Old Way of the Ironborn
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The Old Way of the Ironborn is a harsh seafaring and raiding culture from the Iron Islands in Westeros that glorifies piracy, conquest, and taking “pay the iron price” over peaceful trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Way of the Ironborn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14821770 — 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: Old Way of the Ironborn Context triple: [Victarion Greyjoy, followsCustom, Old Way of the Ironborn]
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A.
Lord of the Iron Islands
Lord of the Iron Islands is the hereditary ruler of the Ironborn people and their harsh, sea-dominated realm in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones.
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B.
Sealord of Braavos
The Sealord of Braavos is the supreme political ruler of the Free City of Braavos in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones.
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C.
First Men in the Riverlands
The First Men in the Riverlands were an ancient human population of Westeros who originally settled and ruled the fertile river valleys before later waves of Andal conquest and cultural blending.
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D.
Kingsmoot on the Iron Islands
Kingsmoot on the Iron Islands is a traditional Ironborn gathering where captains and nobles choose a new ruler of the Iron Islands, prominently depicted in George R. R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows.
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E.
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.
- 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: Old Way of the Ironborn Target entity description: The Old Way of the Ironborn is a harsh seafaring and raiding culture from the Iron Islands in Westeros that glorifies piracy, conquest, and taking “pay the iron price” over peaceful trade.
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A.
Lord of the Iron Islands
Lord of the Iron Islands is the hereditary ruler of the Ironborn people and their harsh, sea-dominated realm in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones.
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B.
Sealord of Braavos
The Sealord of Braavos is the supreme political ruler of the Free City of Braavos in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones.
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C.
First Men in the Riverlands
The First Men in the Riverlands were an ancient human population of Westeros who originally settled and ruled the fertile river valleys before later waves of Andal conquest and cultural blending.
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D.
Kingsmoot on the Iron Islands
Kingsmoot on the Iron Islands is a traditional Ironborn gathering where captains and nobles choose a new ruler of the Iron Islands, prominently depicted in George R. R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.