine lair in Mordor inhabited by the monstrous spider Shelob, through which Frodo and Sam must pass on their journey to Mount Doom.
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