Durin III
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Durin III is a legendary Dwarven king of Khazad-dûm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, renowned for receiving one of the Seven Rings of Power given to the Dwarves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Durin III canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12315660 — 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: Durin III Context triple: [House of Durin, notableMember, Durin III]
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A.
Durin II
Durin II is an early Dwarven king of Khazad-dûm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, belonging to the royal line of Durin the Deathless.
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B.
Durin VI
Durin VI was a Dwarven king of Khazad-dûm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, whose death at the hands of the Balrog heralded the downfall and abandonment of Moria.
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C.
Durin I
Durin I is a legendary Dwarf-king from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, revered as the eldest of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves and the founder of the Longbeards (Durin’s Folk).
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D.
Oropher
Oropher is an Elven king of the Woodland Realm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium and the father of Thranduil, who fell leading his forces in the Battle of Dagorlad during the War of the Last Alliance.
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E.
Fingon
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.
- 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: Durin III Target entity description: Durin III is a legendary Dwarven king of Khazad-dûm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, renowned for receiving one of the Seven Rings of Power given to the Dwarves.
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A.
Durin II
Durin II is an early Dwarven king of Khazad-dûm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, belonging to the royal line of Durin the Deathless.
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B.
Durin VI
Durin VI was a Dwarven king of Khazad-dûm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, whose death at the hands of the Balrog heralded the downfall and abandonment of Moria.
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C.
Durin I
Durin I is a legendary Dwarf-king from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, revered as the eldest of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves and the founder of the Longbeards (Durin’s Folk).
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D.
Oropher
Oropher is an Elven king of the Woodland Realm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium and the father of Thranduil, who fell leading his forces in the Battle of Dagorlad during the War of the Last Alliance.
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E.
Fingon
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.