Westernesse sword
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The Westernesse sword is an ancient Númenórean blade from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, renowned for its effectiveness against the forces of the Witch-king and other evil beings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westernesse blades | 1 |
| Westernesse sword canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9777085 — 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: Westernesse sword Context triple: [Merry Brandybuck, weapon, Westernesse sword]
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A.
Godslayer sword
The Godslayer sword is a deadly and iconic blade wielded by Gamora, reflecting her lethal skill and reputation as one of the galaxy’s most formidable assassins.
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B.
Chain Sword
Chain Sword is a retractable, chain-linked blade weapon used by the Jaeger Gipsy Danger in the Pacific Rim universe for close-quarters combat against kaiju.
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C.
Dragonfang sword
The Dragonfang sword is a mystical Asgardian blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, renowned as Valkyrie’s signature weapon and capable of cutting through nearly any material.
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D.
Durandal
Durandal is the legendary sword of the paladin Roland in medieval French epic literature, famed for its unbreakable strength and divine origin.
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E.
harpe sword
The harpe sword is a distinctive, sickle-bladed weapon from Greek mythology, famously associated with heroes like Perseus and often depicted as a divine or magical blade.
- 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: Westernesse sword Target entity description: The Westernesse sword is an ancient Númenórean blade from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, renowned for its effectiveness against the forces of the Witch-king and other evil beings.
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A.
Godslayer sword
The Godslayer sword is a deadly and iconic blade wielded by Gamora, reflecting her lethal skill and reputation as one of the galaxy’s most formidable assassins.
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B.
Chain Sword
Chain Sword is a retractable, chain-linked blade weapon used by the Jaeger Gipsy Danger in the Pacific Rim universe for close-quarters combat against kaiju.
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C.
Dragonfang sword
The Dragonfang sword is a mystical Asgardian blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, renowned as Valkyrie’s signature weapon and capable of cutting through nearly any material.
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D.
Durandal
Durandal is the legendary sword of the paladin Roland in medieval French epic literature, famed for its unbreakable strength and divine origin.
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E.
harpe sword
The harpe sword is a distinctive, sickle-bladed weapon from Greek mythology, famously associated with heroes like Perseus and often depicted as a divine or magical blade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Númenórean blade
ⓘ
fictional sword ⓘ weapon in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alignment | forces of good ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings legendarium
ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings
stories concerning the Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arnor
ⓘ
Dúnedain of the North ⓘ the fight against Angmar ⓘ
linked to:
Angmar War
|
| classification | blade of Westernesse ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| culture |
Dúnedain
ⓘ
linked to:
Dúnedain of Gondor
|
| effectiveAgainst |
Ringwraiths
ⓘ
linked to:
Nazgûl
Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ servants of Sauron ⓘ
linked to:
Servants of Sauron
|
| fandomDomain |
Tolkien legendarium
ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
|
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Westron ⓘ |
| madeBy | Númenórean smiths ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| notableUse | wounding the Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ |
| origin |
Númenor
ⓘ
Westernesse ⓘ |
| power |
can harm beings normally resistant to ordinary weapons
ⓘ
retains potency against sorcery ⓘ |
| property |
ancient
ⓘ
effective against evil beings ⓘ enchanted ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Westernesse sword Description of subject: The Westernesse sword is an ancient Númenórean blade from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, renowned for its effectiveness against the forces of the Witch-king and other evil beings.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Westernesse sword