Avalon
E195682
Avalon is the legendary, mystical island in Arthurian mythology famed as the place of King Arthur’s healing or final rest and the forging of Excalibur.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avalon canonical | 17 |
| Avalon (mythical island from Arthurian legend) | 1 |
| Isle of Avalon | 1 |
| island of Avalon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1747310 — 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: Avalon Context triple: [King Arthur, associatedWith, Avalon]
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A.
Avalon
Avalon is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, represented in the House of Commons.
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B.
Dunoon
Dunoon is a coastal town and former resort on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland.
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C.
Caere
Caere was a major ancient Etruscan city-state in central Italy, noted for its wealth, maritime trade, and close cultural contacts with the Greek and Phoenician worlds.
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D.
Scheria
Scheria is the mythical island kingdom of the Phaeacians in Homer’s Odyssey, renowned as the last hospitable stop on Odysseus’s journey home.
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E.
Rhos
Rhos is a village in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, known for its residential character within the Swansea Valley region.
- 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: Avalon Target entity description: Avalon is the legendary, mystical island in Arthurian mythology famed as the place of King Arthur’s healing or final rest and the forging of Excalibur.
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A.
Avalon
Avalon is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, represented in the House of Commons.
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B.
Dunoon
Dunoon is a coastal town and former resort on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland.
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C.
Caere
Caere was a major ancient Etruscan city-state in central Italy, noted for its wealth, maritime trade, and close cultural contacts with the Greek and Phoenician worlds.
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D.
Scheria
Scheria is the mythical island kingdom of the Phaeacians in Homer’s Odyssey, renowned as the last hospitable stop on Odysseus’s journey home.
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E.
Rhos
Rhos is a village in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, known for its residential character within the Swansea Valley region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary place
ⓘ
location in Arthurian legend ⓘ mythical island ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Historia Regum Britanniae
ⓘ
surface form:
"Historia Regum Britanniae" by Geoffrey of Monmouth
Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur"
later Vulgate Cycle romances ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celtic mythology
ⓘ
Excalibur ⓘ King Arthur ⓘ The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
surface form:
Lady of the Lake
Morgan le Fay ⓘ |
| country |
ancient Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain (legendary context)
|
| culturalImpact |
frequent motif in neo-pagan and esoteric traditions
ⓘ
inspired numerous modern fantasy works ⓘ popular subject in art and literature about King Arthur ⓘ |
| describedAs | island of apples ⓘ |
| etymology | often linked to Welsh word "afal" (apple) ⓘ |
| firstAttestedCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| firstAttestedIn |
Historia Regum Britanniae
ⓘ
surface form:
Geoffrey of Monmouth's "Historia Regum Britanniae"
|
| hasProperty |
hidden or unreachable from ordinary world
ⓘ
mystical healing powers ⓘ timeless or otherworldly nature ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Morgan le Fay
ⓘ
surface form:
Morgan le Fay (in many versions)
nine sisters (in some traditions) ⓘ sorceresses ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestSource | Latin ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Isle of the Blessed
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of the Blessed (comparative mythology)
concept of the Celtic Otherworld ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Middle English Arthurian literature
ⓘ
Middle French Arthurian romances ⓘ medieval Latin chronicles ⓘ |
| narrativeEvent |
Arthur entrusted to the care of magical women
ⓘ
Arthur taken to Avalon after being mortally wounded at the Battle of Camlann (in many versions) ⓘ Excalibur returned to the Lady of the Lake before Arthur's journey to Avalon (in many versions) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arthurian legend
ⓘ
surface form:
Arthurian mythology
|
| possibleIdentification |
Glastonbury
ⓘ
surface form:
Glastonbury (in later medieval tradition)
Isle of Avalon = Glastonbury Tor (legendary association) ⓘ |
| roleInLegend |
otherworldly paradise
ⓘ
Arthur’s Stone ⓘ
surface form:
place of King Arthur's healing or final rest
place where Excalibur was forged (in some traditions) ⓘ realm of enchantment and magic ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
hope of Arthur's return
ⓘ
ideal kingship preserved beyond death ⓘ spiritual or mystical refuge ⓘ |
| theme |
death and rebirth of the hero
ⓘ
idealized utopian land ⓘ transition between mortal world and otherworld ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Avalon Description of subject: Avalon is the legendary, mystical island in Arthurian mythology famed as the place of King Arthur’s healing or final rest and the forging of Excalibur.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Forest of Brocéliande
subject surface form:
Viviane
this entity surface form:
island of Avalon
this entity surface form:
Avalon (mythical island from Arthurian legend)
this entity surface form:
Isle of Avalon