Bearer of the Subtle Knife
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Bearer of the Subtle Knife is the mantle given to Will Parry, marking him as the chosen wielder of a unique, dimension-cutting blade in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series.
All labels observed (1)
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| Bearer of the Subtle Knife canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16009442 — 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: Bearer of the Subtle Knife Context triple: [Will Parry, title, Bearer of the Subtle Knife]
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A.
The Subtle Knife
The Subtle Knife is the second novel in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, introducing a dimension-cutting knife and expanding the series’ multiverse and theological themes.
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B.
The Black Prism
The Black Prism is the first novel in Brent Weeks' epic fantasy Lightbringer series, introducing a world where magic is based on the manipulation of light and color.
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C.
Red Tower
Red Tower is a historic medieval tower and landmark in the German city of Chemnitz.
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D.
Red Tower
Red Tower is a historic defensive tower incorporated into the medieval city walls of York, England.
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E.
La Belle Sauvage
La Belle Sauvage is a fantasy novel by Philip Pullman that serves as the first volume in his companion trilogy The Book of Dust, set in the same universe as His Dark Materials.
- 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: Bearer of the Subtle Knife Target entity description: Bearer of the Subtle Knife is the mantle given to Will Parry, marking him as the chosen wielder of a unique, dimension-cutting blade in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series.
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A.
The Subtle Knife
The Subtle Knife is the second novel in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, introducing a dimension-cutting knife and expanding the series’ multiverse and theological themes.
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B.
The Black Prism
The Black Prism is the first novel in Brent Weeks' epic fantasy Lightbringer series, introducing a world where magic is based on the manipulation of light and color.
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C.
Red Tower
Red Tower is a historic medieval tower and landmark in the German city of Chemnitz.
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D.
Red Tower
Red Tower is a historic defensive tower incorporated into the medieval city walls of York, England.
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E.
La Belle Sauvage
La Belle Sauvage is a fantasy novel by Philip Pullman that serves as the first volume in his companion trilogy The Book of Dust, set in the same universe as His Dark Materials.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.