Pippin
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Pippin is a hobbit of the Shire and a member of the Fellowship of the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pippin canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9777107 — 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: Pippin Context triple: [Pippin Took, alias, Pippin]
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A.
Pippin
Pippin is the surname of Horace Pippin, a renowned 20th-century African American painter known for his powerful depictions of war and everyday life.
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B.
Pippin
Pippin is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical by Stephen Schwartz that follows a young prince’s search for meaning and fulfillment in life.
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C.
Labyrinth
Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly, known for its imaginative puppetry, musical numbers, and cult following.
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D.
Labyrinth
The Labyrinth is a legendary, intricately designed maze in Greek mythology built to confine the Minotaur beneath King Minos’s palace in Crete.
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E.
Labyrinth
Labyrinth is a remote alpine plateau and maze-like network of tarns, lakes, and rocky ridges in Tasmania’s wilderness, popular with experienced bushwalkers for its dramatic scenery and challenging terrain.
- 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: Pippin Target entity description: Pippin is a hobbit of the Shire and a member of the Fellowship of the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings."
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A.
Pippin
Pippin is the surname of Horace Pippin, a renowned 20th-century African American painter known for his powerful depictions of war and everyday life.
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B.
Pippin
Pippin is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical by Stephen Schwartz that follows a young prince’s search for meaning and fulfillment in life.
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C.
Labyrinth
The Labyrinth is a legendary, intricately designed maze in Greek mythology built to confine the Minotaur beneath King Minos’s palace in Crete.
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D.
Labyrinth
Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly, known for its imaginative puppetry, musical numbers, and cult following.
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E.
Labyrinth
Labyrinth is a remote alpine plateau and maze-like network of tarns, lakes, and rocky ridges in Tasmania’s wilderness, popular with experienced bushwalkers for its dramatic scenery and challenging terrain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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hobbit ⓘ hobbit of the Shire ⓘ member of the Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ |
| alias |
Ernil i Pheriannath
ⓘ
Peregrin ⓘ
linked to:
Peregrin Took
Pippin ⓘ Prince of the Halflings ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Fellowship of the Ring
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Gondor ⓘ The Shire ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
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linked to:
Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film) ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 film) ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Return of the King ⓘ The Two Towers ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
| authorWork |
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings
|
| bestFriend | Meriadoc Brandybuck ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tuckborough ⓘ |
| cousin | Frodo Baggins ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Shire-hobbit
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linked to:
Hobbits
|
| familyName | Took ⓘ |
| father | Paladin Took II ⓘ |
| fullName | Peregrin Took ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| homeRegion |
The Shire
ⓘ
Westfarthing ⓘ |
| language |
Hobbitish
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Westron ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Company of the Ring
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Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ |
| mother | Eglantine Banks ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
fought in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields
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looked into the palantír of Orthanc ⓘ participated in the Quest of the Ring ⓘ saved Faramir from being burned alive by Denethor ⓘ warned Gandalf and Gondor of Sauron’s attack ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Billy Boyd ⓘ |
| race | Hobbit ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Aragorn II Elessar
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linked to:
Aragorn
Denethor II ⓘ |
| swornOathTo | Denethor II ⓘ |
| title |
Guard of the Citadel
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Knight of Gondor ⓘ Thain of the Shire ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pippin Description of subject: Pippin is a hobbit of the Shire and a member of the Fellowship of the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.