Fingon
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Fingon is a heroic Elven prince of the First Age in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned for his bravery, loyalty, and pivotal role in the wars against Morgoth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fingon canonical | 28 |
| Fingon (at the time of Dagor Bragollach) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048013 — 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: Fingon Context triple: [First Age, featuresCharacter, Fingon]
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A.
Fingolfin
Fingolfin is a High King of the Noldor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned for his valor and his fateful single combat with the Dark Lord Morgoth.
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B.
Aldarion
Aldarion is a Númenórean mariner and heir to the throne, renowned for his seafaring voyages and central role in the tale "Aldarion and Erendis" in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium.
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C.
Finrod Felagund
Finrod Felagund is an Elven king and master of wisdom and friendship from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned for founding Nargothrond and for his noble sacrifice in aiding Beren.
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D.
Elladan
Elladan is one of Elrond's twin sons in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, known as a noble Elf of Rivendell who often rides to war alongside his brother Elrohir.
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E.
Húrin Thalion
Húrin Thalion is a legendary Man of the House of Hador in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, renowned for his valor in the First Age and his tragic defiance of Morgoth.
- 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: Fingon Target entity description: Fingon is a heroic Elven prince of the First Age in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned for his bravery, loyalty, and pivotal role in the wars against Morgoth.
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A.
Fingolfin
Fingolfin is a High King of the Noldor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned for his valor and his fateful single combat with the Dark Lord Morgoth.
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B.
Aldarion
Aldarion is a Númenórean mariner and heir to the throne, renowned for his seafaring voyages and central role in the tale "Aldarion and Erendis" in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium.
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C.
Finrod Felagund
Finrod Felagund is an Elven king and master of wisdom and friendship from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned for founding Nargothrond and for his noble sacrifice in aiding Beren.
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D.
Elladan
Elladan is one of Elrond's twin sons in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, known as a noble Elf of Rivendell who often rides to war alongside his brother Elrohir.
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E.
Húrin Thalion
Húrin Thalion is a legendary Man of the House of Hador in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, renowned for his valor in the First Age and his tragic defiance of Morgoth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elf
ⓘ
Elven prince ⓘ Noldo ⓘ character in the legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| age | First Age ⓘ |
| allegiance |
House of Fingolfin
ⓘ
Noldor of Hithlum ⓘ
linked to:
the Noldor
|
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| cousin |
Finrod Felagund
ⓘ
Galadriel ⓘ Maedhros ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| crossed | Helcaraxë ⓘ |
| culture |
Noldor
ⓘ
linked to:
the Noldor
|
| deathPlace | Nirnaeth Arnoediad ⓘ |
| enemy |
Morgoth
ⓘ
Orcs ⓘ |
| father | Fingolfin ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Finwë ⓘ |
| home | Tirion ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Balrog
ⓘ
linked to:
Balrog of Moria
|
| language |
Quenya
ⓘ
Sindarin ⓘ |
| laterHome | Hithlum ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | slain in battle ⓘ |
| mother | Anairë ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding the Union of Maedhros
ⓘ
leading forces in the Dagor Bragollach ⓘ leading the host of the West at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad ⓘ participating in the Dagor Aglareb ⓘ rescuing Maedhros from Thangorodrim ⓘ |
| predecessor | Fingolfin ⓘ |
| race |
Noldor
ⓘ
linked to:
the Noldor
|
| realm | Hithlum ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | Hithlum ⓘ |
| sibling |
Aredhel
ⓘ
Argon ⓘ Turgon ⓘ |
| successor | Turgon ⓘ |
| title |
High King of the Noldor in Beleriand
ⓘ
linked to:
High King of the Noldor
|
| uncle |
Finarfin
ⓘ
Fëanor ⓘ |
| virtue |
bravery
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ mercy ⓘ |
| weapon |
bow
ⓘ
sword ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fingon Description of subject: Fingon is a heroic Elven prince of the First Age in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned for his bravery, loyalty, and pivotal role in the wars against Morgoth.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the Fen of Serech
linked to: Fingon
subject linked to:
Turgon of Gondolin (attributed)