The Water
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The Water is a river in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that flows through the Shire, notably past Hobbiton and Bywater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Water canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11047163 — 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: The Water Context triple: [The Shire, containsLandmark, The Water]
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A.
The Mere
The Mere is a notable lake in the town of Alsager in Cheshire, England, valued for its scenic setting and local recreational use.
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B.
East-the-Water
East-the-Water is a residential and historic riverside district located across the River Torridge from the main town of Bideford in Devon, England.
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C.
River God
River God is a historical adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set in ancient Egypt, following the slave Taita through political intrigue, war, and romance along the Nile.
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D.
River of Fundament
River of Fundament is a sprawling, experimental film-opera by artist Matthew Barney that blends performance art, sculpture, and mythic narrative to explore themes of death, rebirth, and American industrial decline.
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E.
King Water
King Water is a small river in Cumbria, England, that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the River Eden.
- 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: The Water Target entity description: The Water is a river in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that flows through the Shire, notably past Hobbiton and Bywater.
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A.
The Mere
The Mere is a notable lake in the town of Alsager in Cheshire, England, valued for its scenic setting and local recreational use.
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B.
East-the-Water
East-the-Water is a residential and historic riverside district located across the River Torridge from the main town of Bideford in Devon, England.
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C.
River God
River God is a historical adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set in ancient Egypt, following the slave Taita through political intrigue, war, and romance along the Nile.
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D.
River of Fundament
River of Fundament is a sprawling, experimental film-opera by artist Matthew Barney that blends performance art, sculpture, and mythic narrative to explore themes of death, rebirth, and American industrial decline.
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E.
King Water
King Water is a small river in Cumbria, England, that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the River Eden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional river
ⓘ
geographical feature in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Shire-water ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hobbit
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| appearsInUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Hobbits ⓘ |
| associatedWithSettlement |
Bywater
ⓘ
Hobbiton ⓘ |
| category |
Geography of the Shire
ⓘ
linked to:
The Shire
Rivers of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southward to the Brandywine River ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bywater
ⓘ
Bywater Pool ⓘ Hobbiton ⓘ Westfarthing ⓘ |
| hasFeature | Bywater Pool ⓘ |
| hasStructureOn |
The Mill at Hobbiton
ⓘ
linked to:
Hobbiton
|
| languageOfName | Westron ⓘ |
| locatedIn | The Shire ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Brandywine River ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | setting for scenes in The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Bag End
ⓘ
The Hill (Hobbiton) ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
North Moors
ⓘ
Northfarthing ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Brandywine River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
water-mills ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Water Description of subject: The Water is a river in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that flows through the Shire, notably past Hobbiton and Bywater.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.