Dagorlad
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Dagorlad is the great battlefield before the Black Gate of Mordor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, where the Last Alliance of Elves and Men fought Sauron’s forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dagorlad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048422 — 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: Dagorlad Context triple: [War of the Last Alliance, notableLocation, Dagorlad]
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A.
Beleriand
Beleriand is a vast western land in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, central to the events of The Silmarillion and the wars against Morgoth in the First Age of Middle-earth.
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B.
Ithilien
Ithilien is a fair, forested region of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for its hidden refuges and as the realm guarded by Faramir and his Rangers.
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C.
Argonath
Argonath are the monumental stone statues of Isildur and Anárion that mark the northern entrance to Gondor along the River Anduin in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
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D.
Elidor
Elidor is a 1965 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends contemporary Manchester with a dark, mythic otherworld entered through a derelict church.
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E.
Doriath
Doriath is a legendary hidden Elven kingdom ruled by Thingol and Melian in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, famed for its enchanted forest and tragic role in The Silmarillion.
- 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: Dagorlad Target entity description: Dagorlad is the great battlefield before the Black Gate of Mordor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, where the Last Alliance of Elves and Men fought Sauron’s forces.
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A.
Beleriand
Beleriand is a vast western land in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, central to the events of The Silmarillion and the wars against Morgoth in the First Age of Middle-earth.
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B.
Ithilien
Ithilien is a fair, forested region of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for its hidden refuges and as the realm guarded by Faramir and his Rangers.
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C.
Argonath
Argonath are the monumental stone statues of Isildur and Anárion that mark the northern entrance to Gondor along the River Anduin in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
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D.
Elidor
Elidor is a 1965 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends contemporary Manchester with a dark, mythic otherworld entered through a derelict church.
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E.
Doriath
Doriath is a legendary hidden Elven kingdom ruled by Thingol and Melian in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, famed for its enchanted forest and tragic role in The Silmarillion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ region of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| aftermathFeature | Dead Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | War of the Last Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRace |
Elves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Men ⓘ Orcs ⓘ |
| battleCommander |
Elendil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gil-galad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleCommanderOpposing | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleFoughtAgainst |
Sauron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forces of Mordor ⓘ |
| battleFoughtBy | Last Alliance of Elves and Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodiesFromBattleVisibleAs | corpses in the Dead Marshes ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | battle occurred before the final defeat of Sauron in the Second Age ⓘ |
| consequenceOfBattle | siege of Barad-dûr ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fandomDomain | Tolkien legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guardedBy | the Black Gate defenses of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battlefields of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Locations in The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseHistory | site of heavy casualties for both Elves and Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseLegacy | remembered as one of the greatest battles of the Second Age ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBefore | the Black Gate of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | the Anduin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
the Dead Marshes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Morannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | the Emyn Muil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorBattle | Battle of Dagorlad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Battle Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeUsedBy | the Fellowship’s eastern approach to Mordor (via Gollum) ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | main mustering ground before the Black Gate ⓘ |
| terrainType |
marshy area (partly)
ⓘ
wide plain ⓘ |
| timePeriod | end of the Second Age ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Frodo Baggins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gollum NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dagorlad Description of subject: Dagorlad is the great battlefield before the Black Gate of Mordor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, where the Last Alliance of Elves and Men fought Sauron’s forces.
Referenced by (1)
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