Black Hand of Sauron
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The Black Hand of Sauron is the chief servant and dark enforcer of Sauron in the video game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, orchestrating much of the game's central conflict.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black Hand of Sauron canonical | 2 |
| Servants of Sauron | 1 |
| The Black Hand of Sauron | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048598 — 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: Black Hand of Sauron Context triple: [Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, antagonist, Black Hand of Sauron]
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A.
Black Gate
Black Gate is the English meaning of "Porta Nigra," the massive ancient Roman city gate in Trier, Germany, renowned as one of the best-preserved Roman monuments north of the Alps.
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B.
The Balrog of Moria
The Balrog of Moria is a powerful ancient demon of shadow and flame from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, dwelling deep beneath the dwarven mines of Moria.
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C.
Herald of Gil-galad
Herald of Gil-galad is an honorific title in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium denoting Elrond’s role as the chief messenger and standard-bearer of the Elven High King Gil-galad during the War of the Last Alliance.
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D.
The Palantíri
The Palantíri are the legendary seeing-stones of Middle-earth, crafted by the Elves and used by great rulers to communicate over vast distances and perceive events far away.
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E.
Helm of Darkness
The Helm of Darkness is a legendary artifact from Greek mythology that grants its wearer invisibility and is closely associated with the god Hades.
- 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: Black Hand of Sauron Target entity description: The Black Hand of Sauron is the chief servant and dark enforcer of Sauron in the video game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, orchestrating much of the game's central conflict.
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A.
Black Gate
Black Gate is the English meaning of "Porta Nigra," the massive ancient Roman city gate in Trier, Germany, renowned as one of the best-preserved Roman monuments north of the Alps.
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B.
The Balrog of Moria
The Balrog of Moria is a powerful ancient demon of shadow and flame from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, dwelling deep beneath the dwarven mines of Moria.
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C.
Herald of Gil-galad
Herald of Gil-galad is an honorific title in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium denoting Elrond’s role as the chief messenger and standard-bearer of the Elven High King Gil-galad during the War of the Last Alliance.
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D.
The Palantíri
The Palantíri are the legendary seeing-stones of Middle-earth, crafted by the Elves and used by great rulers to communicate over vast distances and perceive events far away.
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E.
Helm of Darkness
The Helm of Darkness is a legendary artifact from Greek mythology that grants its wearer invisibility and is closely associated with the god Hades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ video game character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Sauron ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| antagonisticForceIn | Talion’s quest for vengeance ⓘ |
| antagonistOf |
Rangers of Gondor
ⓘ
linked to:
Rangers of Ithilien
|
| appearsIn | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor ⓘ |
| basedOn |
legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien
ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
|
| commands | Black Captains ⓘ |
| controls | forces of Sauron in Mordor ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Celebrimbor
ⓘ
Talion ⓘ |
| finalConfrontationLocation |
Black Gate
ⓘ
linked to:
the Black Gate
|
| finalConfrontationWith | Talion ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014 video game)
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
|
| gameDeveloper | Monolith Productions ⓘ |
| gamePublisher |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Games
|
| genre | action-adventure ⓘ |
| goal | restore Sauron to full power ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | servants of Sauron in Tolkien’s works ⓘ |
| kills |
Dirhael
ⓘ
linked to:
Dírhael
Ioreth ⓘ Talion ⓘ |
| location | Mordor ⓘ |
| loyalty | Sauron ⓘ |
| medium | video game ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Black Captains of Sauron
ⓘ
linked to:
Servants of Sauron
|
| notableAbility |
domination of spirits
ⓘ
ritual sacrifice ⓘ |
| notableEvent | sacrifice of Talion’s family at the Black Gate ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
fanatical devotion to Sauron
ⓘ
ruthlessness ⓘ |
| occupation | sorcerer ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Black Gate of Mordor ⓘ |
| orchestrates | central conflict of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shadow of Mordor storyline
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
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| performs | ritual to bind Celebrimbor to Talion ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | ritual sacrifice of Talion and his family ⓘ |
| role |
chief servant of Sauron
ⓘ
dark enforcer of Sauron ⓘ primary antagonist ⓘ |
| serves |
Dark Lord Sauron
ⓘ
linked to:
Sauron
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| species | Man ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| uses | dark magic ⓘ |
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