Rhudaur
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Rhudaur was one of the three successor kingdoms of Arnor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, a northern realm that fell under the influence of evil powers and became a battleground in the wars of the Third Age.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhudaur canonical | 19 |
| Rhudaur (former) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11047255 — 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: Rhudaur Context triple: [Angmar, enemyOf, Rhudaur]
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A.
Doriath
Doriath is a legendary hidden Elven kingdom ruled by Thingol and Melian in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, famed for its enchanted forest and tragic role in The Silmarillion.
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B.
Nargothrond
Nargothrond is a great hidden Elven fortress-city in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, carved into caves along the River Narog in Beleriand and ruled by Finrod Felagund.
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C.
Beleriand
Beleriand is a vast western land in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, central to the events of The Silmarillion and the wars against Morgoth in the First Age of Middle-earth.
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D.
Elidor
Elidor is a 1965 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends contemporary Manchester with a dark, mythic otherworld entered through a derelict church.
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E.
Gondor
Gondor is a prominent human kingdom in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for its ancient lineage, great cities like Minas Tirith, and its pivotal role in the War of the Ring.
- 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: Rhudaur Target entity description: Rhudaur was one of the three successor kingdoms of Arnor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, a northern realm that fell under the influence of evil powers and became a battleground in the wars of the Third Age.
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A.
Doriath
Doriath is a legendary hidden Elven kingdom ruled by Thingol and Melian in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, famed for its enchanted forest and tragic role in The Silmarillion.
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B.
Nargothrond
Nargothrond is a great hidden Elven fortress-city in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, carved into caves along the River Narog in Beleriand and ruled by Finrod Felagund.
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C.
Beleriand
Beleriand is a vast western land in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, central to the events of The Silmarillion and the wars against Morgoth in the First Age of Middle-earth.
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D.
Elidor
Elidor is a 1965 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends contemporary Manchester with a dark, mythic otherworld entered through a derelict church.
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E.
Gondor
Gondor is a prominent human kingdom in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for its ancient lineage, great cities like Minas Tirith, and its pivotal role in the War of the Ring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional kingdom
ⓘ
realm of Middle-earth ⓘ successor state of Arnor ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Angmar ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings appendices ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Angle between the Hoarwell and Loudwater
ⓘ
Misty Mountains ⓘ Trollshaws ⓘ
linked to:
The Trollshaws
Weather Hills ⓘ
linked to:
The Weather Hills
|
| cameIntoExistenceIn | Third Age 861 ⓘ |
| capital | unknown ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Hill-men of Rhudaur
ⓘ
Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ |
| coordinateWith |
Arthedain
ⓘ
Cardolan ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn |
Third Age 1409
ⓘ
linked to:
Third Age
|
| enemyOf |
Arthedain
ⓘ
Cardolan ⓘ |
| era | Third Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Dúnedain of Arnor
ⓘ
linked to:
Men of Arnor
Hill-men of Rhudaur ⓘ |
| fellUnderInfluenceOf |
Angmar
ⓘ
Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ |
| foundedFrom | division of Arnor ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict |
Angmar–Arnor wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Angmar War
wars of the Arnorian successor states ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hostility toward Arthedain and Cardolan
ⓘ
strategic position along the Weather Hills ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Arthedain ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Eriador ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Cardolan ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "Eastern Wood" or "Troll-shaw" (Sindarin interpretation, uncertain) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
devastation in Third Age 1409
ⓘ
occupation by forces of Angmar ⓘ usurpation of the Dúnedain royalty by Hill-men ⓘ |
| oneOf | three successor kingdoms of Arnor ⓘ |
| partOf | Arnor ⓘ |
| status | ruined and depopulated by the late Third Age ⓘ |
| successor | wilderness of Eriador ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
forested highlands
ⓘ
rugged hills ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Second Age and early to mid Third Age (as a region) ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rhudaur Description of subject: Rhudaur was one of the three successor kingdoms of Arnor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, a northern realm that fell under the influence of evil powers and became a battleground in the wars of the Third Age.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the Dúnedain of the North
subject linked to:
the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor
linked to: Rhudaur
subject linked to:
wars of Angmar against Arnor