Amon Sûl
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Amon Sûl, also known as Weathertop, is a prominent hill and former watchtower in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that once served as an important strategic and magical stronghold of Arnor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amon Sûl canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048259 — 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: Amon Sûl Context triple: [Palantíri, associatedWith, Amon Sûl]
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A.
Carn Dûm
Carn Dûm is the chief stronghold and fortress-city of the Witch-king’s realm of Angmar in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Dirruhorn
Dirruhorn is a mountain peak in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland, forming part of the Mischabel massif near the Mattertal valley.
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C.
Maroggia
Maroggia is a small municipality in the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Lugano.
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D.
Hutthurm
Hutthurm is a municipality in the Bavarian region of southeastern Germany, situated near the city of Passau.
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E.
Arassuil
Arassuil was a Dúnedain chieftain of the House of Isildur and an ancestor of Aragorn in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
- 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: Amon Sûl Target entity description: Amon Sûl, also known as Weathertop, is a prominent hill and former watchtower in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that once served as an important strategic and magical stronghold of Arnor.
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A.
Carn Dûm
Carn Dûm is the chief stronghold and fortress-city of the Witch-king’s realm of Angmar in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Dirruhorn
Dirruhorn is a mountain peak in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland, forming part of the Mischabel massif near the Mattertal valley.
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C.
Maroggia
Maroggia is a small municipality in the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Lugano.
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D.
Hutthurm
Hutthurm is a municipality in the Bavarian region of southeastern Germany, situated near the city of Passau.
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E.
Arassuil
Arassuil was a Dúnedain chieftain of the House of Isildur and an ancestor of Aragorn in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ hill ⓘ watchtower ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Weathertop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | A Knife in the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInLegendarium | J. R. R. Tolkien legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInVolume | The Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject | palantír of Amon Sûl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRealm |
Arthedain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardolan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhudaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contained |
the chief palantír of the North
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tower of Amon Sûl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentState | ruins ⓘ |
| destroyedInConflict |
wars between the successor kingdoms of Arnor
ⓘ
wars with Angmar ⓘ |
| elevationRelative | highest point of the Weather Hills ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
signal tower
ⓘ
strategic outpost ⓘ stronghold ⓘ watchtower ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | prominent isolated hill ⓘ |
| guardedBy | the Dúnedain of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadStrategicImportanceFor | Arnor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptation | Weathertop scenes in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInKingdom | Arnor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Eriador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion | the Weather Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Hill of Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearRoute | Great East Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
great watchtower of Arnor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
height and visibility over Eriador ⓘ ruins visible from the Great East Road ⓘ |
| partOfDefensiveSystem | northern watchtowers of Arnor ⓘ |
| sceneOf | attack by the Nazgûl on the Ring-bearer ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Second Age
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Third Age ⓘ |
| usedFor |
communication by palantíri
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defense of Arnor ⓘ surveillance of surrounding lands ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Aragorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED ⓘ Meriadoc Brandybuck NERFINISHED ⓘ Peregrin Took NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amon Sûl Description of subject: Amon Sûl, also known as Weathertop, is a prominent hill and former watchtower in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that once served as an important strategic and magical stronghold of Arnor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.