The Darkling
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The Darkling is the powerful and enigmatic Grisha general and primary antagonist in Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone series and its screen adaptation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Darkling canonical | 5 |
| the Darkling | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19734589 — 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: The Darkling Context triple: [Ben Barnes, playedRole, The Darkling]
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A.
The Darkling Child
The Darkling Child is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, continuing the Defenders of Shannara storyline.
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B.
The Song of Night
The Song of Night is a lesser-known film associated with actress Tala Birell, reflecting her work during the classic era of cinema.
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C.
The Tree of Crows
The Tree of Crows is a Romantic-era landscape painting by Caspar David Friedrich, depicting a stark, gnarled tree silhouetted against a dramatic sky to evoke themes of melancholy and mortality.
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D.
The Night Country
The Night Country is a haunting contemporary novel by Stewart O'Nan that explores grief, guilt, and the supernatural aftermath of a tragic car accident in a small New England town.
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E.
She Darked the Sun
"She Darked the Sun" is a country-rock song by Dillard & Clark, featured on their influential late-1960s album The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark.
- 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: The Darkling Target entity description: The Darkling is the powerful and enigmatic Grisha general and primary antagonist in Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone series and its screen adaptation.
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A.
The Darkling Child
The Darkling Child is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, continuing the Defenders of Shannara storyline.
-
B.
The Song of Night
The Song of Night is a lesser-known film associated with actress Tala Birell, reflecting her work during the classic era of cinema.
-
C.
The Tree of Crows
The Tree of Crows is a Romantic-era landscape painting by Caspar David Friedrich, depicting a stark, gnarled tree silhouetted against a dramatic sky to evoke themes of melancholy and mortality.
-
D.
The Night Country
The Night Country is a haunting contemporary novel by Stewart O'Nan that explores grief, guilt, and the supernatural aftermath of a tragic car accident in a small New England town.
-
E.
She Darked the Sun
"She Darked the Sun" is a country-rock song by Dillard & Clark, featured on their influential late-1960s album The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.