the Straight Road
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The Straight Road is the hidden, magical sea-route in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium that allows specially permitted ships to sail from the mortal world to the undying lands of Valinor beyond the curvature of the earth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Straight Road canonical | 3 |
| Straight Road | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9777584 — 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 Straight Road Context triple: [Valinor, accessibleBy, the Straight Road]
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A.
Long Road
Long Road is a notable street in Cambridge, England, known for its educational institutions and as a key route in the city's southern area.
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B.
A Hard Road
A Hard Road is a 1967 British blues album by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, notable for featuring guitarist Peter Green and helping define the late-1960s electric blues sound.
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C.
Freedom Road
Freedom Road is a historical novel by Howard Fast that portrays the struggles of formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction in the American South.
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D.
New Road
New Road was the original name of what is now Euston Road, a major thoroughfare in central London developed in the 18th century as part of the city's early bypass routes.
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E.
Only One Road
"Only One Road" is a pop ballad by Celine Dion featured on her 1993 album *The Colour of My Love*.
- 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 Straight Road Target entity description: The Straight Road is the hidden, magical sea-route in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium that allows specially permitted ships to sail from the mortal world to the undying lands of Valinor beyond the curvature of the earth.
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A.
Long Road
Long Road is a notable street in Cambridge, England, known for its educational institutions and as a key route in the city's southern area.
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B.
A Hard Road
A Hard Road is a 1967 British blues album by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, notable for featuring guitarist Peter Green and helping define the late-1960s electric blues sound.
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C.
Freedom Road
Freedom Road is a historical novel by Howard Fast that portrays the struggles of formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction in the American South.
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D.
New Road
New Road was the original name of what is now Euston Road, a major thoroughfare in central London developed in the 18th century as part of the city's early bypass routes.
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E.
Only One Road
"Only One Road" is a pop ballad by Celine Dion featured on her 1993 album *The Colour of My Love*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium
ⓘ
fictional magical sea-route ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo |
Elves
ⓘ
Ring-bearers ⓘ special mortals granted permission by the Valar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Straight Road to Valinor
ⓘ
Straight Way ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
the Great Sea
ⓘ
the Straight Way into the West ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Aman
ⓘ
Middle-earth ⓘ Tol Eressëa ⓘ Valinor ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | link between the bent world and the true West ⓘ |
| creator |
J.R.R. Tolkien
ⓘ
linked to:
J. R. R. Tolkien
|
| distinguishedFrom |
ordinary sea-routes of the Great Sea
ⓘ
the Bent World ⓘ |
| endpoint |
the Undying Lands
ⓘ
linked to:
The Undying Lands
the shores of Aman ⓘ |
| follows | a straight path out of the bent world ⓘ |
| governedBy |
the Valar
ⓘ
linked to:
The Valar
|
| historicalContext | created after the Downfall of Númenor ⓘ |
| locatedAfter | the Bending of the World ⓘ |
| metaphoricalMeaning | a path of grace beyond the mortal world ⓘ |
| navigatedBy |
Elven-ships
ⓘ
linked to:
The Havens of the Falas
the ship carrying Bilbo Baggins ⓘ the ship carrying Elrond ⓘ the ship carrying Frodo Baggins ⓘ the ship carrying Galadriel ⓘ the ship carrying Gandalf ⓘ |
| orientation | westward from Middle-earth ⓘ |
| property |
bypasses the curvature of the world
ⓘ
hidden from ordinary mariners ⓘ invisible to normal navigation ⓘ magical ⓘ |
| purpose | to connect the mortal world with the Undying Lands ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Akallabêth ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ban of the Valar
ⓘ
linked to:
the Ban of the Valar
|
| replaced | the former direct route to Valinor ⓘ |
| requires |
special grace of the Valar
ⓘ
specially permitted ships ⓘ |
| travelMedium | ships ⓘ |
| travelType | sea-voyage ⓘ |
| universe |
Middle-earth legendarium
ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Straight Road Description of subject: The Straight Road is the hidden, magical sea-route in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium that allows specially permitted ships to sail from the mortal world to the undying lands of Valinor beyond the curvature of the earth.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: the Straight Road
linked to: the Straight Road