Turgon
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Turgon is a noble Elven king from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, best known as the founder and ruler of the hidden city of Gondolin during the First Age.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turgon canonical | 54 |
| Turgon, King of Gondolin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048014 — 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: Turgon Context triple: [First Age, featuresCharacter, Turgon]
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A.
Ecthelion II
Ecthelion II was a Steward of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, known for his leadership during a period of renewed strength and relative peace before the War of the Ring.
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B.
Elendil
Elendil is a legendary Númenórean leader and High King of Arnor and Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned for founding the Realms in Exile and falling in the final battle against Sauron at the end of the Second Age.
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C.
Lothíriel
Lothíriel is a noblewoman of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, known as the daughter of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth who weds Éomer, King of Rohan.
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D.
Imrahil
Imrahil is the Prince of Dol Amroth in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, a noble Gondorian lord renowned for his valor and leadership during the War of the Ring.
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E.
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.
- 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: Turgon Target entity description: Turgon is a noble Elven king from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, best known as the founder and ruler of the hidden city of Gondolin during the First Age.
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A.
Ecthelion II
Ecthelion II was a Steward of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, known for his leadership during a period of renewed strength and relative peace before the War of the Ring.
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B.
Elendil
Elendil is a legendary Númenórean leader and High King of Arnor and Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned for founding the Realms in Exile and falling in the final battle against Sauron at the end of the Second Age.
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C.
Lothíriel
Lothíriel is a noblewoman of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, known as the daughter of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth who weds Éomer, King of Rohan.
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D.
Imrahil
Imrahil is the Prince of Dol Amroth in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, a noble Gondorian lord renowned for his valor and leadership during the War of the Ring.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elf
ⓘ
Elven king ⓘ Noldorin Elf ⓘ character in the legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| age | First Age ⓘ |
| ally |
Círdan
ⓘ
linked to:
Círdan the Shipwright
Fingon ⓘ Ulmo ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Children of Húrin (references)
ⓘ
The Fall of Gondolin ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| child | Idril Celebrindal ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| culture |
Noldorin culture of Beleriand
ⓘ
linked to:
the Noldor
|
| deathCause |
destruction of Gondolin
ⓘ
linked to:
The Fall of Gondolin
|
| deathPlace | Gondolin ⓘ |
| enemy | Morgoth ⓘ |
| father | Fingolfin ⓘ |
| formerResidence |
Nevrast
ⓘ
Vinyamar ⓘ |
| founderOf | Gondolin ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Eärendil
ⓘ
Eärendil the Mariner ⓘ
linked to:
Eärendil
Finarfin (by marriage through Idril and Tuor to their descendants) ⓘ
linked to:
House of Fingolfin
|
| guidedBy | Ulmo ⓘ |
| house | House of Fingolfin ⓘ |
| killedIn |
Fall of Gondolin
ⓘ
linked to:
The Fall of Gondolin
|
| knownFor |
defying Morgoth
ⓘ
founding the hidden city of Gondolin ⓘ ruling Gondolin in secrecy ⓘ |
| language |
Quenya
ⓘ
Sindarin ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Fingolfin
ⓘ
Ulmo ⓘ |
| mother | Anairë ⓘ |
| notableAct |
built Vinyamar at Ulmo’s prompting
ⓘ
moved his people secretly from Nevrast to Gondolin ⓘ refused to abandon Gondolin despite warnings from Ulmo ⓘ |
| race |
Elf
ⓘ
Noldor ⓘ
linked to:
the Noldor
|
| realm | Gondolin ⓘ |
| relative |
Eärendil
ⓘ
Tuor ⓘ |
| residence | Gondolin ⓘ |
| sibling |
Aredhel
ⓘ
Argon ⓘ Fingon ⓘ |
| spouse | Elven lady of the Vanyar ⓘ |
| title |
High King of the Noldor
ⓘ
King of Gondolin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Turgon Description of subject: Turgon is a noble Elven king from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, best known as the founder and ruler of the hidden city of Gondolin during the First Age.
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the Eldar
subject linked to:
the Noldor
subject linked to:
siege of Gondolin by Morgoth
subject linked to:
siege of Gondolin by Morgoth
subject linked to:
Twelve Houses of the Gondolindrim