Karl Tanner (A Song of Ice and Fire character)
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Karl Tanner is a ruthless former ranger of the Night's Watch in George R. R. Martin's *A Song of Ice and Fire* series, known for leading a violent mutiny at Craster's Keep.
All labels observed (1)
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| Karl Tanner (A Song of Ice and Fire character) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2651580 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Karl Tanner (A Song of Ice and Fire character) Context triple: [Karl Tanner, basedOn, Karl Tanner (A Song of Ice and Fire character)]
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Meter Theon
Meter Theon is an ancient Greek mother goddess associated with the earth and often identified with deities such as Rhea or Cybele, venerated in sanctuaries like the Metroon at Olympia.
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Lord Mance
Lord Mance is a British jurist who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and is known for his significant contributions to UK and international law.
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Rogil
Rogil is a civil parish in the municipality of Aljezur in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its rural landscape and Atlantic coastline.
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Eddard Stark
Eddard Stark is the honorable and stoic Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North in the fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and its television adaptation "Game of Thrones."
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Aegon
Aegon is a multinational life insurance, pensions, and asset management company headquartered in the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Tanner (A Song of Ice and Fire character) Target entity description: Karl Tanner is a ruthless former ranger of the Night's Watch in George R. R. Martin's *A Song of Ice and Fire* series, known for leading a violent mutiny at Craster's Keep.
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A.
Meter Theon
Meter Theon is an ancient Greek mother goddess associated with the earth and often identified with deities such as Rhea or Cybele, venerated in sanctuaries like the Metroon at Olympia.
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B.
Lord Mance
Lord Mance is a British jurist who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and is known for his significant contributions to UK and international law.
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C.
Rogil
Rogil is a civil parish in the municipality of Aljezur in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its rural landscape and Atlantic coastline.
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D.
Eddard Stark
Eddard Stark is the honorable and stoic Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North in the fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and its television adaptation "Game of Thrones."
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E.
Aegon
Aegon is a multinational life insurance, pensions, and asset management company headquartered in the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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mutineer ⓘ ranger of the Night's Watch ⓘ |
| affiliation | Craster's Keep mutineers ⓘ |
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| allegiance | Night's Watch ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Song of Ice and Fire
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surface form:
A Song of Ice and Fire (novel series)
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| basedOnWork | A Storm of Swords ⓘ |
| bookSeries | A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ |
| committedCrime |
murder of Jeor Mormont
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murder of Night's Watch brothers ⓘ mutiny ⓘ rape ⓘ |
| creator | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| culture | lowborn of the Seven Kingdoms ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Jeor Mormont
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Jon Snow ⓘ Samwell Tarly ⓘ |
| fandomWiki | https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Karl_Tanner ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Storm of Swords ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
killing Lord Commander Jeor Mormont
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leading the mutiny at Craster's Keep ⓘ |
| language | Common Tongue ⓘ |
| laterAllegiance | mutineers at Craster's Keep ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity | Craster's Keep ⓘ |
| loyalty | himself ⓘ |
| notableAction |
ordering the killing of Craster
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seizing control of Craster's Keep after the mutiny ⓘ |
| occupation | ranger of the Night's Watch ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
ambitious
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cruel ⓘ ruthless ⓘ sadistic ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| status | deceased ⓘ |
| universe | A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karl Tanner (A Song of Ice and Fire character) Description of subject: Karl Tanner is a ruthless former ranger of the Night's Watch in George R. R. Martin's *A Song of Ice and Fire* series, known for leading a violent mutiny at Craster's Keep.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Karl Tanner