Flight of the Noldor
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The Flight of the Noldor is a pivotal rebellion and exile of the Noldorin Elves from Valinor to Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, setting in motion many of the central conflicts of The Silmarillion.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flight of the Noldor canonical | 16 |
| Exile of the Noldor | 1 |
| Exiled Noldor | 1 |
| Return of the Noldor to Middle-earth | 1 |
| The Flight of the Noldoli | 1 |
| the Exiled Noldor | 1 |
| the Exiles of the Noldor | 1 |
| the Flight of the Noldor | 1 |
| the Noldorin Exile | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9777599 — 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: Flight of the Noldor Context triple: [Valinor, historicalEvent, Flight of the Noldor]
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Darkening of Valinor
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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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.
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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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Rangers of Ithilien
The Rangers of Ithilien are an elite, stealthy Gondorian scouting and skirmishing force that defends the land of Ithilien from Mordor’s incursions under the command of Faramir in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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Stewards of Gondor
The Stewards of Gondor are a noble hereditary line that ruled the kingdom of Gondor as caretakers in the absence of a king in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
- 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: Flight of the Noldor Target entity description: The Flight of the Noldor is a pivotal rebellion and exile of the Noldorin Elves from Valinor to Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, setting in motion many of the central conflicts of The Silmarillion.
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A.
Darkening of Valinor
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Rangers of Ithilien
The Rangers of Ithilien are an elite, stealthy Gondorian scouting and skirmishing force that defends the land of Ithilien from Mordor’s incursions under the command of Faramir in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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E.
Stewards of Gondor
The Stewards of Gondor are a noble hereditary line that ruled the kingdom of Gondor as caretakers in the absence of a king in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Arda
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fictional historical event ⓘ legendarium concept ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
ⓘ
The Quenta Silmarillion ⓘ
linked to:
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| centralTo |
conflict over the Silmarils
ⓘ
exile of the Noldor ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| follows |
Darkening of Valinor
ⓘ
theft of the Silmarils ⓘ |
| hasCause |
darkening of Valinor
ⓘ
linked to:
Darkening of Valinor
desire of the Noldor to return to Middle-earth ⓘ murder of Finwë ⓘ oath of Fëanor ⓘ theft of the Silmarils by Morgoth ⓘ |
| hasMainParticipants |
Finarfin
ⓘ
Fingolfin ⓘ Finrod Felagund ⓘ Fëanor ⓘ Galadriel ⓘ Manwë ⓘ Morgoth ⓘ Noldor ⓘ
linked to:
the Noldor
the Teleri ⓘ the Valar ⓘ
linked to:
The Valar
|
| involves |
first Kinslaying
ⓘ
oath of Fëanor and his sons ⓘ
linked to:
Oath of Fëanor
rejection of the authority of the Valar ⓘ |
| languageOfNarrative | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Elder Days
ⓘ
history of the First Age ⓘ legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
|
| precedes |
Burning of the ships at Losgar
ⓘ
Crossing of the Helcaraxë ⓘ Dagor-nuin-Giliath ⓘ Kinslaying at Alqualondë ⓘ Wars of Beleriand ⓘ
linked to:
WarsOfBeleriand
|
| resultsIn |
ban of the Valar on the Noldor
ⓘ
division of the Noldor ⓘ doom of Mandos ⓘ establishment of Noldorin realms in Beleriand ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Alqualondë
ⓘ
Aman ⓘ Araman ⓘ Helcaraxë ⓘ Middle-earth ⓘ Valinor ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Years of the Trees
ⓘ
beginning of the First Age ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Flight of the Noldor Description of subject: The Flight of the Noldor is a pivotal rebellion and exile of the Noldorin Elves from Valinor to Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, setting in motion many of the central conflicts of The Silmarillion.
Referenced by (24)
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subject linked to:
the Noldor
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