Mouth of Sauron
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The Mouth of Sauron is a sinister emissary and lieutenant of Sauron who serves as his spokesman and negotiator before the final confrontation at the Black Gate in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mouth of Sauron canonical | 5 |
| The Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10225262 — 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: Mouth of Sauron Context triple: [Battle at the Black Gate, opposedBy, Mouth of Sauron]
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A.
Cirith Ungol
Cirith Ungol is a perilous mountain pass and fortress in Mordor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, infamous for its association with Shelob and the final leg of Frodo and Sam’s journey into Sauron’s realm.
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B.
Dol Guldur
Dol Guldur is a dark fortress in southern Mirkwood in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, notorious as a stronghold of evil and a key base of operations for the Necromancer during the events leading up to The Lord of the Rings.
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C.
Mount Doom
Mount Doom is the fiery volcanic mountain in Mordor where the One Ring was forged and ultimately destroyed in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
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D.
Minas Morgul
Minas Morgul is a sinister, corrupted fortress-city in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, serving as a stronghold of the Nazgûl in The Lord of the Rings.
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E.
Barad-dûr
Barad-dûr is Sauron’s immense dark fortress in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, dominating the land of Mordor as his primary stronghold.
- 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: Mouth of Sauron Target entity description: The Mouth of Sauron is a sinister emissary and lieutenant of Sauron who serves as his spokesman and negotiator before the final confrontation at the Black Gate in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
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A.
Cirith Ungol
Cirith Ungol is a perilous mountain pass and fortress in Mordor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, infamous for its association with Shelob and the final leg of Frodo and Sam’s journey into Sauron’s realm.
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B.
Dol Guldur
Dol Guldur is a dark fortress in southern Mirkwood in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, notorious as a stronghold of evil and a key base of operations for the Necromancer during the events leading up to The Lord of the Rings.
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C.
Mount Doom
Mount Doom is the fiery volcanic mountain in Mordor where the One Ring was forged and ultimately destroyed in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
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D.
Minas Morgul
Minas Morgul is a sinister, corrupted fortress-city in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, serving as a stronghold of the Nazgûl in The Lord of the Rings.
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E.
Barad-dûr
Barad-dûr is Sauron’s immense dark fortress in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, dominating the land of Mordor as his primary stronghold.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Númenórean
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emissary ⓘ fictional character ⓘ lieutenant ⓘ servant of Sauron ⓘ spokesman ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Barad-dûr
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Mordor ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Dark Lord
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linked to:
The Dark Lord
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| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
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The Return of the King ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 film) ⓘ |
| claims | Frodo Baggins is captured ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| demands | the surrender of the West ⓘ |
| describedAs | a living man, not a Ringwraith ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Black Númenórean ⓘ |
| home | Barad-dûr ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arrogance
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cruelty ⓘ deceit ⓘ |
| language |
speaks the Black Speech
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speaks the Common Speech ⓘ |
| locationOfMeeting |
Black Gate of Mordor
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Morannon ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Sauron ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| meets |
Aragorn
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Gandalf ⓘ Imrahil ⓘ Éomer ⓘ |
| negotiatesWith |
the Captains of the West
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linked to:
The march of the Captains of the West
|
| offers |
Frodo Baggins' cloak
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Frodo Baggins' mithril coat ⓘ Frodo Baggins' sword Sting ⓘ Samwise Gamgee's barrow-blade ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Bruce Spence ⓘ |
| race | Men ⓘ |
| role | negotiator at the Black Gate ⓘ |
| serves | Sauron ⓘ |
| servesAs |
Sauron's representative in diplomacy
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herald of Sauron ⓘ |
| threatens | torture of Frodo Baggins ⓘ |
| timePeriod | end of the Third Age ⓘ |
| title |
Lieutenant of the Dark Tower
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Messenger of Mordor ⓘ |
| unseenInText | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mouth of Sauron Description of subject: The Mouth of Sauron is a sinister emissary and lieutenant of Sauron who serves as his spokesman and negotiator before the final confrontation at the Black Gate in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Bruce Spence
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playedCharacterInWork
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The Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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linked to: Mouth of Sauron