The Hobbit (1937)
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The Hobbit (1937) is J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy novel following Bilbo Baggins’s adventurous quest with a company of dwarves to reclaim their homeland from the dragon Smaug.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hobbit (1937 novel) | 2 |
| The Hobbit (1937) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12315739 — 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: The Hobbit (1937) Context triple: [Orcrist, firstPublication, The Hobbit (1937)]
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A.
The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955)
The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955) is J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic high-fantasy novel trilogy chronicling the quest to destroy the One Ring and the struggle against the dark lord Sauron in the richly detailed world of Middle-earth.
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B.
The Hobbit (1977 animated film)
The Hobbit (1977 animated film) is an animated television adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel, produced by Rankin/Bass and known for its distinctive visual style and musical numbers.
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C.
The Hobbit (1968 radio drama)
The Hobbit (1968 radio drama) is a BBC radio adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel, dramatizing Bilbo Baggins’s adventure with narration, dialogue, and sound effects for broadcast.
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D.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, serving as the first installment in the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit and a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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E.
The Hobbit film trilogy
The Hobbit film trilogy is a series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel as a cinematic prequel to The Lord of the Rings.
- 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: The Hobbit (1937) Target entity description: The Hobbit (1937) is J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy novel following Bilbo Baggins’s adventurous quest with a company of dwarves to reclaim their homeland from the dragon Smaug.
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A.
The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955)
The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955) is J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic high-fantasy novel trilogy chronicling the quest to destroy the One Ring and the struggle against the dark lord Sauron in the richly detailed world of Middle-earth.
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B.
The Hobbit (1977 animated film)
The Hobbit (1977 animated film) is an animated television adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel, produced by Rankin/Bass and known for its distinctive visual style and musical numbers.
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C.
The Hobbit (1968 radio drama)
The Hobbit (1968 radio drama) is a BBC radio adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel, dramatizing Bilbo Baggins’s adventure with narration, dialogue, and sound effects for broadcast.
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D.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, serving as the first installment in the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit and a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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E.
The Hobbit film trilogy
The Hobbit film trilogy is a series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel as a cinematic prequel to The Lord of the Rings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Hobbit (1937 novel)
this entity surface form:
The Hobbit (1937 novel)