Third Age
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The Third Age is a pivotal historical era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the rise and fall of Sauron and culminating in the events of The Lord of the Rings.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Third Age canonical | 30 |
| Early Third Age | 2 |
| Third Age of Middle-earth | 2 |
| Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age | 1 |
| set in Third Age of Middle-earth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2369288 — 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: Third Age Context triple: [Middle-earth, hasAge, Third Age]
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A.
Second Age
The Second Age is a pivotal era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the rise and fall of Númenor, the forging of the Rings of Power, and Sauron’s first great bid for dominion.
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First Age
The First Age is the earliest great era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the wars against Morgoth and the heroic tales recounted in The Silmarillion.
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C.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is a nostalgic collection of semi-autobiographical childhood essays by British author Kenneth Grahame, celebrating the imaginative inner world of children in a Victorian setting.
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D.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is the original title of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious magazine that was later renamed Awake!.
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E.
War of the Ring
The War of the Ring is the climactic conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, centered on the struggle to destroy the One Ring and defeat Sauron.
- 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: Third Age Target entity description: The Third Age is a pivotal historical era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the rise and fall of Sauron and culminating in the events of The Lord of the Rings.
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A.
Second Age
The Second Age is a pivotal era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the rise and fall of Númenor, the forging of the Rings of Power, and Sauron’s first great bid for dominion.
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B.
First Age
The First Age is the earliest great era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the wars against Morgoth and the heroic tales recounted in The Silmarillion.
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C.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is the original title of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious magazine that was later renamed Awake!.
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D.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is a nostalgic collection of semi-autobiographical childhood essays by British author Kenneth Grahame, celebrating the imaginative inner world of children in a Victorian setting.
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E.
War of the Ring
The War of the Ring is the climactic conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, centered on the struggle to destroy the One Ring and defeat Sauron.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
age of Middle-earth
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fictional historical era ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
ⓘ
The Hobbit ⓘ The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 3021 years ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| culturalShift |
decline of Númenórean bloodlines
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fading of the Elven realms ⓘ rise of the kingdoms of Men ⓘ |
| endEvent |
beginning of the Dominion of Men
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coronation of Aragorn II Elessar ⓘ departure of the Ring-bearers from Middle-earth ⓘ destruction of the One Ring ⓘ final downfall of Sauron ⓘ |
| endsWith | start of the Fourth Age of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| follows | Second Age ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Realms of Arnor and Gondor
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Stewards of Gondor ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Dwarves
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Elves ⓘ Hobbits ⓘ Men ⓘ Orcs ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Sindarin still used by Elves
ⓘ
Westron ⓘ
surface form:
Westron widely spoken
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| majorConflict |
Angmar War
ⓘ
War of the Dwarves and Orcs ⓘ War of the Ring ⓘ War of the Ring in the North ⓘ |
| majorEvent |
Battle of the Morannon
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Battle of the Pelennor Fields ⓘ Bilbo Baggins finds the One Ring ⓘ Council of Elrond ⓘ Kin-strife in Gondor ⓘ Scouring of the Shire ⓘ White Council drives Sauron from Dol Guldur ⓘ White Council formed ⓘ division of Arnor into Arthedain, Cardolan, and Rhudaur ⓘ founding of Arnor ⓘ founding of Gondor ⓘ plague of T.A. 1636 ⓘ return of Sauron to Dol Guldur ⓘ rise and fall of Angmar ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
Dol Guldur
ⓘ
Gondor ⓘ Isengard ⓘ Lothlórien ⓘ Mordor ⓘ Moria ⓘ Rivendell ⓘ Rohan ⓘ The Shire ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
decline of magic in Middle-earth
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rise and fall of Sauron ⓘ transition from Elder Days to the Age of Men ⓘ waning of the Elves ⓘ |
| partOf |
The History of Middle-earth
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surface form:
history of Middle-earth
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| precedes | Fourth Age ⓘ |
| settingFor |
War of the Ring
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surface form:
Quest of the Ring
Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ
surface form:
The Fellowship of the Ring
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
War of the Ring ⓘ |
| startEvent |
Isildur taking the One Ring from Sauron
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first defeat of Sauron in the War of the Last Alliance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Third Age Description of subject: The Third Age is a pivotal historical era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the rise and fall of Sauron and culminating in the events of The Lord of the Rings.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
set in Third Age of Middle-earth
this entity surface form:
Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
this entity surface form:
Third Age of Middle-earth
this entity surface form:
Third Age of Middle-earth
this entity surface form:
Early Third Age
this entity surface form:
Early Third Age
subject surface form:
Took family