Battle of Unnumbered Tears
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The Battle of Unnumbered Tears is a catastrophic and legendary defeat of the Elven and human hosts by Morgoth’s forces in J.R.R. Tolkien’s First Age history of Middle-earth.
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| Battle of Unnumbered Tears canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Unnumbered Tears Context triple: [Sirion, associatedEvent, Battle of Unnumbered Tears]
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A.
The Battle
"The Battle" is a 1911 American silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, notable as an early war drama in which Linda Arvidson appeared.
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B.
War of Wear and Tear
War of Wear and Tear is an alternative name for a war of attrition, a prolonged conflict in which each side aims to gradually exhaust the enemy’s personnel, resources, and morale rather than achieve swift, decisive victories.
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C.
Battle at the Wall
Battle at the Wall is a major large-scale conflict in Game of Thrones where the Night's Watch defends the Wall against a massive wildling assault led by Mance Rayder.
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D.
Battle for the Lira
Battle for the Lira was an Italian Fascist economic campaign under Mussolini aimed at strengthening and revaluing the national currency to project financial stability and national power.
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E.
Song of the Banner at Daybreak
"Song of the Banner at Daybreak" is a poetic work by Walt Whitman that presents a dramatic dialogue celebrating the American flag, national identity, and the fervor of the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Unnumbered Tears Target entity description: The Battle of Unnumbered Tears is a catastrophic and legendary defeat of the Elven and human hosts by Morgoth’s forces in J.R.R. Tolkien’s First Age history of Middle-earth.
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A.
The Battle
"The Battle" is a 1911 American silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, notable as an early war drama in which Linda Arvidson appeared.
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B.
War of Wear and Tear
War of Wear and Tear is an alternative name for a war of attrition, a prolonged conflict in which each side aims to gradually exhaust the enemy’s personnel, resources, and morale rather than achieve swift, decisive victories.
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C.
Battle at the Wall
Battle at the Wall is a major large-scale conflict in Game of Thrones where the Night's Watch defends the Wall against a massive wildling assault led by Mance Rayder.
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D.
Battle for the Lira
Battle for the Lira was an Italian Fascist economic campaign under Mussolini aimed at strengthening and revaluing the national currency to project financial stability and national power.
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E.
Song of the Banner at Daybreak
"Song of the Banner at Daybreak" is a poetic work by Walt Whitman that presents a dramatic dialogue celebrating the American flag, national identity, and the fervor of the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Middle-earth legendarium
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fictional battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nirnaeth Arnoediad ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Children of Húrin
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder |
fifth battle of Beleriand
ⓘ
linked to:
Dagor Bragollach
|
| combatant |
Balrogs
ⓘ
Dwarves of Belegost ⓘ Easterlings ⓘ Edain ⓘ Glaurung ⓘ Noldorin Elves ⓘ
linked to:
the Noldor
Orcs ⓘ Sindarin Elves ⓘ
linked to:
Sindarin
|
| commander |
Azaghâl
ⓘ
Fingon ⓘ Huor ⓘ Húrin ⓘ
linked to:
Húrin Thalion
Maedhros ⓘ Turgon ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Morgoth
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Union of Maedhros ⓘ |
| consequence |
capture of Húrin
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destruction of the House of Hador ⓘ isolation of Gondolin ⓘ strengthening of Morgoth’s dominance in Beleriand ⓘ |
| describedAs | greatest defeat of the Eldar and Edain in the First Age ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin ⓘ |
| location | Anfauglith ⓘ |
| locationPreviouslyKnownAs |
Ard-galen
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linked to:
Eryn Galen
|
| meaningOfName | Tears without number ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
betrayal of the Easterlings
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death of Fingon ⓘ last stand of Húrin ⓘ wounding of Glaurung ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Gothmog
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linked to:
Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)
Morgoth ⓘ |
| partOf | First Age ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent | Dagor Bragollach ⓘ |
| region | Beleriand ⓘ |
| result |
catastrophic defeat for Elves and Men
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decisive victory for Morgoth ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | assault on Angband ⓘ |
| theme |
doom of the Noldor
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tragedy ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Unnumbered Tears Description of subject: The Battle of Unnumbered Tears is a catastrophic and legendary defeat of the Elven and human hosts by Morgoth’s forces in J.R.R. Tolkien’s First Age history of Middle-earth.
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