Defender of the Vale
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Defender of the Vale is a noble title in the world of *A Song of Ice and Fire*/*Game of Thrones* denoting the paramount military protector and guardian of the Vale of Arryn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Defender of the Vale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14706849 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Defender of the Vale Context triple: [House Arryn, titleHeld, Defender of the Vale]
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A.
Warden of the Marches
The Warden of the Marches was a powerful medieval and early modern border official responsible for military defense, law enforcement, and diplomacy along the turbulent frontier between Scotland and England.
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B.
Houses of the Vale
The Houses of the Vale are noble families in the Vale of Arryn in Westeros, many of which trace their lineage back to the ancient First Men and serve under House Arryn.
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C.
Lord of the Dreadfort
The Lord of the Dreadfort is the head of House Bolton, a northern noble family in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones known for their cruelty and use of flaying.
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D.
Lord of the Vale
Lord of the Vale is the hereditary ruler of the Vale of Arryn, one of the major regions of Westeros in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones."
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E.
Warden of the East March
The Warden of the East March was a senior royal official responsible for the defense and governance of England’s eastern border with Scotland during the late medieval period.
- 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: Defender of the Vale Target entity description: Defender of the Vale is a noble title in the world of *A Song of Ice and Fire*/*Game of Thrones* denoting the paramount military protector and guardian of the Vale of Arryn.
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A.
Warden of the Marches
The Warden of the Marches was a powerful medieval and early modern border official responsible for military defense, law enforcement, and diplomacy along the turbulent frontier between Scotland and England.
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B.
Houses of the Vale
The Houses of the Vale are noble families in the Vale of Arryn in Westeros, many of which trace their lineage back to the ancient First Men and serve under House Arryn.
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C.
Lord of the Dreadfort
The Lord of the Dreadfort is the head of House Bolton, a northern noble family in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones known for their cruelty and use of flaying.
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D.
Lord of the Vale
Lord of the Vale is the hereditary ruler of the Vale of Arryn, one of the major regions of Westeros in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones."
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E.
Warden of the East March
The Warden of the East March was a senior royal official responsible for the defense and governance of England’s eastern border with Scotland during the late medieval period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.