Eärnur of Gondor
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Eärnur of Gondor was the last King of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned as a fearless warrior whose pride led him to accept the Witch-king’s fatal challenge, ending the line of Gondorian kings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince Eärnur of Gondor | 4 |
| Eärnur of Gondor canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11047265 — 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: Eärnur of Gondor Context triple: [Angmar, destroyedBy, Eärnur of Gondor]
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Elessar
Elessar is the royal name of Aragorn, the Dúnedain ranger who becomes King of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
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B.
Isildur
Isildur is a legendary Númenórean prince and later King of Gondor and Arnor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, best known for cutting the One Ring from Sauron’s hand and ultimately failing to destroy it.
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Anárion
Anárion is a Númenórean prince from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, co-founder of Gondor alongside his brother Isildur and son of Elendil.
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D.
Elros
Elros is a character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, a Half-elven leader who chose mortality and became the first King of Númenor.
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E.
Aragorn
Aragorn is a central heroic figure in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, a ranger and rightful king who plays a crucial role in the defeat of Sauron.
- 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: Eärnur of Gondor Target entity description: Eärnur of Gondor was the last King of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned as a fearless warrior whose pride led him to accept the Witch-king’s fatal challenge, ending the line of Gondorian kings.
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A.
Elessar
Elessar is the royal name of Aragorn, the Dúnedain ranger who becomes King of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
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B.
Isildur
Isildur is a legendary Númenórean prince and later King of Gondor and Arnor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, best known for cutting the One Ring from Sauron’s hand and ultimately failing to destroy it.
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C.
Anárion
Anárion is a Númenórean prince from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, co-founder of Gondor alongside his brother Isildur and son of Elendil.
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D.
Elros
Elros is a character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, a Half-elven leader who chose mortality and became the first King of Númenor.
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E.
Aragorn
Aragorn is a central heroic figure in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, a ranger and rightful king who plays a crucial role in the defeat of Sauron.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dúnadan
ⓘ
Fictional character ⓘ King of Gondor ⓘ Man ⓘ |
| allegiance | Gondor ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings appendices
ⓘ
The Silmarillion appendices ⓘ
linked to:
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| capitalRuled | Minas Tirith ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Taken by the Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
Impulsive
ⓘ
Proud ⓘ Valiant ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| culture | Gondorian ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2050 Third Age ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Minas Morgul ⓘ |
| enemy |
Nazgûl
ⓘ
Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ |
| era | Third Age ⓘ |
| fate | Presumed dead in torment in Minas Morgul ⓘ |
| father | Eärnil II ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| gender | Male ⓘ |
| house | House of Anárion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Disappearance in Minas Morgul
ⓘ
Ending the line of Kings of Gondor ⓘ Fearless warrior ⓘ Great pride ⓘ Hatred of the Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ |
| legacy |
Last king before the return of the king Aragorn II Elessar
ⓘ
Led to the rule of the Ruling Stewards of Gondor ⓘ |
| lineage |
Line of Anárion
ⓘ
linked to:
Line of Elendil
|
| mount | War-horse of Gondor ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Accepted the Witch-king’s challenge to single combat
ⓘ
Never returned from Minas Morgul ⓘ Rode against the Witch-king at Fornost ⓘ Rode with a small company to Minas Morgul ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Fornost ⓘ |
| position |
Last King of Gondor
ⓘ
linked to:
Kings of Gondor
|
| predecessor | Eärnil II ⓘ |
| race |
Dúnedain
ⓘ
linked to:
Dúnedain of Gondor
|
| realm | Gondor ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 2050 Third Age ⓘ |
| reignStart | 2043 Third Age ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfFornost | Captain of Gondor’s forces ⓘ |
| successor | Stewards of Gondor ⓘ |
| successorOfficeHeldBy | Mardil Voronwë ⓘ |
| title |
Captain of Gondor
ⓘ
King of Gondor ⓘ
linked to:
Kings of Gondor
Lord of the City of Gondor ⓘ |
| weapon | Sword ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eärnur of Gondor Description of subject: Eärnur of Gondor was the last King of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned as a fearless warrior whose pride led him to accept the Witch-king’s fatal challenge, ending the line of Gondorian kings.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
wars of Angmar against Arnor
linked to: Eärnur of Gondor
linked to: Eärnur of Gondor
linked to: Eärnur of Gondor
linked to: Eärnur of Gondor