Dagor Bragollach
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Dagor Bragollach is a pivotal and devastating battle in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, marking the shattering of the Siege of Angband and a major turning point in the wars of the First Age.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dagor Bragollach canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048005 — 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: Dagor Bragollach Context triple: [First Age, featuresEvent, Dagor Bragollach]
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A.
Battle of the Morannon
The Battle of the Morannon is a climactic confrontation at the Black Gate of Mordor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings," where the forces of the West make a desperate stand against Sauron to distract him from Frodo’s quest.
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B.
Battle of the Pelennor Fields
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields is a climactic fictional conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marking the decisive struggle for the city of Minas Tirith during the War of the Ring.
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C.
War of the Last Alliance
The War of the Last Alliance is a pivotal conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which the united forces of Elves and Men confront Sauron at the end of the Second Age of Middle-earth.
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D.
Battle of Azanulbizar
The Battle of Azanulbizar is a major conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium where the Dwarves fought a decisive and bloody battle against the orcs outside the eastern gate of Moria.
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E.
Battle of Five Armies
The Battle of Five Armies is a climactic fictional conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, most prominently depicted at the end of "The Hobbit," involving multiple races of Middle-earth fighting over the Lonely Mountain and its treasure.
- 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: Dagor Bragollach Target entity description: Dagor Bragollach is a pivotal and devastating battle in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, marking the shattering of the Siege of Angband and a major turning point in the wars of the First Age.
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A.
Battle of the Morannon
The Battle of the Morannon is a climactic confrontation at the Black Gate of Mordor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings," where the forces of the West make a desperate stand against Sauron to distract him from Frodo’s quest.
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B.
Battle of the Pelennor Fields
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields is a climactic fictional conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marking the decisive struggle for the city of Minas Tirith during the War of the Ring.
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C.
War of the Last Alliance
The War of the Last Alliance is a pivotal conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which the united forces of Elves and Men confront Sauron at the end of the Second Age of Middle-earth.
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D.
Battle of Azanulbizar
The Battle of Azanulbizar is a major conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium where the Dwarves fought a decisive and bloody battle against the orcs outside the eastern gate of Moria.
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E.
Battle of Five Armies
The Battle of Five Armies is a climactic fictional conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, most prominently depicted at the end of "The Hobbit," involving multiple races of Middle-earth fighting over the Lonely Mountain and its treasure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Wars of Beleriand
ⓘ
event in Middle-earth legendarium ⓘ fictional battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Sudden Flame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Battles of Beleriand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Age events in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| cause | breaking of the Siege of Angband ⓘ |
| commander |
Aegnor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Angrod NERFINISHED ⓘ Barahir NERFINISHED ⓘ Fingolfin NERFINISHED ⓘ Fingon NERFINISHED ⓘ Finrod Felagund NERFINISHED ⓘ Maedhros NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedIn |
The Grey Annals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ The War of the Jewels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| followedBy | Nirnaeth Arnoediad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Dagor Aglareb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Ard-galen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorthonion NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothlann NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Edain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ Noldor of Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Battle of Sudden Flame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfAttack |
assault by Balrogs
ⓘ
assault by dragons ⓘ assault by orc armies ⓘ release of rivers of flame from Thangorodrim ⓘ |
| notableDeath |
Aegnor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Angrod NERFINISHED ⓘ Bregolas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
heroic defense of Dorthonion by the House of Bëor
ⓘ
rescue of Finrod Felagund by Barahir ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive victory for Morgoth ⓘ |
| partOf |
War of the Jewels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wars of Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ conflicts of the First Age ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Angband NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of the northern defenses of the Noldor
ⓘ
death of many Noldorin lords ⓘ devastation of Ard-galen ⓘ shattering of the Siege of Angband ⓘ transformation of Ard-galen into Anfauglith ⓘ |
| significance |
ended the long-standing strategic advantage of the Noldor
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major turning point in the wars of the First Age ⓘ |
| timePeriod | First Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dagor Bragollach Description of subject: Dagor Bragollach is a pivotal and devastating battle in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, marking the shattering of the Siege of Angband and a major turning point in the wars of the First Age.
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