The World
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The World is the name given to Arda, the fictional Earth-like planet created by J.R.R. Tolkien as the setting for Middle-earth and his wider legendarium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11046825 — 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: The World Context triple: [Arda, alsoKnownAs, The World]
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A.
In the World
"In the World" is a novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that continues the semi-autobiographical story of a young boy’s harsh upbringing and moral awakening in late 19th-century Russia.
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B.
This World
"This World" is a prominent musical track from the score of the science-fiction television series *Westworld*.
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C.
On the World
"On the World" is a lost philosophical treatise by the Stoic thinker Panaetius of Rhodes that likely explored the nature and structure of the cosmos within a Stoic framework.
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D.
The World Over
The World Over is a weekly Catholic news and commentary television program hosted by Raymond Arroyo that covers current events, culture, and issues affecting the Church and the world.
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E.
In and of the world
"In and of the world" is the official motto of NYU Shanghai, expressing the university’s global outlook and integration with its international context.
- 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: The World Target entity description: The World is the name given to Arda, the fictional Earth-like planet created by J.R.R. Tolkien as the setting for Middle-earth and his wider legendarium.
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A.
In the World
"In the World" is a novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that continues the semi-autobiographical story of a young boy’s harsh upbringing and moral awakening in late 19th-century Russia.
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B.
This World
"This World" is a prominent musical track from the score of the science-fiction television series *Westworld*.
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C.
On the World
"On the World" is a lost philosophical treatise by the Stoic thinker Panaetius of Rhodes that likely explored the nature and structure of the cosmos within a Stoic framework.
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D.
The World Over
The World Over is a weekly Catholic news and commentary television program hosted by Raymond Arroyo that covers current events, culture, and issues affecting the Church and the world.
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E.
In and of the world
"In and of the world" is the official motto of NYU Shanghai, expressing the university’s global outlook and integration with its international context.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in Tolkien legendarium
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fictional planet ⓘ location in fiction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eä NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Hobbit ⓘ The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| cosmicEvent |
Music of the Ainur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Changing of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Downfall of Númenor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Journey of the Elves NERFINISHED ⓘ The War of Wrath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContext | created within Eä ⓘ |
| createdBy | Eru Ilúvatar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedAs | Earth-like planet ⓘ |
| governedBy | Valar in Aman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCelestialBody |
The Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContinent |
Aman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants |
Dwarves
ⓘ
Elves NERFINISHED ⓘ Ents NERFINISHED ⓘ Hobbits NERFINISHED ⓘ Maiar NERFINISHED ⓘ Men ⓘ Orcs ⓘ Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Aman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Angband NERFINISHED ⓘ Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuiviénen NERFINISHED ⓘ Doriath NERFINISHED ⓘ Endor NERFINISHED ⓘ Erebor NERFINISHED ⓘ Eriador NERFINISHED ⓘ Forodwaith NERFINISHED ⓘ Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ Harad NERFINISHED ⓘ Helcaraxë NERFINISHED ⓘ Hildórien NERFINISHED ⓘ Hithlum NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothlórien NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ Numenor NERFINISHED ⓘ Númenor NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhûn NERFINISHED ⓘ Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ Thangorodrim NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lonely Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ Utumno NERFINISHED ⓘ Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSea |
Belegaer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Rhûn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tolkien legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape |
later made round
ⓘ
originally flat ⓘ |
| shapedBy | Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeline |
Ages of the Sun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ages of the Trees NERFINISHED ⓘ Years of the Lamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ultimateFate | Dagor Dagorath (prophetic)} NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The World Description of subject: The World is the name given to Arda, the fictional Earth-like planet created by J.R.R. Tolkien as the setting for Middle-earth and his wider legendarium.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.