Triple
T4625754
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Saruman |
E101092
|
entity |
| Predicate | appearsIn |
P795
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Silmarillion |
E179852
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Silmarillion | Statement: [Saruman, appearsIn, The Silmarillion]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Silmarillion Context triple: [Saruman, appearsIn, The Silmarillion]
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A.
The Silmarillion
chosen
The Silmarillion is a posthumously published collection of mythopoeic tales by J. R. R. Tolkien that outlines the creation and early history of Middle-earth, forming the foundational lore behind The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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B.
Unfinished Tales
Unfinished Tales is a posthumously published collection of J. R. R. Tolkien’s narratives and essays that expand the lore and backstory of Middle-earth and Númenor.
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C.
The History of Middle-earth
The History of Middle-earth is a twelve-volume scholarly series edited by Christopher Tolkien that presents and analyzes J.R.R. Tolkien’s drafts, notes, and essays chronicling the development of his Middle-earth legendarium.
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D.
Silmarils
The Silmarils are three legendary, radiant jewels in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, whose beauty and theft ignite the central conflicts of *The Silmarillion*.
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E.
Free Peoples of Middle-earth
The Free Peoples of Middle-earth are the alliance of non-corrupted races—such as Elves, Men, Dwarves, and Hobbits—who unite to resist the dark powers in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69bd43d0497c8190ac23c65c5804846a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd5a08ef488190af46418229309b0f |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be0360f7548190b4d1c2e0e53985e8 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:13 p.m.