Witch-king of Angmar
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The Witch-king of Angmar is the Lord of the Nazgûl and Sauron’s chief servant in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, feared as the most powerful of the Ringwraiths.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Witch-king of Angmar canonical | 55 |
| the Witch-king of Angmar | 6 |
| Lord of the Nazgûl | 5 |
| Morgul-lord | 2 |
| The Witch-king of Angmar | 2 |
| Witch-king | 2 |
| King of Angmar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8430822 — 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: Witch-king of Angmar Context triple: [Battle of the Pelennor Fields, commander, Witch-king of Angmar]
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A.
Sauron
Sauron is the primary dark antagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, a fallen Maia who seeks dominion over all life through the power of the One Ring.
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Morgoth
Morgoth is the primordial Dark Lord of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, a fallen Vala who sought to corrupt and dominate Arda long before Sauron.
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C.
Saruman
Saruman is a powerful wizard and primary antagonist in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, most prominently featured in "The Lord of the Rings."
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D.
Grindel
Grindel is the birth surname of the French surrealist poet Paul Éluard.
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E.
Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)
Gothmog, Lieutenant of Morgul, is a high-ranking servant of Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, known for leading Mordor's forces during the War of the Ring.
- 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: Witch-king of Angmar Target entity description: The Witch-king of Angmar is the Lord of the Nazgûl and Sauron’s chief servant in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, feared as the most powerful of the Ringwraiths.
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A.
Sauron
Sauron is the primary dark antagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, a fallen Maia who seeks dominion over all life through the power of the One Ring.
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B.
Morgoth
Morgoth is the primordial Dark Lord of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, a fallen Vala who sought to corrupt and dominate Arda long before Sauron.
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C.
Saruman
Saruman is a powerful wizard and primary antagonist in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, most prominently featured in "The Lord of the Rings."
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D.
Grindel
Grindel is the birth surname of the French surrealist poet Paul Éluard.
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E.
Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)
Gothmog, Lieutenant of Morgul, is a high-ranking servant of Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, known for leading Mordor's forces during the War of the Ring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazgûl
ⓘ
Ringwraith ⓘ fictional character ⓘ servant of Sauron ⓘ undead being ⓘ |
| allegiance | Sauron ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Captain
ⓘ
Captain of Despair ⓘ Dwimmerlaik ⓘ Lord of the Nazgûl ⓘ
linked to:
Witch-king of Angmar
Lord of the Nine Riders ⓘ Morgul-lord ⓘ
linked to:
Witch-king of Angmar
Witch-king ⓘ
linked to:
Witch-king of Angmar
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| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
ⓘ
linked to:
Fellowship of the Ring
The Return of the King ⓘ The Silmarillion (appendices and references) ⓘ
linked to:
The Silmarillion
The Two Towers ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Carn Dûm
ⓘ
Minas Morgul ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Carn Dûm ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Sauron ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| death | slain by Éowyn and Meriadoc Brandybuck ⓘ |
| deathLocation | Pelennor Fields ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Meriadoc Brandybuck
ⓘ
Éowyn ⓘ |
| enemy |
Arnor
ⓘ
Gondor ⓘ the Dúnedain of the North ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| groupAffiliation |
Nazgûl
ⓘ
Servants of Sauron ⓘ |
| kingdomRuled | Angmar ⓘ |
| loyalty | Mordor ⓘ |
| mount |
black horse
ⓘ
fell beast ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
instilling terror in enemies
ⓘ
invisibility when wearing the Ring ⓘ sorcery ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
commands the siege of Minas Tirith
ⓘ
defeats the last king of Gondor, Eärnur, at Minas Morgul ⓘ destroys the kingdom of Arthedain ⓘ leads the war against Arnor ⓘ wounds Frodo Baggins at Weathertop with a morgul-knife ⓘ |
| position |
Lord of Minas Morgul
ⓘ
Sauron’s chief servant ⓘ chief of the Nazgûl ⓘ |
| prophecy | no living man can kill him ⓘ |
| race |
Man
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Wraith ⓘ |
| realm | Angmar ⓘ |
| ringBearerOf | one of the Nine Rings of Power ⓘ |
| serves |
Dark Lord Sauron
ⓘ
linked to:
Sauron
|
| title |
King of Angmar
ⓘ
linked to:
Witch-king of Angmar
Lord of the Nazgûl ⓘ
linked to:
Witch-king of Angmar
Lord of the Ringswraiths ⓘ |
| weapon |
mace
ⓘ
morgul-knife ⓘ sword ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Witch-king of Angmar Description of subject: The Witch-king of Angmar is the Lord of the Nazgûl and Sauron’s chief servant in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, feared as the most powerful of the Ringwraiths.
Referenced by (73)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
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subject linked to:
Merry
subject linked to:
the Dúnedain of the North
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