Brown Lands
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The Brown Lands are a desolate, treeless wasteland in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, lying east of the Anduin and south of Mirkwood, long ago ruined and left barren.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brown Lands canonical | 3 |
| the Brown Lands | 2 |
| The Brown Lands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10844484 — 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: Brown Lands Context triple: [Mirkwood, borders, Brown Lands]
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A.
The Dark Hills
"The Dark Hills" is a reflective poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that contemplates the passage of time and the fading echoes of war against a backdrop of somber, enduring landscapes.
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B.
Skylands
Skylands is a vast, floating world of islands and magical realms that serves as the primary universe where the Skylanders games and adventures take place.
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C.
Skyland
Skyland is a mountain resort area in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, known for its scenic vistas along Skyline Drive.
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D.
Berrylands
Berrylands is a suburban residential area in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London, known for its green spaces and proximity to the Hogsmill River.
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E.
Flowed Lands
Flowed Lands is a remote, marshy area in the Adirondack High Peaks region of New York, known as the source of the Opalescent River and a destination for backcountry hikers.
- 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: Brown Lands Target entity description: The Brown Lands are a desolate, treeless wasteland in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, lying east of the Anduin and south of Mirkwood, long ago ruined and left barren.
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A.
The Dark Hills
"The Dark Hills" is a reflective poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that contemplates the passage of time and the fading echoes of war against a backdrop of somber, enduring landscapes.
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B.
Skylands
Skylands is a vast, floating world of islands and magical realms that serves as the primary universe where the Skylanders games and adventures take place.
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C.
Skyland
Skyland is a mountain resort area in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, known for its scenic vistas along Skyline Drive.
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D.
Berrylands
Berrylands is a suburban residential area in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London, known for its green spaces and proximity to the Hogsmill River.
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E.
Flowed Lands
Flowed Lands is a remote, marshy area in the Adirondack High Peaks region of New York, known as the source of the Opalescent River and a destination for backcountry hikers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
region of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
ⓘ
linked to:
Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sauron’s devastation of the East ⓘ |
| category |
Locations in The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
Regions of Rhovanion ⓘ |
| characteristic |
barren
ⓘ
desolate ⓘ dry ⓘ lifeless ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedAs |
brown with withered grass
ⓘ
without living green thing ⓘ without trees ⓘ |
| formerCondition |
fertile land
ⓘ
green and pleasant country ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Westron ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Anduin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rhovanion ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Emyn Muil ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern side of the Anduin ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Mirkwood ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Rhûn ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Aragorn
ⓘ
Gandalf ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Anduin
ⓘ
Dead Marshes ⓘ Emyn Muil ⓘ Mirkwood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complete absence of trees
ⓘ
sign of Sauron’s past power ⓘ |
| partOf | Wilderland ⓘ |
| ruinedBy | Sauron ⓘ |
| ruinedByEvent | warfare of Sauron ⓘ |
| ruinedIn | Second Age ⓘ |
| terrainType |
treeless plain
ⓘ
wasteland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Third Age ⓘ |
| travelRouteFor | Fellowship’s journey down the Anduin ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ |
| world | Middle-earth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brown Lands Description of subject: The Brown Lands are a desolate, treeless wasteland in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, lying east of the Anduin and south of Mirkwood, long ago ruined and left barren.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Brown Lands