Casterly Rock
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Casterly Rock is the ancient, heavily fortified cliffside stronghold and seat of House Lannister overlooking the Sunset Sea in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Casterly Rock canonical | 15 |
| Lannisport | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3284463 — 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: Casterly Rock Context triple: [The Rains of Castamere, associatedLocation, Casterly Rock]
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A.
Winterfell
Winterfell is the ancestral castle and seat of House Stark in the northern region of the fictional continent of Westeros in the Game of Thrones universe.
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B.
King's Landing
King's Landing is the capital city of the Seven Kingdoms in the Game of Thrones universe, known for its political intrigue, royal court, and the Iron Throne.
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C.
Great Sept of Baelor
The Great Sept of Baelor is the grand central temple of the Faith of the Seven in King’s Landing in the world of Game of Thrones, serving as the primary religious and ceremonial site for the realm.
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D.
Castle Drogo
Castle Drogo is an early 20th-century country house in Devon, England, renowned as one of the last castles built in Britain and a key example of architect Edwin Lutyens’ blend of modern comfort with medieval-inspired design.
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E.
House of Dun
House of Dun is an 18th-century Georgian country house and estate in Angus, Scotland, noted for its elegant architecture and historical significance.
- 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: Casterly Rock Target entity description: Casterly Rock is the ancient, heavily fortified cliffside stronghold and seat of House Lannister overlooking the Sunset Sea in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire.
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A.
Winterfell
Winterfell is the ancestral castle and seat of House Stark in the northern region of the fictional continent of Westeros in the Game of Thrones universe.
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B.
King's Landing
King's Landing is the capital city of the Seven Kingdoms in the Game of Thrones universe, known for its political intrigue, royal court, and the Iron Throne.
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C.
Great Sept of Baelor
The Great Sept of Baelor is the grand central temple of the Faith of the Seven in King’s Landing in the world of Game of Thrones, serving as the primary religious and ceremonial site for the realm.
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D.
Castle Drogo
Castle Drogo is an early 20th-century country house in Devon, England, renowned as one of the last castles built in Britain and a key example of architect Edwin Lutyens’ blend of modern comfort with medieval-inspired design.
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E.
House of Dun
House of Dun is an 18th-century Georgian country house and estate in Angus, Scotland, noted for its elegant architecture and historical significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional fortress
ⓘ
seat of House Lannister ⓘ stronghold ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Game of Thrones
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surface form:
Game of Thrones (TV series)
|
| appearsIn |
A Clash of Kings
ⓘ
A Dance with Dragons ⓘ A Feast for Crows ⓘ A Storm of Swords ⓘ |
| associatedHouse |
House Lannister
ⓘ
surface form:
House Lannister of Casterly Rock
|
| contains |
armories
ⓘ
cisterns ⓘ dungeons ⓘ granaries ⓘ great halls ⓘ mines ⓘ royal apartments ⓘ underground halls ⓘ |
| continent |
Westeros (fictional continent)
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surface form:
Westeros
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| controlledBy | House Lannister ⓘ |
| creator | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| defensiveAdvantage |
labyrinthine tunnels
ⓘ
sheer cliffs ⓘ |
| feature |
carved into a massive rock
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heavily fortified ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| fortificationType | castle ⓘ |
| knownFor |
great wealth of House Lannister
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vast gold reserves ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Common Tongue ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalWorld |
Westeros (fictional continent)
ⓘ
surface form:
Westeros
|
| materialWealthSource | gold mines ⓘ |
| namedAfter | House Casterly ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Lannisport ⓘ |
| notableLady | Joanna Lannister ⓘ |
| notableLord |
Tyrion Lannister
ⓘ
surface form:
Tyrion Lannister (briefly, in name)
Tywin Lannister ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Lannisport
ⓘ
The Sunset Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Sunset Sea
|
| politicalAffiliation |
Iron Throne
ⓘ
surface form:
the Iron Throne (most of the series)
|
| previouslyRuledBy | House Casterly ⓘ |
| region |
The Westerlands
ⓘ
surface form:
the Westerlands
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| seatOf | House Lannister ⓘ |
| selfSufficiency | can withstand long sieges ⓘ |
| sigilHouse | golden lion on crimson field ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls access to Lannisport harbor
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dominates western coast of Westeros ⓘ |
| typeOfLocation | cliffside fortress ⓘ |
| universe | A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ |
| unofficialMottoHouse | A Lannister always pays his debts ⓘ |
| wordsHouse | Hear Me Roar! ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Casterly Rock Description of subject: Casterly Rock is the ancient, heavily fortified cliffside stronghold and seat of House Lannister overlooking the Sunset Sea in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Westeros
subject surface form:
Westeros
this entity surface form:
Lannisport