Formenos
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Formenos is a fortress-city in northern Aman in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, built by Fëanor as his stronghold and later infamous as the site of Morgoth’s theft of the Silmarils.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Formenos canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048189 — 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: Formenos Context triple: [Silmarils, primaryLocationBeforeTheft, Formenos]
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A.
Formiae
Formiae was an ancient coastal town in Latium, Italy, known as a Roman resort and historically noted as the place where Cicero was killed.
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B.
Formigine
Formigine is a municipality in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, known for its medieval castle and historic town center near Modena.
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C.
Attini
Attini is a tribe of New World ants best known for their advanced fungus-farming behavior and complex social organization.
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D.
Formica
Formica is a small island in Italy’s Aegadian archipelago off the western coast of Sicily.
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E.
Apoica
Apoica is a genus of nocturnal paper wasps known for their pale coloration and distinctive nighttime activity in the Neotropics.
- 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: Formenos Target entity description: Formenos is a fortress-city in northern Aman in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, built by Fëanor as his stronghold and later infamous as the site of Morgoth’s theft of the Silmarils.
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A.
Formiae
Formiae was an ancient coastal town in Latium, Italy, known as a Roman resort and historically noted as the place where Cicero was killed.
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B.
Formigine
Formigine is a municipality in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, known for its medieval castle and historic town center near Modena.
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C.
Attini
Attini is a tribe of New World ants best known for their advanced fungus-farming behavior and complex social organization.
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D.
Formica
Formica is a small island in Italy’s Aegadian archipelago off the western coast of Sicily.
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E.
Apoica
Apoica is a genus of nocturnal paper wasps known for their pale coloration and distinctive nighttime activity in the Neotropics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ location in Arda ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Morgoth
ⓘ
Noldorin exile ⓘ Silmarils ⓘ Valar ⓘ
linked to:
The Valar
|
| attackedBy |
Morgoth
ⓘ
Ungoliant ⓘ |
| builtBy | Fëanor ⓘ |
| category |
Cities of Aman
ⓘ
Fortresses in Arda ⓘ Locations in The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| contains |
Silmarils (before their theft)
ⓘ
linked to:
Silmarils
treasury of the Noldor ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Tirion ⓘ |
| event |
killing of Finwë
ⓘ
linked to:
Fëanor’s rebellion
theft of the Silmarils by Morgoth ⓘ
linked to:
theft of the Silmarils
|
| foundedBy | Fëanor ⓘ |
| governedBy | Fëanor ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Fëanor
ⓘ
Fëanor’s household ⓘ Fëanor’s sons ⓘ
linked to:
Fëanor’s household
Noldor ⓘ
linked to:
the Noldor
|
| languageName | Formenos ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Quenya ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aman
ⓘ
Valinor ⓘ northern Aman ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | northern fortress ⓘ |
| near | northern regions of Valinor ⓘ |
| purpose |
place of exile for Fëanor
ⓘ
stronghold of Fëanor ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Flight of the Noldor
ⓘ
House of Finwë ⓘ Oath of Fëanor ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Age (early events)
ⓘ
linked to:
First Age
Years of the Trees ⓘ |
| universe |
J. R. R. Tolkien legendarium
ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
|
| victim | Finwë ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Formenos Description of subject: Formenos is a fortress-city in northern Aman in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, built by Fëanor as his stronghold and later infamous as the site of Morgoth’s theft of the Silmarils.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.