War of the Thorns
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War of the Thorns is a pivotal World of Warcraft storyline and pre-expansion event in which the Horde launches a devastating campaign against the night elves, culminating in the burning of Teldrassil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| War of the Thorns canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11642252 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: War of the Thorns Context triple: [Darnassus, destroyedIn, War of the Thorns]
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A.
The Thorny Path
The Thorny Path is a painting by 19th-century French artist Thomas Couture, reflecting his characteristic blend of academic technique and moral or allegorical subject matter.
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B.
The War of the Jewels
The War of the Jewels is a posthumously published volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, edited by Christopher Tolkien, that presents later writings and essays expanding the history and mythology of the First Age of Middle-earth.
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C.
Companions of the Thicket
The Companions of the Thicket are a community mentioned in the Quran as the people to whom the prophet Shuayb was sent and who were destroyed for their wrongdoing.
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D.
The Briar Wood
The Briar Wood is a fantasy novel in The Briar Rose series that reimagines the Sleeping Beauty legend with darker, more complex themes.
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E.
Wütende Heer
Wütende Heer is a German name for the Wild Hunt, a spectral procession of ghostly riders and hounds said to sweep across the sky in European folklore.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: War of the Thorns Target entity description: War of the Thorns is a pivotal World of Warcraft storyline and pre-expansion event in which the Horde launches a devastating campaign against the night elves, culminating in the burning of Teldrassil.
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A.
The Thorny Path
The Thorny Path is a painting by 19th-century French artist Thomas Couture, reflecting his characteristic blend of academic technique and moral or allegorical subject matter.
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B.
The War of the Jewels
The War of the Jewels is a posthumously published volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, edited by Christopher Tolkien, that presents later writings and essays expanding the history and mythology of the First Age of Middle-earth.
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C.
Companions of the Thicket
The Companions of the Thicket are a community mentioned in the Quran as the people to whom the prophet Shuayb was sent and who were destroyed for their wrongdoing.
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D.
The Briar Wood
The Briar Wood is a fantasy novel in The Briar Rose series that reimagines the Sleeping Beauty legend with darker, more complex themes.
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E.
Wütende Heer
Wütende Heer is a German name for the Wild Hunt, a spectral procession of ghostly riders and hounds said to sweep across the sky in European folklore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World of Warcraft storyline
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in-game event ⓘ |
| appearsInGame | World of Warcraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentLeader |
Malfurion Stormrage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sylvanas Windrunner NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrande Whisperwind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation |
occurs before the Siege of Lordaeron
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prelude to Battle for Azeroth expansion ⓘ |
| conflictType | faction war ⓘ |
| consequenceInLore |
deepened rift within the Horde leadership
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displacement of night elf population ⓘ radicalization of Tyrande Whisperwind ⓘ |
| culminatesIn | burning of Teldrassil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| expansionAssociatedWith | Battle for Azeroth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| factionInvolved |
Alliance
ⓘ
Horde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goalOfCampaign |
cut off Alliance access to Azerite in Kalimdor
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secure control of Kalimdor for the Horde ⓘ |
| locationInvolved |
Ashenvale
GENERATED
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Darkshore GENERATED ⓘ Kalimdor GENERATED ⓘ Teldrassil GENERATED ⓘ |
| medium | MMORPG ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Horde offensive against night elf territories
ⓘ
moral conflict within the Horde ⓘ |
| notableCharacterInvolved |
Anduin Wrynn
NERFINISHED
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Delaryn Summermoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Genn Greymane NERFINISHED ⓘ Saurfang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Horde invasion of Darkshore
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ambushes in Ashenvale forests ⓘ evacuation efforts from Teldrassil ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle for Azeroth pre-expansion event ⓘ |
| playerParticipation |
Alliance players defend night elf lands
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Horde players assist in the campaign ⓘ |
| primaryTargetFaction | night elves GENERATED ⓘ |
| releaseContext | pre-launch event content patch for Battle for Azeroth ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of the night elf world tree Teldrassil
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escalation of war between Horde and Alliance ⓘ mass civilian casualties among night elves ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | Warcraft universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side |
Alliance defense
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Horde offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
political and moral extremism
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sacrifice and loss ⓘ total war between Horde and Alliance ⓘ |
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Subject: War of the Thorns Description of subject: War of the Thorns is a pivotal World of Warcraft storyline and pre-expansion event in which the Horde launches a devastating campaign against the night elves, culminating in the burning of Teldrassil.
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