rise and fall of Angmar
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The rise and fall of Angmar refers to the emergence, dominance, and eventual defeat of the Witch-king’s northern realm in Middle-earth, a key conflict that shaped the later history of the Third Age.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| History of Angmar | 1 |
| Wars with Angmar | 1 |
| destruction of Angmar | 1 |
| rise and fall of Angmar canonical | 1 |
| rise of Angmar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11175542 — 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)
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Target entity: rise and fall of Angmar Context triple: [Third Age, majorEvent, rise and fall of Angmar]
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Fall of Doriath
The Fall of Doriath is a pivotal event in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which the hidden Elven kingdom of Doriath is destroyed amid tragedy, betrayal, and conflict over the coveted Silmaril.
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King of Angband
King of Angband is the dark sovereign of the fortress of Angband in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, a title held by the fallen Vala Morgoth as he rules his northern stronghold in Middle-earth.
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destruction of Angband
The destruction of Angband is the cataclysmic downfall and ruin of Morgoth’s great fortress at the end of the First Age in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, marking the defeat of the first Dark Lord.
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Angerthas Moria
Angerthas Moria is a runic script used by the Dwarves of Middle-earth, particularly in Moria, for writing their secret language Khuzdul.
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E.
storming of Angband
The storming of Angband is the climactic assault on Morgoth’s fortress at the end of the War of Wrath in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, leading to the Dark Lord’s defeat and the destruction of his stronghold.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: rise and fall of Angmar Target entity description: The rise and fall of Angmar refers to the emergence, dominance, and eventual defeat of the Witch-king’s northern realm in Middle-earth, a key conflict that shaped the later history of the Third Age.
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A.
Fall of Doriath
The Fall of Doriath is a pivotal event in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which the hidden Elven kingdom of Doriath is destroyed amid tragedy, betrayal, and conflict over the coveted Silmaril.
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B.
King of Angband
King of Angband is the dark sovereign of the fortress of Angband in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, a title held by the fallen Vala Morgoth as he rules his northern stronghold in Middle-earth.
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C.
destruction of Angband
The destruction of Angband is the cataclysmic downfall and ruin of Morgoth’s great fortress at the end of the First Age in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, marking the defeat of the first Dark Lord.
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D.
Angerthas Moria
Angerthas Moria is a runic script used by the Dwarves of Middle-earth, particularly in Moria, for writing their secret language Khuzdul.
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E.
storming of Angband
The storming of Angband is the climactic assault on Morgoth’s fortress at the end of the War of Wrath in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, leading to the Dark Lord’s defeat and the destruction of his stronghold.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict in Middle-earth
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fictional historical event ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Appendices to The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings appendices
The Return of the King, Appendix A ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings appendices
|
| followedBy |
age of the Rangers of the North
ⓘ
long watch of the Dúnedain ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Sauron’s strategy to weaken the Dúnedain
ⓘ
establishment of Angmar by the Witch-king ⓘ |
| hasConsequenceFor |
heritage of Aragorn
ⓘ
later War of the Ring ⓘ
linked to:
War of the Ring
line of Isildur ⓘ
linked to:
Isildur's heirs
|
| hasEndTimeApprox | Third Age 1975 ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Nazgûl
ⓘ
Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation |
Angmar
ⓘ
Eriador ⓘ northern Middle-earth ⓘ |
| hasOpponent |
Arnor
ⓘ
Arthedain ⓘ Cardolan ⓘ Dúnedain of the North ⓘ Elves of Lindon ⓘ Elves of Lórien ⓘ
linked to:
Elves of Lothlórien
Elves of Rivendell ⓘ Glorfindel ⓘ Kingdom of Gondor ⓘ Prince Eärnur of Gondor ⓘ
linked to:
Eärnur of Gondor
Rhudaur ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
banishment of the Witch-king from the North
ⓘ
destruction of Angmar ⓘ dispersal of the northern Dúnedain ⓘ prophecy concerning the Witch-king’s death ⓘ ruin of Arnor ⓘ strengthening of Gondor’s prestige ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
destruction of Arnor
ⓘ
final war against Angmar ⓘ rise of Angmar ⓘ
linked to:
rise and fall of Angmar
war of the Last Prince of Cardolan ⓘ wars against Arnor ⓘ |
| hasStartTimeApprox | Third Age 1300 ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | Third Age ⓘ |
| involvesBattle |
Battle of Fornost
ⓘ
Battle of the North Downs ⓘ sieges of Fornost ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Fornost
wars in Rhudaur ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Third Age ⓘ |
| precededBy |
decline of the northern Dúnedain
ⓘ
division of Arnor into Arthedain, Cardolan, and Rhudaur ⓘ |
| setInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
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Subject: rise and fall of Angmar Description of subject: The rise and fall of Angmar refers to the emergence, dominance, and eventual defeat of the Witch-king’s northern realm in Middle-earth, a key conflict that shaped the later history of the Third Age.
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