The Western Sea
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The Western Sea, known in Tolkien's legendarium as Belegaer, is the vast ocean that lies between Middle-earth and the Undying Lands of Aman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Western Sea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11047390 — 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 Western Sea Context triple: [Belegaer, alsoKnownAs, The Western Sea]
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A.
Jade Sea
The Jade Sea is a large, eastern body of water in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire," bordering several distant and exotic regions of Essos.
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B.
Bay of Dragons
The Bay of Dragons is a large body of water in the eastern continent of Essos in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones," bordering key cities like Meereen, Yunkai, and Astapor.
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C.
The Seas
The Seas is an ocean-themed pavilion and aquarium attraction at EPCOT in Walt Disney World, featuring marine life exhibits and the Finding Nemo franchise.
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D.
The Free Sea
The Free Sea is the English title of Hugo Grotius’s seminal 1609 treatise advocating the principle of freedom of the seas in international law.
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E.
Gulf of Sorrows
The Gulf of Sorrows is a remote, stormy stretch of ocean off the rugged southern coast of Chile, notorious for its harsh weather and treacherous sailing conditions.
- 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 Western Sea Target entity description: The Western Sea, known in Tolkien's legendarium as Belegaer, is the vast ocean that lies between Middle-earth and the Undying Lands of Aman.
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A.
Jade Sea
The Jade Sea is a large, eastern body of water in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire," bordering several distant and exotic regions of Essos.
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B.
Bay of Dragons
The Bay of Dragons is a large body of water in the eastern continent of Essos in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones," bordering key cities like Meereen, Yunkai, and Astapor.
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C.
The Seas
The Seas is an ocean-themed pavilion and aquarium attraction at EPCOT in Walt Disney World, featuring marine life exhibits and the Finding Nemo franchise.
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D.
The Free Sea
The Free Sea is the English title of Hugo Grotius’s seminal 1609 treatise advocating the principle of freedom of the seas in international law.
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E.
Gulf of Sorrows
The Gulf of Sorrows is a remote, stormy stretch of ocean off the rugged southern coast of Chile, notorious for its harsh weather and treacherous sailing conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water in Middle-earth
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fictional sea ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Belegaer
NERFINISHED
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The Great Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sundering Seas NERFINISHED ⓘ The Western Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eldamar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ the Undying Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Arnor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ Eriador NERFINISHED ⓘ Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ Lindon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Bay of Balar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bay of Belfalas NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Lhûn NERFINISHED ⓘ Himling NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Balar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tol Fuin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tol Morwen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Straight Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ships of Númenor ⓘ ships of the Dúnedain ⓘ ships of the Eldar ⓘ the White Ship of Círdan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationOf |
the Last Riding of the Keepers of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the final voyage of Bilbo Baggins ⓘ the final voyage of Elrond NERFINISHED ⓘ the final voyage of Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED ⓘ the final voyage of Galadriel ⓘ the final voyage of Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasDirectionDescriptor | western ⓘ |
| inUniverse | Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageNameInSindarin | Belegaer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Aman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Great Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Arda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Aman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Western Sea Description of subject: The Western Sea, known in Tolkien's legendarium as Belegaer, is the vast ocean that lies between Middle-earth and the Undying Lands of Aman.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.