Great Smials
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Great Smials is the sprawling ancestral hobbit-hole and chief residence of the Took family, located in Tuckborough in the Shire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Smials canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11492087 — 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: Great Smials Context triple: [Peregrin Took, laterResidence, Great Smials]
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A.
Sméagol
Sméagol is a hobbit-like creature from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium who is tragically corrupted and transformed into Gollum by his obsession with the One Ring.
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B.
Huorns
Huorns are mysterious, semi-sentient tree-like beings of Middle-earth that are closely related to Ents and known for their dark, brooding presence and deadly wrath against intruders.
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C.
Istari
The Istari are a group of powerful, angelic beings in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium who take the form of wizards sent to aid the Free Peoples against Sauron.
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D.
Elves of Lindon
The Elves of Lindon are a prominent Elven realm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, ruled by Gil-galad on the western shores and known as a last stronghold of the Eldar in the Second and Third Ages.
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E.
Pelóri
Pelóri is the immense mountain range in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium that forms the eastern wall of Valinor, separating the Blessed Realm from Middle-earth.
- 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: Great Smials Target entity description: Great Smials is the sprawling ancestral hobbit-hole and chief residence of the Took family, located in Tuckborough in the Shire.
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A.
Sméagol
Sméagol is a hobbit-like creature from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium who is tragically corrupted and transformed into Gollum by his obsession with the One Ring.
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B.
Huorns
Huorns are mysterious, semi-sentient tree-like beings of Middle-earth that are closely related to Ents and known for their dark, brooding presence and deadly wrath against intruders.
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C.
Istari
The Istari are a group of powerful, angelic beings in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium who take the form of wizards sent to aid the Free Peoples against Sauron.
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D.
Elves of Lindon
The Elves of Lindon are a prominent Elven realm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, ruled by Gil-galad on the western shores and known as a last stronghold of the Eldar in the Second and Third Ages.
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E.
Pelóri
Pelóri is the immense mountain range in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium that forms the eastern wall of Valinor, separating the Blessed Realm from Middle-earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
hobbit-hole ⓘ residence ⓘ |
| ancestralHomeOf | Took family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Hobbit (implied in legendarium) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings Appendices NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Gerontius Took
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paladin Took II NERFINISHED ⓘ Peregrin Took NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Tooks of Great Smials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Took clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefResidenceOf |
Thain of the Shire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Took family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Hobbit culture of the Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ancestral hobbit-hole
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sprawling ⓘ |
| fictionalWorld | Arda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
family seat of the Tooks
ⓘ
seat of the Thain ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| governedByTitle | Thain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingOfficeHolderType | Thain of the Shire GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasNotableResident |
Gerontius Took
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paladin Took II NERFINISHED ⓘ Peregrin Took NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housingType | multi-family residence ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Hobbits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Westron (represented by English) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
The Shire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuckborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Westfarthing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Green Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the largest and most important Took residence in the Shire ⓘ |
| partOf | Tookland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Westfarthing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureType |
tunnel-complex
ⓘ
underground dwelling ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Fourth Age (continued habitation implied)
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Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Smials Description of subject: Great Smials is the sprawling ancestral hobbit-hole and chief residence of the Took family, located in Tuckborough in the Shire.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Took family