The Fall of Gondolin
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The Fall of Gondolin is a posthumously published J.R.R. Tolkien narrative that recounts the tragic destruction of the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in his Middle-earth legendarium.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fall of Gondolin canonical | 6 |
| Fall of Gondolin | 2 |
| The Fall of Gondolin (1917–1920 prose tale) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2369246 — 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: The Fall of Gondolin Context triple: [Middle-earth, appearsIn, The Fall of Gondolin]
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A.
The Children of Húrin
The Children of Húrin is a posthumously published epic fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien that recounts the tragic tale of Túrin Turambar and his family in the First Age of Middle-earth.
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B.
Belegaer
Belegaer is the vast western ocean of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, separating its lands from the distant continent of Aman.
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C.
Heir of Elendil
Heir of Elendil is the dynastic title borne by Aragorn as the direct descendant of Elendil and rightful claimant to the thrones of Arnor and Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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D.
Lord of Balaguer
Lord of Balaguer is a traditional noble title in Spain historically associated with the Spanish monarchy and currently held by King Felipe VI.
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E.
Unfinished Tales
Unfinished Tales is a posthumously published collection of J. R. R. Tolkien’s narratives and essays that expand the lore and backstory of Middle-earth and Númenor.
- 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: The Fall of Gondolin Target entity description: The Fall of Gondolin is a posthumously published J.R.R. Tolkien narrative that recounts the tragic destruction of the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in his Middle-earth legendarium.
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A.
The Children of Húrin
The Children of Húrin is a posthumously published epic fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien that recounts the tragic tale of Túrin Turambar and his family in the First Age of Middle-earth.
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B.
Belegaer
Belegaer is the vast western ocean of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, separating its lands from the distant continent of Aman.
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C.
Heir of Elendil
Heir of Elendil is the dynastic title borne by Aragorn as the direct descendant of Elendil and rightful claimant to the thrones of Arnor and Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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D.
Lord of Balaguer
Lord of Balaguer is a traditional noble title in Spain historically associated with the Spanish monarchy and currently held by King Felipe VI.
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E.
Unfinished Tales
Unfinished Tales is a posthumously published collection of J. R. R. Tolkien’s narratives and essays that expand the lore and backstory of Middle-earth and Númenor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle-earth legendarium work
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fantasy novel ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier manuscripts by J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
betrayal of Gondolin by Maeglin
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escape of Tuor, Idril, and Eärendil ⓘ siege of Gondolin by Morgoth ⓘ |
| containsVersionOf |
The Fall of Gondolin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Fall of Gondolin (1917–1920 prose tale)
later revised texts of the Gondolin story ⓘ poetic and fragmentary accounts of Gondolin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| editor |
Christopher John Reuel Tolkien
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surface form:
Christopher Tolkien
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| editorialApparatusBy |
Christopher John Reuel Tolkien
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surface form:
Christopher Tolkien
|
| featuresAntagonist | Morgoth ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Eärendil
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Idril Celebrindal ⓘ Maeglin ⓘ Tuor ⓘ Turgon ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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fall of a hidden city ⓘ fate and doom ⓘ heroism ⓘ |
| illustrator | Alan Lee ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | destruction of the hidden Elven city of Gondolin ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse |
Arda
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Middle-earth ⓘ |
| partOf | The History of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| posthumousWorkOf | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| publisherImprint |
HarperCollins
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surface form:
HarperCollins Publishers
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| relatedWork |
Beren and Lúthien
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The Children of Húrin ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| series |
legendarium of Middle-earth
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surface form:
Middle-earth legendarium
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| setting |
Beleriand
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Gondolin ⓘ |
| subject |
Elves
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hidden realms in Middle-earth ⓘ war against Morgoth ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction |
First Age
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surface form:
First Age of Middle-earth
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fall of Gondolin Description of subject: The Fall of Gondolin is a posthumously published J.R.R. Tolkien narrative that recounts the tragic destruction of the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in his Middle-earth legendarium.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fall of Gondolin
this entity surface form:
The Fall of Gondolin (1917–1920 prose tale)
this entity surface form:
Fall of Gondolin