Hamson Gamgee
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Hamson Gamgee is a hobbit of the Shire from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, known as the eldest son of Hamfast "Gaffer" Gamgee and older brother of Samwise Gamgee.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hamson Gamgee canonical | 10 |
| Halfred Gamgee | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11151910 — 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: Hamson Gamgee Context triple: [Hamfast Gamgee, child, Hamson Gamgee]
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A.
Hamfast Gamgee
Hamfast Gamgee, often called the Gaffer, is a humble Hobbit gardener of the Shire in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium and the father of Samwise Gamgee.
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B.
Frodo Gardner
Frodo Gardner is one of the children of Samwise Gamgee in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, named in honor of Frodo Baggins.
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C.
Frank Longbottom
Frank Longbottom is a brave Auror and father of Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter series, best known for being tortured into insanity by Death Eaters during the First Wizarding War.
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D.
Ó Floinn
Ó Floinn is an Irish Gaelic surname that is the original form from which the anglicized surname Flynn is derived.
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E.
Beedle
Beedle is the original surname of American actor William Holden, a major Hollywood star of the mid-20th century known for films like "Sunset Boulevard" and "Stalag 17."
- 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: Hamson Gamgee Target entity description: Hamson Gamgee is a hobbit of the Shire from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, known as the eldest son of Hamfast "Gaffer" Gamgee and older brother of Samwise Gamgee.
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A.
Hamfast Gamgee
Hamfast Gamgee, often called the Gaffer, is a humble Hobbit gardener of the Shire in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium and the father of Samwise Gamgee.
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B.
Frodo Gardner
Frodo Gardner is one of the children of Samwise Gamgee in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, named in honor of Frodo Baggins.
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C.
Frank Longbottom
Frank Longbottom is a brave Auror and father of Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter series, best known for being tortured into insanity by Death Eaters during the First Wizarding War.
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D.
Ó Floinn
Ó Floinn is an Irish Gaelic surname that is the original form from which the anglicized surname Flynn is derived.
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E.
Beedle
Beedle is the original surname of American actor William Holden, a major Hollywood star of the mid-20th century known for films like "Sunset Boulevard" and "Stalag 17."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Character in The Lord of the Rings legendarium
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Fictional character ⓘ Hobbit ⓘ Resident of the Shire ⓘ |
| appearsInUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Lord of the Rings (appendices)
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linked to:
The Lord of the Rings appendices
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| canonicalStatus | Canonical Tolkien character ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hobbit ⓘ |
| familyName | Gamgee ⓘ |
| father | Hamfast Gamgee ⓘ |
| gender | Male ⓘ |
| givenName | Hamson ⓘ |
| homeLocation | The Shire ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Westron ⓘ |
| mother | Bell Gamgee ⓘ |
| nationality | Hobbit of the Shire ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | Eldest son of Hamfast Gamgee ⓘ |
| relative |
Frodo Baggins
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Rosie Cotton ⓘ |
| residence | The Shire ⓘ |
| sibling |
Daisy Gamgee
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Halfred Gamgee ⓘ
linked to:
Hamson Gamgee
Marigold Gamgee ⓘ May Gamgee ⓘ Samwise Gamgee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hamson Gamgee Description of subject: Hamson Gamgee is a hobbit of the Shire from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, known as the eldest son of Hamfast "Gaffer" Gamgee and older brother of Samwise Gamgee.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hamson Gamgee
linked to: Hamson Gamgee
linked to: Hamson Gamgee
linked to: Hamson Gamgee
linked to: Hamson Gamgee
linked to: Hamson Gamgee
subject linked to:
The Gamgee family