The Physicians of Vilnoc
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The Physicians of Vilnoc is a fantasy novella by Lois McMaster Bujold set in her World of the Five Gods universe, following Temple sorcerer Penric as he confronts a deadly plague in a military fort.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Physicians of Vilnoc canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21639043 — 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 Physicians of Vilnoc Context triple: [World of the Five Gods, hasWork, The Physicians of Vilnoc]
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A.
Ein Landarzt
Ein Landarzt is a collection of short stories by Franz Kafka, centered on the surreal and unsettling experiences of a rural doctor and other characters.
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B.
The Plagueworks
The Plagueworks is a disease-ridden wing of Icecrown Citadel in World of Warcraft, featuring bosses like Festergut, Rotface, and Professor Putricide who embody the Lich King's horrific plague experiments.
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C.
De mortalitate
De mortalitate is a Christian theological treatise by Cyprian of Carthage that reflects on death, suffering, and the hope of eternal life amid plague and persecution.
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D.
Lord of Vučitrn
Lord of Vučitrn was a medieval Serbian noble title held by Vuk Branković, denoting his rule over the important mining and trading center of Vučitrn in the late 14th century.
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E.
Der grossen Wundartzney
Der grossen Wundartzney is a seminal 16th-century surgical and medical treatise by Paracelsus that helped transform early modern approaches to wound treatment and surgery.
- 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 Physicians of Vilnoc Target entity description: The Physicians of Vilnoc is a fantasy novella by Lois McMaster Bujold set in her World of the Five Gods universe, following Temple sorcerer Penric as he confronts a deadly plague in a military fort.
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A.
Ein Landarzt
Ein Landarzt is a collection of short stories by Franz Kafka, centered on the surreal and unsettling experiences of a rural doctor and other characters.
-
B.
The Plagueworks
The Plagueworks is a disease-ridden wing of Icecrown Citadel in World of Warcraft, featuring bosses like Festergut, Rotface, and Professor Putricide who embody the Lich King's horrific plague experiments.
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C.
De mortalitate
De mortalitate is a Christian theological treatise by Cyprian of Carthage that reflects on death, suffering, and the hope of eternal life amid plague and persecution.
-
D.
Lord of Vučitrn
Lord of Vučitrn was a medieval Serbian noble title held by Vuk Branković, denoting his rule over the important mining and trading center of Vučitrn in the late 14th century.
-
E.
Der grossen Wundartzney
Der grossen Wundartzney is a seminal 16th-century surgical and medical treatise by Paracelsus that helped transform early modern approaches to wound treatment and surgery.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.