Otto of the Silver Hand
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Otto of the Silver Hand is a historical children's novel by Howard Pyle that follows the life of a gentle boy growing up amid the brutal feuds of medieval German knights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Otto of the Silver Hand canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2205457 — 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: Otto of the Silver Hand Context triple: [Howard Pyle, notableWork, Otto of the Silver Hand]
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A.
Otto the Illustrious
Otto the Illustrious was a powerful 9th–10th century German nobleman of the Liudolfing dynasty whose rule and lineage laid the groundwork for the rise of the Ottonian Holy Roman Emperors.
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B.
Unseld
Unseld is the surname most famously associated with Wes Unseld, a Hall of Fame American basketball player and coach known for his rebounding and outlet passing.
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C.
Ritter
Ritter is the surname of Thelma Ritter, the acclaimed American character actress known for her sharp-tongued, working-class roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood films.
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D.
Lord Steyn
Lord Steyn was a prominent British Law Lord and jurist known for his influential judgments in the House of Lords and his advocacy for human rights and judicial independence.
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E.
Godfrey
Godfrey is the given name of the influential British mathematician G. H. Hardy, renowned for his work in number theory and mathematical analysis.
- 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: Otto of the Silver Hand Target entity description: Otto of the Silver Hand is a historical children's novel by Howard Pyle that follows the life of a gentle boy growing up amid the brutal feuds of medieval German knights.
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A.
Otto the Illustrious
Otto the Illustrious was a powerful 9th–10th century German nobleman of the Liudolfing dynasty whose rule and lineage laid the groundwork for the rise of the Ottonian Holy Roman Emperors.
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B.
Unseld
Unseld is the surname most famously associated with Wes Unseld, a Hall of Fame American basketball player and coach known for his rebounding and outlet passing.
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C.
Ritter
Ritter is the surname of Thelma Ritter, the acclaimed American character actress known for her sharp-tongued, working-class roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood films.
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D.
Lord Steyn
Lord Steyn was a prominent British Law Lord and jurist known for his influential judgments in the House of Lords and his advocacy for human rights and judicial independence.
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E.
Godfrey
Godfrey is the given name of the influential British mathematician G. H. Hardy, renowned for his work in number theory and mathematical analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
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historical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Howard Pyle ⓘ |
| centralConflict | feuds between robber barons in medieval Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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historical fiction ⓘ medieval fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | true ⓘ |
| illustrator | Howard Pyle ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late 19th-century American children's literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Otto ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of realistic medievalism in children's fiction
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integration of text and author-drawn illustrations ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | gentle boy raised among violent feuding knights ⓘ |
| publisherCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | medieval Germany ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian morality
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innocence versus brutality ⓘ revenge and forgiveness ⓘ violence and chivalry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Otto of the Silver Hand Description of subject: Otto of the Silver Hand is a historical children's novel by Howard Pyle that follows the life of a gentle boy growing up amid the brutal feuds of medieval German knights.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Howard Pyle