Ar-Pharazôn
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Ar-Pharazôn is the last King of Númenor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, whose pride and defiance of the Valar lead directly to the island kingdom’s catastrophic downfall.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ar-Pharazôn canonical | 13 |
| Ar-Pharazôn the Golden | 1 |
| King of Númenor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11047779 — 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: Ar-Pharazôn Context triple: [Men (Middle-earth), notableMember, Ar-Pharazôn]
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Anárion
Anárion is a Númenórean prince from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, co-founder of Gondor alongside his brother Isildur and son of Elendil.
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B.
Witch-king of Angmar
The Witch-king of Angmar is the Lord of the Nazgûl and Sauron’s chief servant in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, feared as the most powerful of the Ringwraiths.
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Denethor II
Denethor II is the last ruling Steward of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, known for his pride, despair, and tragic downfall during the War of the Ring.
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D.
Malekith
Malekith is the dark elf leader and primary antagonist in the Marvel film "Thor: The Dark World," seeking to plunge the universe into darkness using the Aether.
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E.
Imrahil
Imrahil is the Prince of Dol Amroth in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, a noble Gondorian lord renowned for his valor and leadership during the War of the Ring.
- 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: Ar-Pharazôn Target entity description: Ar-Pharazôn is the last King of Númenor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, whose pride and defiance of the Valar lead directly to the island kingdom’s catastrophic downfall.
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A.
Anárion
Anárion is a Númenórean prince from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, co-founder of Gondor alongside his brother Isildur and son of Elendil.
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B.
Witch-king of Angmar
The Witch-king of Angmar is the Lord of the Nazgûl and Sauron’s chief servant in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, feared as the most powerful of the Ringwraiths.
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C.
Denethor II
Denethor II is the last ruling Steward of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, known for his pride, despair, and tragic downfall during the War of the Ring.
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D.
Malekith
Malekith is the dark elf leader and primary antagonist in the Marvel film "Thor: The Dark World," seeking to plunge the universe into darkness using the Aether.
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E.
Imrahil
Imrahil is the Prince of Dol Amroth in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, a noble Gondorian lord renowned for his valor and leadership during the War of the Ring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dúnadan
ⓘ
Fictional character ⓘ Human ⓘ King of Númenor ⓘ Ruler in Middle-earth legendarium ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| associatedArtifact | Sceptre of Númenor ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | Armenelos ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
The Faithful
ⓘ
linked to:
the Faithful
The King’s Men ⓘ |
| broughtToNúmenor |
Sauron (as prisoner)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sauron
|
| consequenceOfActions |
Change of the shape of the world
ⓘ
Downfall of Númenor ⓘ
linked to:
Fall of Númenor
|
| cousin |
Míriel
ⓘ
linked to:
Míriel Serindë
Tar-Palantir ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| culture | Númenórean ⓘ |
| defeated |
Sauron (militarily)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sauron
|
| epithet | the Golden ⓘ |
| era | Second Age ⓘ |
| fate |
Buried under falling hills in Aman
ⓘ
Trapped in the Caves of the Forgotten until the end ⓘ |
| father | Gimilkhâd ⓘ |
| gender | Male ⓘ |
| goal | To gain immortality ⓘ |
| house | House of Elros ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Sauron ⓘ |
| inUniverseTimePeriod |
Late Second Age of Middle-earth
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Age
|
| kingdomRuled | Númenor ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Adûnaic ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Adûnaic
ⓘ
Westron (Common Speech) ⓘ
linked to:
Westron
|
| launchesInvasionOf | Aman ⓘ |
| notableAct | Forced Míriel to take the Adûnaic royal name Ar-Zimraphel ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Led great armada to Middle-earth to confront Sauron ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
Ambition
ⓘ
Defiance of the Valar ⓘ Love of wealth and glory ⓘ Pride ⓘ |
| offends | The Valar ⓘ |
| opposes |
The Faithful (Elendili)
ⓘ
linked to:
the Faithful of Númenor
The Valar ⓘ |
| otherName | Tar-Calion ⓘ |
| otherNameLanguage | Quenya ⓘ |
| policy |
Building of a great temple to Melkor
ⓘ
Human sacrifices to Melkor ⓘ Persecution of the Faithful ⓘ Worship of Melkor ⓘ |
| politicalFaction | King’s Men ⓘ |
| position |
25th King of Númenor
ⓘ
Last King of Númenor ⓘ
linked to:
the King’s Men of Númenor
|
| predecessor | Tar-Palantir ⓘ |
| race | Númenórean ⓘ |
| relationshipToSpouse | First cousin ⓘ |
| religion | Cult of Melkor ⓘ |
| seizesPowerBy |
Forced marriage to Míriel
ⓘ
Usurpation of the Sceptre ⓘ |
| spouse |
Míriel
ⓘ
linked to:
Míriel Serindë
|
| title |
Ar-Pharazôn the Golden
ⓘ
linked to:
Ar-Pharazôn
King of Númenor ⓘ Tar-Calion ⓘ |
| uncle | Ar-Gimilzôr ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| usurpedThroneFrom |
Míriel
ⓘ
linked to:
Míriel Serindë
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ar-Pharazôn Description of subject: Ar-Pharazôn is the last King of Númenor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, whose pride and defiance of the Valar lead directly to the island kingdom’s catastrophic downfall.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Men
linked to: Ar-Pharazôn
linked to: Ar-Pharazôn
subject linked to:
the King’s Men of Númenor
subject linked to:
Second Age and Third Age