Faceless Men
E1014114
The Faceless Men are a secretive guild of mystical assassins from the House of Black and White in Braavos, known for their ability to change faces and identities at will.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faceless Men canonical | 8 |
| Faceless Man | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12958301 — 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: Faceless Men Context triple: [Arya Stark, trainedBy, Faceless Men]
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A.
The Faceless Ones
The Faceless Ones is a 1967 serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor investigating mysterious disappearances at a London airport.
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B.
The Naked Face
The Naked Face is a psychological thriller novel by Sidney Sheldon that follows a psychoanalyst entangled in a deadly mystery after his patients are murdered.
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C.
Faceless
Faceless is a hard rock/alternative metal album by the American band Godsmack, known for its aggressive sound and chart-topping success in the early 2000s.
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D.
The City of Silent Men
The City of Silent Men is a 1921 American silent crime drama film starring Cullen Landis.
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E.
Guilty Men
Guilty Men is a 1940 polemical book, co-authored by Michael Foot under a pseudonym, that fiercely condemned British appeasement policies toward Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
- 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: Faceless Men Target entity description: The Faceless Men are a secretive guild of mystical assassins from the House of Black and White in Braavos, known for their ability to change faces and identities at will.
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A.
The Faceless Ones
The Faceless Ones is a 1967 serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor investigating mysterious disappearances at a London airport.
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B.
The Naked Face
The Naked Face is a psychological thriller novel by Sidney Sheldon that follows a psychoanalyst entangled in a deadly mystery after his patients are murdered.
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C.
Faceless
Faceless is a hard rock/alternative metal album by the American band Godsmack, known for its aggressive sound and chart-topping success in the early 2000s.
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D.
The City of Silent Men
The City of Silent Men is a 1921 American silent crime drama film starring Cullen Landis.
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E.
Guilty Men
Guilty Men is a 1940 polemical book, co-authored by Michael Foot under a pseudonym, that fiercely condemned British appeasement policies toward Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Braavosi organization
ⓘ
assassin guild ⓘ fictional organization ⓘ religious order ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Song of Ice and Fire
ⓘ
Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
Game of Thrones season 2
ⓘ
Game of Thrones season 5 ⓘ Game of Thrones season 6 ⓘ |
| associatedPhrase | Valar Dohaeris ⓘ |
| basedIn | Braavos ⓘ |
| creator | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| enemyOf | those who defy the Many-Faced God ⓘ |
| feeType | high price ⓘ |
| firstTemple | Valyria ⓘ |
| founder | unnamed slave ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy ⓘ |
| headquarters | House of Black and White ⓘ |
| ideology |
equality in death
ⓘ
service to death ⓘ |
| language | Common Tongue ⓘ |
| laterTemple | Braavos ⓘ |
| membershipRequirement |
renunciation of former life
ⓘ
training in the House of Black and White ⓘ |
| motto | Valar Morghulis ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Arya Stark
ⓘ
Jaqen H’ghar ⓘ
linked to:
Jaqen H'ghar
the Kindly Man ⓘ the Waif ⓘ
linked to:
The Waif
|
| operatesIn |
Free Cities
ⓘ
Westeros ⓘ
linked to:
Westeros (fictional continent)
|
| originContext |
Valyrian Freehold slave mines
ⓘ
linked to:
Valyrian Freehold ruins
|
| originLocation | Valyria ⓘ |
| partOf | world of A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ |
| religion | Many-Faced God ⓘ |
| requires |
loss of personal identity
ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ |
| serviceType | contract killing ⓘ |
| specialAbility |
assassination
ⓘ
face-changing ⓘ identity alteration ⓘ |
| symbol | black-and-white doors of the House of Black and White ⓘ |
| teaches |
combat
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observation ⓘ poison use ⓘ stealth ⓘ |
| trainingLocation | House of Black and White ⓘ |
| uses | faces of the dead ⓘ |
| worships | Many-Faced God ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Faceless Men Description of subject: The Faceless Men are a secretive guild of mystical assassins from the House of Black and White in Braavos, known for their ability to change faces and identities at will.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Faceless Men