House Karstark
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House Karstark is a noble Northern house in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, descended from a cadet branch of House Stark and known for its seat at Karhold and its fierce loyalty to the North.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House Karstark canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12958113 — 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)
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Target entity: House Karstark Context triple: [House Stark, swornHouse, House Karstark]
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House Stark
House Stark is one of the principal noble families of the Game of Thrones universe, known for ruling the North from Winterfell and embodying honor, resilience, and the motto "Winter is Coming."
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B.
House Frey
House Frey is a prominent noble family in George R. R. Martin’s "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, notorious for its treacherous role in the Red Wedding and its control of the strategically vital Twins crossing.
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House Bolton
House Bolton is a notorious noble family from the North in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, infamous for their cruelty, flaying practices, and later usurpation of Winterfell.
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House Baratheon
House Baratheon is one of the Great Houses of Westeros in the Game of Thrones universe, known for its stag sigil, stormy seat at Storm’s End, and its brief tenure as the royal house of the Seven Kingdoms.
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E.
House Mormont
House Mormont is a loyal but relatively minor Northern noble house from Bear Island in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones," known for its fierce warrior women and steadfast allegiance to House Stark.
- 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: House Karstark Target entity description: House Karstark is a noble Northern house in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, descended from a cadet branch of House Stark and known for its seat at Karhold and its fierce loyalty to the North.
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A.
House Stark
House Stark is one of the principal noble families of the Game of Thrones universe, known for ruling the North from Winterfell and embodying honor, resilience, and the motto "Winter is Coming."
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B.
House Frey
House Frey is a prominent noble family in George R. R. Martin’s "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, notorious for its treacherous role in the Red Wedding and its control of the strategically vital Twins crossing.
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C.
House Bolton
House Bolton is a notorious noble family from the North in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, infamous for their cruelty, flaying practices, and later usurpation of Winterfell.
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D.
House Baratheon
House Baratheon is one of the Great Houses of Westeros in the Game of Thrones universe, known for its stag sigil, stormy seat at Storm’s End, and its brief tenure as the royal house of the Seven Kingdoms.
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E.
House Mormont
House Mormont is a loyal but relatively minor Northern noble house from Bear Island in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones," known for its fierce warrior women and steadfast allegiance to House Stark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fictional organization
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Noble house ⓘ Vassal house ⓘ |
| allegiance |
House Stark of Winterfell
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linked to:
House Stark
King in the North ⓘ
linked to:
The King in the North
|
| appearsInBook |
A Clash of Kings
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A Dance with Dragons ⓘ A Game of Thrones ⓘ A Storm of Swords ⓘ |
| appearsInTVSeason |
Game of Thrones Season 2
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linked to:
Game of Thrones season 2
Game of Thrones Season 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Game of Thrones season 3
Game of Thrones Season 7 ⓘ
linked to:
Game of Thrones season 7
|
| cadetBranchOf | House Stark ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsColor |
Black
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White ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsSymbol | Sunburst ⓘ |
| culture |
Northmen
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linked to:
Varangians
|
| event |
Execution of Lord Rickard Karstark by Robb Stark
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Partial forfeiture of Karhold after Rickard Karstark’s treason ⓘ |
| founder | Karlon Stark ⓘ |
| houseStatus |
Extant in the books as of A Dance with Dragons
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Restored as loyal vassals to House Stark (TV ending) ⓘ |
| houseType | Great vassal house of the North ⓘ |
| isFromWork |
A Song of Ice and Fire
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Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Betrayal of Robb Stark by Lord Rickard Karstark
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Fierce loyalty to the North ⓘ Reputation as fierce warriors ⓘ |
| language |
Common Tongue of Westeros
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linked to:
Common Tongue (Westeros)
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| location |
Eastern coast of the North
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Karhold ⓘ |
| loyaltyTrait | Traditionally loyal to House Stark ⓘ |
| militaryStrength | Significant host among Northern bannermen ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alys Karstark
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Arnolf Karstark ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Rickard Karstark
Cregan Karstark (TV adaptation) ⓘ Harrion Karstark ⓘ Karlon Stark ⓘ Lord Rickard Karstark ⓘ |
| origin | Cadet branch granted lands for service to a King in the North ⓘ |
| overlord | House Stark ⓘ |
| region | The North ⓘ |
| religion | Old Gods of the Forest ⓘ |
| seat | Karhold ⓘ |
| sigil |
White sunburst on black
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White sunburst with a black border on forest green (TV adaptation) ⓘ |
| vassalTo |
Lords of Winterfell
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linked to:
Lord of Winterfell
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| words | The Sun of Winter (semi-canonical/attributed) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House Karstark Description of subject: House Karstark is a noble Northern house in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, descended from a cadet branch of House Stark and known for its seat at Karhold and its fierce loyalty to the North.
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