Entmoot at Derndingle
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The Entmoot at Derndingle is the pivotal council of Ents in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" where they debate and ultimately decide to march against Saruman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Entmoot at Derndingle canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11144434 — 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: Entmoot at Derndingle Context triple: [Ents, notableEvent, Entmoot at Derndingle]
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A.
Crieff Highland Gathering
Crieff Highland Gathering is a prominent annual Scottish Highland games event held in Crieff, featuring traditional athletic competitions, music, and cultural displays.
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B.
Braemar Gathering
The Braemar Gathering is a historic and prestigious Scottish Highland Games event held annually near Braemar, famed for traditional athletic contests, pipe bands, and regular attendance by the British royal family.
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C.
Lonach Highland Gathering
The Lonach Highland Gathering is a traditional Scottish cultural festival in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, featuring pipe bands, athletic competitions, Highland dancing, and the historic march of the Lonach Highlanders.
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D.
Biggar Bonfire
Biggar Bonfire is a traditional New Year’s Eve fire festival held in the town of Biggar in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, where a massive bonfire is lit to mark the arrival of the new year.
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E.
Maclean Highland Gathering
Maclean Highland Gathering is an annual Scottish-themed festival in Maclean, Australia, featuring traditional Highland games, pipe bands, dancing, and cultural celebrations.
- 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: Entmoot at Derndingle Target entity description: The Entmoot at Derndingle is the pivotal council of Ents in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" where they debate and ultimately decide to march against Saruman.
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A.
Crieff Highland Gathering
Crieff Highland Gathering is a prominent annual Scottish Highland games event held in Crieff, featuring traditional athletic competitions, music, and cultural displays.
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B.
Braemar Gathering
The Braemar Gathering is a historic and prestigious Scottish Highland Games event held annually near Braemar, famed for traditional athletic contests, pipe bands, and regular attendance by the British royal family.
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C.
Lonach Highland Gathering
The Lonach Highland Gathering is a traditional Scottish cultural festival in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, featuring pipe bands, athletic competitions, Highland dancing, and the historic march of the Lonach Highlanders.
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D.
Biggar Bonfire
Biggar Bonfire is a traditional New Year’s Eve fire festival held in the town of Biggar in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, where a massive bonfire is lit to mark the arrival of the new year.
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E.
Maclean Highland Gathering
Maclean Highland Gathering is an annual Scottish-themed festival in Maclean, Australia, featuring traditional Highland games, pipe bands, dancing, and cultural celebrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Entmoot
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council ⓘ fictional event ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
The Two Towers ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
| attendedBy |
Merry Brandybuck
ⓘ
Pippin Took ⓘ Quickbeam ⓘ Treebeard ⓘ many Ents of Fangorn ⓘ |
| authorCreatedBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| countryOfAuthor | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decides |
Ents’ attack on Isengard
ⓘ
march of Ents against Saruman ⓘ |
| decisionProcess |
collective Ent consensus
ⓘ
lengthy deliberation ⓘ |
| durationDescription | lasts for several days ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Derndingle ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Two Towers (1954)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955)
|
| genreContext | high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
capture of Saruman in Orthanc
ⓘ
destruction of Isengard’s defenses ⓘ flooding of Isengard ⓘ
linked to:
Ents' march on Isengard
|
| heldBy | Ents ⓘ |
| involves |
discussion of Saruman’s treachery
ⓘ
news from Merry and Pippin ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Entish ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalWorld |
Fangorn Forest
ⓘ
Middle-earth ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
decision to march against Saruman
ⓘ
turning point for the Ents ⓘ |
| opposes |
Isengard
ⓘ
Saruman ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Ring ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings
|
| precedes | Ents’ assault on Isengard ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Treebeard ⓘ |
| relatedGroup | Shepherds of the Trees ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
March of the Ents
ⓘ
linked to:
Moot of the Ents
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| theme |
awakening of nature
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council and deliberation ⓘ resistance to industrialization ⓘ |
| timeInStory | during The Two Towers ⓘ |
| witnessedBy |
Meriadoc Brandybuck
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Peregrin Took ⓘ |
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Subject: Entmoot at Derndingle Description of subject: The Entmoot at Derndingle is the pivotal council of Ents in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" where they debate and ultimately decide to march against Saruman.
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