Kingdom of Dale
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The Kingdom of Dale is a prosperous human realm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, renowned for its close ties to the Dwarves of Erebor and its strategic location near the Lonely Mountain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kingdom of Dale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9115701 — 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: Kingdom of Dale Context triple: [Erebor, alliedWith, Kingdom of Dale]
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A.
Kingdom of Alodia
The Kingdom of Alodia was a medieval Christian Nubian state centered in what is now central and southern Sudan, known for its distinctive culture, long-distance trade, and use of the Old Nubian language and script.
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B.
Kingdom of Nobadia
The Kingdom of Nobadia was an early medieval Nubian Christian kingdom in Lower Nubia, centered along the Nile in what is now southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
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C.
Kingdom of Raigama
The Kingdom of Raigama was a short-lived medieval Sinhalese polity in southwestern Sri Lanka that emerged from the fragmentation of earlier Sri Lankan kingdoms and preceded the rise of the more powerful Kingdom of Kotte.
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D.
Kingdom of Gelgel
The Kingdom of Gelgel was a powerful early Balinese Hindu kingdom that served as a major political and cultural center in Bali before the rise of Klungkung.
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E.
Kingdom of the Magonsæte
The Kingdom of the Magonsæte was a small early medieval Anglo-Saxon sub-kingdom in what is now western England, existing under the overlordship of the larger kingdom of Mercia.
- 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: Kingdom of Dale Target entity description: The Kingdom of Dale is a prosperous human realm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, renowned for its close ties to the Dwarves of Erebor and its strategic location near the Lonely Mountain.
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A.
Kingdom of Alodia
The Kingdom of Alodia was a medieval Christian Nubian state centered in what is now central and southern Sudan, known for its distinctive culture, long-distance trade, and use of the Old Nubian language and script.
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B.
Kingdom of Nobadia
The Kingdom of Nobadia was an early medieval Nubian Christian kingdom in Lower Nubia, centered along the Nile in what is now southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
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C.
Kingdom of Raigama
The Kingdom of Raigama was a short-lived medieval Sinhalese polity in southwestern Sri Lanka that emerged from the fragmentation of earlier Sri Lankan kingdoms and preceded the rise of the more powerful Kingdom of Kotte.
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D.
Kingdom of Gelgel
The Kingdom of Gelgel was a powerful early Balinese Hindu kingdom that served as a major political and cultural center in Bali before the rise of Klungkung.
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E.
Kingdom of the Magonsæte
The Kingdom of the Magonsæte was a small early medieval Anglo-Saxon sub-kingdom in what is now western England, existing under the overlordship of the larger kingdom of Mercia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional kingdom
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human realm ⓘ political entity in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Dwarves of Erebor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elves of Mirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom under the Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hobbit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Smaug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| defendedBy | archers ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Smaug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
river trade
ⓘ
trade with Erebor ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Northmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Easterlings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
Destruction by Smaug
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Rebuilding after the Battle of the Five Armies ⓘ |
| hasNotableLocation | City of Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Bain son of Bard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bard II NERFINISHED ⓘ Bard the Bowman NERFINISHED ⓘ Brand son of Bain NERFINISHED ⓘ Girion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | proximity to Erebor ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Men ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close ties with the Dwarves of Erebor
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prosperous trade ⓘ strategic location near the Lonely Mountain ⓘ toy market ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Westron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Erebor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lonely Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Running NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Bard the Bowman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brand son of Bain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Five Armies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reestablishedBy | Bard the Bowman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | North-eastern Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesAncestryWith |
Men of Lake-town
NERFINISHED
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Rohirrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Fourth Age
NERFINISHED
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Third Age ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kingdom of Dale Description of subject: The Kingdom of Dale is a prosperous human realm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, renowned for its close ties to the Dwarves of Erebor and its strategic location near the Lonely Mountain.
Referenced by (1)
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