Meduseld
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Meduseld is the great golden hall of the kings of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, serving as the royal seat in the city of Edoras.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meduseld canonical | 14 |
| golden hall of Meduseld | 1 |
| the Golden Hall of Meduseld | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8634502 — 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: Meduseld Context triple: [Éowyn, residence, Meduseld]
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A.
Glaðsheimr
Glaðsheimr is a hall or region in Norse mythology where the chief gods, including Odin, gather for council within the divine realm.
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B.
Jorsalle
Jorsalle is a small village in Nepal’s Khumbu region that serves as a common stopover for trekkers on the route to Everest Base Camp.
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C.
Aurland
Aurland is a scenic municipality in Vestland county, Norway, known for its dramatic fjord landscapes, including parts of the UNESCO-listed Nærøyfjord.
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D.
Dannevirke
Dannevirke is a rural service town in New Zealand known for its Scandinavian heritage and farming-based economy.
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E.
Wolfhalden
Wolfhalden is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in northeastern Switzerland, known for its rural setting and views over Lake Constance.
- 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: Meduseld Target entity description: Meduseld is the great golden hall of the kings of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, serving as the royal seat in the city of Edoras.
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A.
Glaðsheimr
Glaðsheimr is a hall or region in Norse mythology where the chief gods, including Odin, gather for council within the divine realm.
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B.
Jorsalle
Jorsalle is a small village in Nepal’s Khumbu region that serves as a common stopover for trekkers on the route to Everest Base Camp.
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C.
Aurland
Aurland is a scenic municipality in Vestland county, Norway, known for its dramatic fjord landscapes, including parts of the UNESCO-listed Nærøyfjord.
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D.
Dannevirke
Dannevirke is a rural service town in New Zealand known for its Scandinavian heritage and farming-based economy.
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E.
Wolfhalden
Wolfhalden is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in northeastern Switzerland, known for its rural setting and views over Lake Constance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional building
ⓘ
hall ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Rohirrim ⓘ |
| belongsTo | House of Eorl ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
center of political life in Rohan
ⓘ
symbol of the power of Rohan ⓘ |
| describedAs | golden hall ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Peter Jackson ⓘ |
| filmSetLocation | Mount Sunday, New Zealand ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Two Towers
ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
| function |
banquet hall
ⓘ
royal seat of the kings of Rohan ⓘ throne room of the King of Rohan ⓘ |
| governedBy | Théoden ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Doorward of Meduseld
ⓘ
Royal Guard of Rohan ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoute | stairway from the city of Edoras ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carved wooden pillars
ⓘ
golden roof visible from afar ⓘ high seat of the King of Rohan ⓘ tapestries depicting the history of Rohan ⓘ |
| hasResident |
King of Rohan
ⓘ
Théoden ⓘ Éomer ⓘ Éowyn ⓘ |
| hasVisitor |
Aragorn
ⓘ
Gandalf ⓘ Gimli ⓘ Gríma Wormtongue ⓘ Legolas ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Heorot from Beowulf
ⓘ
linked to:
Heorot
|
| languageOfName | Rohirric ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edoras
ⓘ
Rohan ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| materialDepiction |
golden thatch roof
ⓘ
wooden hall ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
mead hall
ⓘ
mead-hall of the king ⓘ |
| overlooks |
the city of Edoras
ⓘ
linked to:
Edoras
|
| sceneOf |
Aragorn receiving the support of Rohan
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confrontation between Gandalf and Gríma Wormtongue ⓘ healing of Théoden by Gandalf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meduseld Description of subject: Meduseld is the great golden hall of the kings of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, serving as the royal seat in the city of Edoras.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
linked to: Meduseld
linked to: Meduseld
subject linked to:
sword Herugrim