Gate of Writhen Iron
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The Gate of Writhen Iron is one of the formidable, intricately wrought defensive gates guarding the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gate of Writhen Iron canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11460891 — 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: Gate of Writhen Iron Context triple: [Gondolin, hasGate, Gate of Writhen Iron]
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A.
Dimrill Gate
Dimrill Gate is the eastern entrance to the Dwarven kingdom of Moria in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Great Red Gate
The Great Red Gate is a monumental entrance structure marking the ceremonial approach to the Ming Tombs imperial necropolis near Beijing, China.
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C.
Orpen Gate
Orpen Gate is one of the main western entrances to South Africa’s Kruger National Park, providing access to popular wildlife viewing areas and rest camps.
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D.
Treasure-House Gate
Treasure-House Gate is the English name for Hōzōmon, the imposing inner gate of Sensō-ji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, known for housing important Buddhist treasures and giant lanterns.
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E.
Burgtor
Burgtor is a historic city gate in Lübeck, Germany, notable as part of the city’s medieval fortifications and Hanseatic architectural heritage.
- 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: Gate of Writhen Iron Target entity description: The Gate of Writhen Iron is one of the formidable, intricately wrought defensive gates guarding the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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A.
Dimrill Gate
Dimrill Gate is the eastern entrance to the Dwarven kingdom of Moria in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Great Red Gate
The Great Red Gate is a monumental entrance structure marking the ceremonial approach to the Ming Tombs imperial necropolis near Beijing, China.
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C.
Orpen Gate
Orpen Gate is one of the main western entrances to South Africa’s Kruger National Park, providing access to popular wildlife viewing areas and rest camps.
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D.
Treasure-House Gate
Treasure-House Gate is the English name for Hōzōmon, the imposing inner gate of Sensō-ji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, known for housing important Buddhist treasures and giant lanterns.
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E.
Burgtor
Burgtor is a historic city gate in Lübeck, Germany, notable as part of the city’s medieval fortifications and Hanseatic architectural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive structure
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fictional gate ⓘ location in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Book of Lost Tales
NERFINISHED
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The Fall of Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Fall of Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | realm of Turgon ⓘ |
| category | Gates and doorways in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| cityInhabitants | Noldorin Elves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityTypeGuarded | hidden city ⓘ |
| countryOfAuthor | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | barrier against enemies of Gondolin ⓘ |
| era | First Age ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| guardedCity | Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| in-universeStatus | secret defensive work of Gondolin ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beleriand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tumladen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWorld | Arda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | iron ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
formidable defenses
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intricately wrought design ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Gates of Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peopleAssociatedWith | Gondolindrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | one of the Seven Gates of Gondolin ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
city gate
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defense ⓘ |
| raceAssociatedWith | Elves ⓘ |
| rulerOfCityGuarded | Turgon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gate of Writhen Iron Description of subject: The Gate of Writhen Iron is one of the formidable, intricately wrought defensive gates guarding the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
Referenced by (1)
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