Éowyn
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Éowyn is a noblewoman of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, renowned for disguising herself as a man to fight in battle and slaying the Witch-king of Angmar.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Éowyn canonical | 12 |
| Lady of Ithilien | 1 |
| Lady of Rohan | 1 |
| White Lady of Rohan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1787805 — 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: Éowyn Context triple: [The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, featuresCharacter, Éowyn]
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A.
Tauriel
Tauriel is a Silvan Elf warrior and captain of the Mirkwood guard created for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film trilogy, known for her exceptional combat skills and compassionate defiance of elven tradition.
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B.
Aragorn
Aragorn is a central heroic figure in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, a ranger and rightful king who plays a crucial role in the defeat of Sauron.
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C.
Legolas
Legolas is an Elven prince and master archer from Mirkwood who is a key member of the Fellowship of the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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D.
Faramir
Faramir is a noble and introspective Gondorian captain from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, known for his wisdom, mercy, and resistance to the corrupting power of the One Ring.
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E.
Frodo
Frodo is a well-known male chimpanzee from Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, recognized for his aggressive behavior and prominence in Jane Goodall’s long-term chimpanzee studies.
- 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: Éowyn Target entity description: Éowyn is a noblewoman of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, renowned for disguising herself as a man to fight in battle and slaying the Witch-king of Angmar.
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A.
Tauriel
Tauriel is a Silvan Elf warrior and captain of the Mirkwood guard created for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film trilogy, known for her exceptional combat skills and compassionate defiance of elven tradition.
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B.
Aragorn
Aragorn is a central heroic figure in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, a ranger and rightful king who plays a crucial role in the defeat of Sauron.
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C.
Legolas
Legolas is an Elven prince and master archer from Mirkwood who is a key member of the Fellowship of the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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D.
Faramir
Faramir is a noble and introspective Gondorian captain from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, known for his wisdom, mercy, and resistance to the corrupting power of the One Ring.
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E.
Frodo
Frodo is a well-known male chimpanzee from Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, recognized for his aggressive behavior and prominence in Jane Goodall’s long-term chimpanzee studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rohirrim
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ human ⓘ shieldmaiden of Rohan ⓘ |
| alliesWith |
Merry Brandybuck
ⓘ
surface form:
Meriadoc Brandybuck
|
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ⓘ
surface form:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ⓘ
surface form:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ⓘ
surface form:
The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ⓘ
surface form:
The Two Towers
|
| appearsInRace | Men of the West ⓘ |
| characterArc | from despair and longing for death in battle to acceptance of healing and peace in Ithilien ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bravery
ⓘ
desire for glory in battle ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Rohan ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| disguisedAs | male Rider of Rohan ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Haradrim
ⓘ
surface form:
Rohirrim
|
| father | Éomund ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| foughtAlongside |
Merry Brandybuck
ⓘ
surface form:
Meriadoc Brandybuck
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| house | House of Eorl ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Tolkien’s concept of a shieldmaiden ⓘ |
| killed | Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ |
| language | Rohirric ⓘ |
| literaryRole | heroine of The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Théoden
ⓘ
surface form:
King Théoden
Rohan ⓘ |
| mother | Théodwyn ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of the Pelennor Fields ⓘ |
| notableWork | slaying the Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ |
| participatedIn | War of the Ring ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Miranda Otto ⓘ |
| relative | Théodred ⓘ |
| residence |
Edoras
ⓘ
Ithilien ⓘ Meduseld ⓘ |
| sibling | Éomer ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | Westron ⓘ |
| spouse | Faramir ⓘ |
| title |
Éowyn
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lady of Ithilien
Éowyn self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lady of Rohan
Éowyn self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
White Lady of Rohan
|
| uncle | Théoden ⓘ |
| usedAlias | Dernhelm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Éowyn Description of subject: Éowyn is a noblewoman of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, renowned for disguising herself as a man to fight in battle and slaying the Witch-king of Angmar.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
King Théoden (film character)
subject surface form:
King Théoden (film character)
subject surface form:
Men (Middle-earth)