Kinslaying at Alqualondë
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The Kinslaying at Alqualondë is a pivotal and tragic early conflict in Tolkien’s legendarium, in which Fëanor and his followers slaughtered their fellow Elves of Alqualondë to seize their ships, marking the first shedding of Elf-blood in the First Age.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kinslaying at Alqualondë canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048002 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinslaying at Alqualondë Context triple: [First Age, featuresEvent, Kinslaying at Alqualondë]
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A.
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.
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B.
Lord of Balaguer
Lord of Balaguer is a traditional noble title in Spain historically associated with the Spanish monarchy and currently held by King Felipe VI.
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C.
Rangers of Ithilien
The Rangers of Ithilien are an elite, stealthy Gondorian scouting and skirmishing force that defends the land of Ithilien from Mordor’s incursions under the command of Faramir in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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D.
Lords of the Mountains
Lords of the Mountains was a noble title borne by members of the medieval Armenian Rubenid dynasty, signifying their dominion over mountainous regions of Cilician Armenia.
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E.
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.
- 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: Kinslaying at Alqualondë Target entity description: The Kinslaying at Alqualondë is a pivotal and tragic early conflict in Tolkien’s legendarium, in which Fëanor and his followers slaughtered their fellow Elves of Alqualondë to seize their ships, marking the first shedding of Elf-blood in the First Age.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Lord of Balaguer
Lord of Balaguer is a traditional noble title in Spain historically associated with the Spanish monarchy and currently held by King Felipe VI.
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C.
Rangers of Ithilien
The Rangers of Ithilien are an elite, stealthy Gondorian scouting and skirmishing force that defends the land of Ithilien from Mordor’s incursions under the command of Faramir in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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D.
Lords of the Mountains
Lords of the Mountains was a noble title borne by members of the medieval Armenian Rubenid dynasty, signifying their dominion over mountainous regions of Cilician Armenia.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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fictional event ⓘ kinslaying ⓘ massacre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | First Kinslaying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Noldor
NERFINISHED
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Teleri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Quenta Silmarillion
NERFINISHED
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The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Peoples of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Burning of the ships at Losgar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crossing of the Helcaraxë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Fëanor’s desire to pursue Morgoth
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need for ships to sail to Middle-earth ⓘ refusal of the Teleri to lend their ships ⓘ |
| hasConsequenceFor |
House of Finarfin
NERFINISHED
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House of Fingolfin NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Fëanor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Alqualondë
NERFINISHED
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Aman NERFINISHED ⓘ Swan-haven of the Teleri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Fingon
NERFINISHED
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Fëanor NERFINISHED ⓘ Fëanor’s followers NERFINISHED ⓘ Galadriel NERFINISHED ⓘ Noldor of Tirion NERFINISHED ⓘ Olwë NERFINISHED ⓘ Teleri of Alqualondë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult |
ban of the Valar on the Noldor
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doom pronounced by Mandos ⓘ estrangement between Noldor and Teleri ⓘ first shedding of Elf-blood ⓘ seizure of the Telerin ships ⓘ stain on the Noldor’s return to Middle-earth ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Quenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralCharacterization |
accursed deed
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fratricidal ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| partOf |
events leading to the Exile of the Noldor
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history of Arda ⓘ legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Darkening of Valinor
NERFINISHED
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theft of the Silmarils by Morgoth ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Doom of the Noldor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oath of Fëanor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInFiction |
Years of the Trees
NERFINISHED
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shortly after the Darkening of Valinor ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kinslaying at Alqualondë Description of subject: The Kinslaying at Alqualondë is a pivotal and tragic early conflict in Tolkien’s legendarium, in which Fëanor and his followers slaughtered their fellow Elves of Alqualondë to seize their ships, marking the first shedding of Elf-blood in the First Age.
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