Maester Cressen
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Maester Cressen is an elderly and loyal maester at Dragonstone in "A Song of Ice and Fire," known for his doomed attempt to assassinate the priestess Melisandre to protect Stannis Baratheon from her influence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maester Cressen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14780052 — 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: Maester Cressen Context triple: [Melisandre, conflictsWith, Maester Cressen]
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A.
Maester Luwin
Maester Luwin is the learned healer, counselor, and messenger of House Stark in Winterfell in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.
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B.
Barristan Selmy
Barristan Selmy is a legendary knight of the Kingsguard in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, renowned for his honor, skill at arms, and long service to multiple kings.
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C.
Qyburn
Qyburn is a disgraced former maester and sinister healer in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, known for his unethical experiments and service to House Lannister.
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D.
Jaqen H'ghar
Jaqen H'ghar is a mysterious Faceless Man assassin from the Free City of Braavos who plays a key role in Arya Stark’s storyline in George R. R. Martin’s fantasy series.
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E.
Lord Wyman Manderly
Lord Wyman Manderly is the shrewd, corpulent head of House Manderly in the North, known for his political cunning, secret loyalties, and pivotal role in the struggle for Stark restoration in A Song of Ice and Fire.
- 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: Maester Cressen Target entity description: Maester Cressen is an elderly and loyal maester at Dragonstone in "A Song of Ice and Fire," known for his doomed attempt to assassinate the priestess Melisandre to protect Stannis Baratheon from her influence.
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A.
Maester Luwin
Maester Luwin is the learned healer, counselor, and messenger of House Stark in Winterfell in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.
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B.
Barristan Selmy
Barristan Selmy is a legendary knight of the Kingsguard in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, renowned for his honor, skill at arms, and long service to multiple kings.
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C.
Qyburn
Qyburn is a disgraced former maester and sinister healer in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, known for his unethical experiments and service to House Lannister.
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D.
Jaqen H'ghar
Jaqen H'ghar is a mysterious Faceless Man assassin from the Free City of Braavos who plays a key role in Arya Stark’s storyline in George R. R. Martin’s fantasy series.
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E.
Lord Wyman Manderly
Lord Wyman Manderly is the shrewd, corpulent head of House Manderly in the North, known for his political cunning, secret loyalties, and pivotal role in the struggle for Stark restoration in A Song of Ice and Fire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.