Darkening of Valinor
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The Darkening of Valinor is a pivotal event in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium when the Two Trees of Valinor were destroyed, plunging the Blessed Realm into darkness and setting in motion many of the tragedies of The Silmarillion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Darkening of Valinor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9777597 — 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: Darkening of Valinor Context triple: [Valinor, historicalEvent, Darkening of Valinor]
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A.
Music of the Ainur
Music of the Ainur is the great cosmic song in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium through which the Ainur shape the creation and history of the world of Eä.
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B.
The Fall of Gondolin
The Fall of Gondolin is a posthumously published J.R.R. Tolkien narrative that recounts the tragic destruction of the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in his Middle-earth legendarium.
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C.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion is a posthumously published collection of mythopoeic tales by J. R. R. Tolkien that outlines the creation and early history of Middle-earth, forming the foundational lore behind The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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D.
The Children of Húrin
The Children of Húrin is a posthumously published epic fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien that recounts the tragic tale of Túrin Turambar and his family in the First Age of Middle-earth.
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E.
Heir of Elendil
Heir of Elendil is the dynastic title borne by Aragorn as the direct descendant of Elendil and rightful claimant to the thrones of Arnor and Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
- 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: Darkening of Valinor Target entity description: The Darkening of Valinor is a pivotal event in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium when the Two Trees of Valinor were destroyed, plunging the Blessed Realm into darkness and setting in motion many of the tragedies of The Silmarillion.
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A.
Music of the Ainur
Music of the Ainur is the great cosmic song in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium through which the Ainur shape the creation and history of the world of Eä.
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B.
The Fall of Gondolin
The Fall of Gondolin is a posthumously published J.R.R. Tolkien narrative that recounts the tragic destruction of the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in his Middle-earth legendarium.
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C.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion is a posthumously published collection of mythopoeic tales by J. R. R. Tolkien that outlines the creation and early history of Middle-earth, forming the foundational lore behind The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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D.
The Children of Húrin
The Children of Húrin is a posthumously published epic fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien that recounts the tragic tale of Túrin Turambar and his family in the First Age of Middle-earth.
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E.
Heir of Elendil
Heir of Elendil is the dynastic title borne by Aragorn as the direct descendant of Elendil and rightful claimant to the thrones of Arnor and Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Arda
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event in Tolkien legendarium ⓘ fictional event ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
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The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Feanor
NERFINISHED
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Manwe NERFINISHED ⓘ Noldor NERFINISHED ⓘ Silmarils NERFINISHED ⓘ Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ Varda NERFINISHED ⓘ Yavanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
attack of Melkor and Ungoliant
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destruction of the Two Trees of Valinor ⓘ |
| chronology |
occurs before the first rising of the Moon
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occurs before the first rising of the Sun ⓘ |
| describedAs | pivotal tragedy in the history of the Elves ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | first age of the Sun ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| location |
Aman
NERFINISHED
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Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist |
Melkor
NERFINISHED
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Ungoliant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | prose literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for the Kinslaying at Alqualonde
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catalyst for the Oath of Feanor ⓘ turning point of The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| partOf |
legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien
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mythology of Arda ⓘ |
| precededBy | Years of the Trees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Blessed Realm
NERFINISHED
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Darkening of Middle-earth (metaphorical) ⓘ Two Trees of Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Flight of the Noldor
NERFINISHED
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beginning of the Years of the Sun ⓘ death of the Two Trees ⓘ end of the Years of the Trees ⓘ exile of the Noldor from Aman ⓘ first rising of the Moon and the Sun ⓘ plunging of Valinor into darkness ⓘ theft of the Silmarils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | end of the Years of the Trees ⓘ |
| victim |
Laurelin
NERFINISHED
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Telperion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Darkening of Valinor Description of subject: The Darkening of Valinor is a pivotal event in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium when the Two Trees of Valinor were destroyed, plunging the Blessed Realm into darkness and setting in motion many of the tragedies of The Silmarillion.
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