Breaking of the Fellowship at the Falls of Rauros

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event in Middle-earth fictional event narrative turning point

The Breaking of the Fellowship at the Falls of Rauros is the pivotal moment in The Lord of the Rings when the original Fellowship of the Ring is sundered and its members set off on separate paths.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Breaking of the Fellowship	3
Breaking of the Fellowship at Amon Hen	3
Breaking of the Fellowship at the Falls of Rauros canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Breaking of the Fellowship at the Falls of Rauros
Context triple: [Anduin, notableEvent, Breaking of the Fellowship at the Falls of Rauros]

A. The Disaster of the Gladden Fields
The Disaster of the Gladden Fields is a narrative in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium recounting the ambush and death of Isildur and the loss of the One Ring near the Gladden Fields.
B. Lord of Rivendell
Lord of Rivendell is the noble Elven ruler and master of the hidden refuge of Rivendell in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
C. The Fall of Gondolin
The Fall of Gondolin is a posthumously published J.R.R. Tolkien narrative that recounts the tragic destruction of the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in his Middle-earth legendarium.
D. Master of Lake-town
The Master of Lake-town is the shrewd and self-serving political leader of Esgaroth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Hobbit," known for his cunning governance and eventual downfall.
E. Scouring of the Shire
The Scouring of the Shire is the climactic episode in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings where the hobbits return home to find their land despoiled and lead a local uprising to restore it.
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: Breaking of the Fellowship at the Falls of Rauros
Target entity description: The Breaking of the Fellowship at the Falls of Rauros is the pivotal moment in The Lord of the Rings when the original Fellowship of the Ring is sundered and its members set off on separate paths.

A. The Disaster of the Gladden Fields
The Disaster of the Gladden Fields is a narrative in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium recounting the ambush and death of Isildur and the loss of the One Ring near the Gladden Fields.
B. Lord of Rivendell
Lord of Rivendell is the noble Elven ruler and master of the hidden refuge of Rivendell in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
C. The Fall of Gondolin
The Fall of Gondolin is a posthumously published J.R.R. Tolkien narrative that recounts the tragic destruction of the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in his Middle-earth legendarium.
D. Master of Lake-town
The Master of Lake-town is the shrewd and self-serving political leader of Esgaroth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Hobbit," known for his cunning governance and eventual downfall.
E. Scouring of the Shire
The Scouring of the Shire is the climactic episode in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings where the hobbits return home to find their land despoiled and lead a local uprising to restore it.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in Middle-earth ⓘ fictional event ⓘ narrative turning point ⓘ
author	J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
depictedIn	The Fellowship of the Ring (novel) ⓘ linked to: Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film) ⓘ linked to: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
follows	Journey down the Anduin ⓘ linked to: Anduin river crossings
hasCause	Boromir’s attempt to take the One Ring from Frodo ⓘ Frodo’s decision to go to Mordor alone ⓘ
hasEffect	Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli pursue the Uruk-hai into Rohan ⓘ Frodo and Sam depart alone toward Mordor ⓘ Merry and Pippin are captured by Uruk-hai ⓘ death of Boromir ⓘ
hasLocation	Amon Hen ⓘ Falls of Rauros ⓘ Gondor ⓘ Middle-earth ⓘ Nen Hithoel ⓘ River Anduin ⓘ linked to: Anduin
hasParticipant	Aragorn ⓘ Boromir ⓘ Frodo Baggins ⓘ Gimli ⓘ Legolas ⓘ Meriadoc Brandybuck ⓘ Orcs of Isengard ⓘ Peregrin Took ⓘ Samwise Gamgee ⓘ Uruk-hai ⓘ linked to: Orcs
hasTheme	fate and free will ⓘ friendship and loyalty ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ temptation of power ⓘ
involves	Aragorn finding the broken Horn of Gondor ⓘ Boromir defending Merry and Pippin ⓘ Frodo using the One Ring at Amon Hen ⓘ attack of Uruk-hai on the Fellowship ⓘ
narrativeRole	climax of The Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ turning point in the War of the Ring ⓘ
partOf	The Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ linked to: Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
precedes	The Two Towers ⓘ linked to: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (novel)
relatedWork	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ⓘ
timeWithinFiction	end of the Third Age ⓘ

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