Pass of Aglon
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The Pass of Aglon is a narrow, strategically vital mountain pass in Tolkien’s legendarium that served as a key defensive gateway into eastern Beleriand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pass of Aglon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11348157 — 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: Pass of Aglon Context triple: [Beleriand, containsPass, Pass of Aglon]
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A.
Honister Pass
Honister Pass is a high mountain pass in England’s Lake District, known for its steep, scenic road linking Borrowdale with Buttermere and its historic slate mines.
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B.
Sty Head Pass
Sty Head Pass is a high mountain pass in England's Lake District, popular with hikers for its scenic route between Borrowdale and Wasdale.
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C.
Cairnwell Pass
Cairnwell Pass is a high mountain pass in the Scottish Highlands, known as one of the highest main-road passes in the United Kingdom and a key route through the Grampian Mountains.
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D.
Aberglaslyn Pass
Aberglaslyn Pass is a dramatic, narrow river gorge in North Wales renowned for its steep wooded slopes, rocky cliffs, and scenic walking trails.
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E.
Lamb Pass
Lamb Pass is the English name for Colle dell’Agnello, a high mountain pass in the Alps linking Italy and France.
- 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: Pass of Aglon Target entity description: The Pass of Aglon is a narrow, strategically vital mountain pass in Tolkien’s legendarium that served as a key defensive gateway into eastern Beleriand.
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A.
Honister Pass
Honister Pass is a high mountain pass in England’s Lake District, known for its steep, scenic road linking Borrowdale with Buttermere and its historic slate mines.
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B.
Sty Head Pass
Sty Head Pass is a high mountain pass in England's Lake District, popular with hikers for its scenic route between Borrowdale and Wasdale.
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C.
Cairnwell Pass
Cairnwell Pass is a high mountain pass in the Scottish Highlands, known as one of the highest main-road passes in the United Kingdom and a key route through the Grampian Mountains.
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D.
Aberglaslyn Pass
Aberglaslyn Pass is a dramatic, narrow river gorge in North Wales renowned for its steep wooded slopes, rocky cliffs, and scenic walking trails.
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E.
Lamb Pass
Lamb Pass is the English name for Colle dell’Agnello, a high mountain pass in the Alps linking Italy and France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional geographic location
ⓘ
location in Beleriand ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celegorm
ⓘ
Curufin ⓘ Maedhros ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
Dorthonion
ⓘ
Himring ⓘ |
| category |
Beleriand locations
ⓘ
Middle-earth mountain passes ⓘ |
| connects |
Himring
ⓘ
Lothlann ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Sons of Fëanor
ⓘ
linked to:
Fëanor’s followers
|
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| era | First Age ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Middle-earth legendarium
ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
|
| guardedBy |
Celegorm
ⓘ
Curufin ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ered Gorgoroth
ⓘ
linked to:
Gorgoroth
northern Beleriand ⓘ
linked to:
Beleriand
|
| mentionedIn |
Quenta Silmarillion
ⓘ
linked to:
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| near |
Himring
ⓘ
March of Maedhros ⓘ |
| partOf | defensive line of the Noldor in the north of Beleriand ⓘ |
| regionOf |
eastern Beleriand
ⓘ
linked to:
Beleriand
|
| strategicImportance | key defensive gateway into eastern Beleriand ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountainous
ⓘ
narrow ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | Morgoth ⓘ |
| usedFor | defense against Morgoth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pass of Aglon Description of subject: The Pass of Aglon is a narrow, strategically vital mountain pass in Tolkien’s legendarium that served as a key defensive gateway into eastern Beleriand.
Referenced by (1)
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