Elostirion
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Elostirion is a tall, ancient tower in the Elven haven of the Tower Hills in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, notable as the westernmost tower of Middle-earth and the last known resting place of one of the palantíri.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elostirion canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048261 — 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: Elostirion Context triple: [Palantíri, associatedWith, Elostirion]
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A.
Aenianes
The Aenianes were an ancient Greek tribe from central Greece, known for their participation in regional religious and political alliances such as the Amphictyonic League.
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B.
Γραῖαι
Γραῖαι are three ancient sea deities from Greek mythology who share a single eye and tooth among them and are best known for aiding or hindering heroes like Perseus.
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C.
Der Raub der Töchter des Leukippos
Der Raub der Töchter des Leukippos is a famous Baroque mythological painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the abduction of Leucippus’s daughters by the Dioscuri.
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D.
Peristerai
Peristerai is one of the smaller Greek islets in the Echinades group, located in the Ionian Sea off western Greece.
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E.
Tériade
Tériade was a renowned 20th-century art publisher and critic best known for producing luxurious, artist-illustrated books and collaborating with major modern artists such as Matisse and Picasso.
- 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: Elostirion Target entity description: Elostirion is a tall, ancient tower in the Elven haven of the Tower Hills in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, notable as the westernmost tower of Middle-earth and the last known resting place of one of the palantíri.
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A.
Aenianes
The Aenianes were an ancient Greek tribe from central Greece, known for their participation in regional religious and political alliances such as the Amphictyonic League.
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B.
Γραῖαι
Γραῖαι are three ancient sea deities from Greek mythology who share a single eye and tooth among them and are best known for aiding or hindering heroes like Perseus.
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C.
Der Raub der Töchter des Leukippos
Der Raub der Töchter des Leukippos is a famous Baroque mythological painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the abduction of Leucippus’s daughters by the Dioscuri.
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D.
Peristerai
Peristerai is one of the smaller Greek islets in the Echinades group, located in the Ionian Sea off western Greece.
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E.
Tériade
Tériade was a renowned 20th-century art publisher and critic best known for producing luxurious, artist-illustrated books and collaborating with major modern artists such as Matisse and Picasso.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional tower
ⓘ
structure in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
the Shire
ⓘ
linked to:
The Shire
|
| associatedWith |
Elendil
ⓘ
Gil-galad ⓘ the Elves of Lindon ⓘ
linked to:
Elves of Lindon
|
| builtBy | Elves ⓘ |
| category |
Locations in Eriador
ⓘ
Towers in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| contains | a palantír ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
Eldar of the West
ⓘ
linked to:
Elven-lord
|
| directionFromShire | far west ⓘ |
| era | Second Age ⓘ |
| fateOfPalantír |
Elendil-stone removed by Círdan and the Elves
ⓘ
Elendil-stone taken to the West ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
ⓘ
linked to:
Fellowship of the Ring
|
| function |
locus for using the Elendil-stone
ⓘ
watch-tower ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Elves of the Tower Hills ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elven haven of the Tower Hills
ⓘ
Eriador ⓘ Middle-earth ⓘ Tower Hills ⓘ
linked to:
The Tower Hills
|
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Tower of vision ⓘ |
| near | the White Towers ⓘ |
| nearbyRegion | Lindon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the westernmost tower of Middle-earth
ⓘ
housing one of the palantíri ⓘ |
| orientation | facing west toward the Undying Lands ⓘ |
| palantírType | Elendil-stone ⓘ |
| palantírVisibility |
could look only west toward Tol Eressëa
ⓘ
could not communicate with other palantíri of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| partOf | the White Towers complex ⓘ |
| relatedArtifact |
palantíri
ⓘ
linked to:
Palantíri
|
| relatedPeople |
Bilbo Baggins
ⓘ
Círdan ⓘ
linked to:
Círdan the Shipwright
|
| relativeLocation | west of the Shire ⓘ |
| timeOfPalantírRemoval | end of the Third Age ⓘ |
| universe | Arda ⓘ |
| visibility |
looks west over the Sea
ⓘ
overlooks the Tower Hills ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elostirion Description of subject: Elostirion is a tall, ancient tower in the Elven haven of the Tower Hills in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, notable as the westernmost tower of Middle-earth and the last known resting place of one of the palantíri.
Referenced by (3)
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