Blackbeard
E152313
Blackbeard was a notorious early 18th-century English pirate, famed for his fearsome appearance and raids in the Caribbean and along the American colonial coast.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blackbeard canonical | 21 |
| Edward Teach | 3 |
| Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | 1 |
| Blackbeard, the Pirate | 1 |
| Edward Teach / Blackbeard | 1 |
| Edward Thatch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1325625 — 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: Blackbeard Context triple: [Blackbeard's Castle, associatedWith, Blackbeard]
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A.
Long John Silver
Long John Silver is a cunning, one-legged pirate and master manipulator who serves as the charismatic antihero in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
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B.
Black Larsen
Black Larsen is a villainous outlaw character in Charlie Chaplin’s silent film "The Gold Rush."
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C.
Bartholomew Allerton
Bartholomew Allerton was a child passenger on the Mayflower and the son of Plymouth Colony settler Isaac Allerton, making him part of the early English Pilgrim community in New England.
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D.
Jean Lafitte
Jean Lafitte was a notorious early 19th-century French pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico who became a folk-hero figure for aiding the United States during the War of 1812.
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E.
Elias Kane
Elias Kane was an early 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as Illinois’ first secretary of state and later as a U.S. senator.
- 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: Blackbeard Target entity description: Blackbeard was a notorious early 18th-century English pirate, famed for his fearsome appearance and raids in the Caribbean and along the American colonial coast.
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A.
Long John Silver
Long John Silver is a cunning, one-legged pirate and master manipulator who serves as the charismatic antihero in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
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B.
Black Larsen
Black Larsen is a villainous outlaw character in Charlie Chaplin’s silent film "The Gold Rush."
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C.
Bartholomew Allerton
Bartholomew Allerton was a child passenger on the Mayflower and the son of Plymouth Colony settler Isaac Allerton, making him part of the early English Pilgrim community in New England.
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D.
Jean Lafitte
Jean Lafitte was a notorious early 19th-century French pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico who became a folk-hero figure for aiding the United States during the War of 1812.
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E.
Elias Kane
Elias Kane was an early 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as Illinois’ first secretary of state and later as a U.S. senator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English person
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ pirate ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1718 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1716 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Pirates
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Pirates
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Edward Drummond
ⓘ
Edward Tache ⓘ Edward Thach ⓘ Thatch ⓘ |
| appearanceFeature |
bandoliers across chest
ⓘ
long black beard ⓘ slow-burning fuses in beard and hat during battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Queen Anne's War
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne's War (as former privateer)
|
| baseOfOperations |
Nassau
ⓘ
surface form:
New Providence, Bahamas
Ocracoke Island ⓘ
surface form:
Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
|
| battle | Battle of Ocracoke Inlet ⓘ |
| birthName |
Blackbeard
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Edward Teach
Blackbeard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Edward Thatch
|
| capturedShip | La Concorde ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| culturalDepictionAs | archetypal pirate ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 22 November 1718 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Atlantic coast of North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Ocracoke Inlet, Province of North Carolina
|
| era |
GoldenAgeOfPiracy
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Piracy
|
| floruitCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Lieutenant Robert Maynard
ⓘ
Royal Navy forces of Virginia ⓘ |
| nationality | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blockade of Charleston, South Carolina
ⓘ
fearsome appearance ⓘ raids along the American colonial coast ⓘ raids on shipping in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| occupation |
pirate
ⓘ
privateer ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
American colonial coast
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ Atlantic coast of North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
North Carolina coast
Southeastern Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia coast
West Indies ⓘ |
| renamedShipAs | Queen Anne's Revenge ⓘ |
| shipCommanded |
Adventure
ⓘ
Queen Anne's Revenge ⓘ Revenge ⓘ |
| shipTypeCommanded |
frigate
ⓘ
sloop ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
films
ⓘ
legends and folklore ⓘ numerous books ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
blockade of ports
ⓘ
intimidation ⓘ psychological warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blackbeard Description of subject: Blackbeard was a notorious early 18th-century English pirate, famed for his fearsome appearance and raids in the Caribbean and along the American colonial coast.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edward Teach
this entity surface form:
Edward Thatch
this entity surface form:
Edward Teach
this entity surface form:
Edward Teach / Blackbeard
this entity surface form:
Edward Teach
this entity surface form:
Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
this entity surface form:
Blackbeard, the Pirate