Troll-hoard in Eriador
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The Troll-hoard in Eriador is a cache of treasure once amassed by three trolls in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, later discovered by Bilbo and the dwarves on their journey in "The Hobbit."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Troll-hoard in Eriador canonical | 1 |
| Troll-hoard in The Hobbit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12315711 — 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: Troll-hoard in Eriador Context triple: [Orcrist, foundIn, Troll-hoard in Eriador]
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A.
Lord of Moria
Lord of Moria is the title held by Balin when he leads a doomed Dwarven attempt to reclaim the ancient underground kingdom of Khazad-dûm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Thranduil's Halls
Thranduil's Halls is the subterranean Elven stronghold and royal residence of King Thranduil in northern Mirkwood in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.
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C.
Moria
Moria is the vast, ancient underground Dwarven kingdom beneath the Misty Mountains in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for its dark tunnels, great halls, and the Balrog that dwells within.
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D.
the Vales of Anduin
The Vales of Anduin are a long, fertile river-valley region along the upper Anduin in Middle-earth, home to various Northmen and other peoples in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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E.
House of Isildur
The House of Isildur is the royal bloodline of Númenórean descent in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium from which Aragorn and the kings of Gondor are descended.
- 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: Troll-hoard in Eriador Target entity description: The Troll-hoard in Eriador is a cache of treasure once amassed by three trolls in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, later discovered by Bilbo and the dwarves on their journey in "The Hobbit."
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A.
Lord of Moria
Lord of Moria is the title held by Balin when he leads a doomed Dwarven attempt to reclaim the ancient underground kingdom of Khazad-dûm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Thranduil's Halls
Thranduil's Halls is the subterranean Elven stronghold and royal residence of King Thranduil in northern Mirkwood in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.
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C.
Moria
Moria is the vast, ancient underground Dwarven kingdom beneath the Misty Mountains in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for its dark tunnels, great halls, and the Balrog that dwells within.
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D.
the Vales of Anduin
The Vales of Anduin are a long, fertile river-valley region along the upper Anduin in Middle-earth, home to various Northmen and other peoples in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
-
E.
House of Isildur
The House of Isildur is the royal bloodline of Númenórean descent in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium from which Aragorn and the kings of Gondor are descended.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.