Kingsguard
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The Kingsguard is an elite order of sworn knights in the world of Westeros tasked with protecting the ruling monarch and royal family, bound by vows of lifelong service and celibacy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingsguard canonical | 9 |
| Lord Commander of the Kingsguard | 3 |
| The Kingsguard of the Seven Kingdoms | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3284957 — 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: Kingsguard Context triple: [Westeros, hasOrder, Kingsguard]
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A.
Night's Watch
The Night's Watch is a sworn brotherhood in the world of "Game of Thrones"/"A Song of Ice and Fire" dedicated to guarding the Wall and defending the realms of men from threats beyond.
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B.
Baelen
Baelen is a small municipality in the province of Liège in eastern Belgium, near the German border.
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C.
House of Brienne
The House of Brienne was a prominent medieval French noble family that produced crusaders, counts, and even a king of Jerusalem and emperor of Constantinople.
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D.
Baelor
"Baelor" is a pivotal and emotionally devastating episode of Game of Thrones’ first season, best known for its shocking execution of a major character and the dramatic turning point it creates in the series.
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E.
Lord Reading
Lord Reading was a British statesman and jurist who served as Viceroy of India in the early 1920s, having previously been Lord Chief Justice of England and a prominent Liberal politician.
- 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: Kingsguard Target entity description: The Kingsguard is an elite order of sworn knights in the world of Westeros tasked with protecting the ruling monarch and royal family, bound by vows of lifelong service and celibacy.
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A.
Unsullied
The Unsullied are elite, eunuch slave-soldiers renowned for their discipline, fearlessness, and combat prowess in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and its TV adaptation "Game of Thrones."
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B.
Night's Watch
The Night's Watch is a sworn brotherhood in the world of "Game of Thrones"/"A Song of Ice and Fire" dedicated to guarding the Wall and defending the realms of men from threats beyond.
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C.
Baelen
Baelen is a small municipality in the province of Liège in eastern Belgium, near the German border.
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D.
House of Brienne
The House of Brienne was a prominent medieval French noble family that produced crusaders, counts, and even a king of Jerusalem and emperor of Constantinople.
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E.
Baelor
"Baelor" is a pivotal and emotionally devastating episode of Game of Thrones’ first season, best known for its shocking execution of a major character and the dramatic turning point it creates in the series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chivalric order
ⓘ
fictional military organization ⓘ sworn brotherhood ⓘ |
| allegiance | Iron Throne ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kingsguard
ⓘ
surface form:
The Kingsguard of the Seven Kingdoms
Unsullied ⓘ
surface form:
White Cloaks
White Swords ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
House Baratheon
ⓘ
House Lannister ⓘ House Targaryen ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Kingsguard
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
|
| country | Seven Kingdoms ⓘ |
| creator | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
A Song of Ice and Fire
ⓘ
Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| foundedDuring |
Conquest of the Seven Kingdoms
ⓘ
surface form:
Targaryen conquest of Westeros
|
| founder | Aegon I Targaryen ⓘ |
| guardedLocation |
Iron Throne room
ⓘ
royal apartments ⓘ |
| headquarters |
The Red Keep
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Keep
|
| headquartersLocation | King's Landing ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | royal household security ⓘ |
| memberCount | 7 ⓘ |
| membershipRequirement |
renounce lands and titles of inheritance
ⓘ
serve only the king ⓘ swear celibacy ⓘ swear life-long vows ⓘ |
| membershipType | knights ⓘ |
| motto | White Swords ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Ser Arthur Dayne
ⓘ
Ser Arys Oakheart ⓘ Barristan Selmy ⓘ
surface form:
Ser Barristan Selmy
Ser Boros Blount ⓘ Brienne of Tarth ⓘ
surface form:
Ser Brienne of Tarth
Ser Gerold Hightower ⓘ Jaime Lannister ⓘ
surface form:
Ser Jaime Lannister
Loras Tyrell (indirectly) ⓘ
surface form:
Ser Loras Tyrell
Ser Meryn Trant ⓘ Sandor Clegane ⓘ
surface form:
Ser Sandor Clegane (TV adaptation, briefly named)
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| primaryDuty |
protect the king
ⓘ
protect the royal family ⓘ |
| reportsTo | the king ⓘ |
| selectionAuthority |
King of the Andals and the First Men
ⓘ
surface form:
the king of the Seven Kingdoms
|
| standardColor | white ⓘ |
| symbol |
white armor
ⓘ
white cloak ⓘ |
| vow |
lifelong service
ⓘ
no fathering children ⓘ no inheritance of lands or titles ⓘ no marriage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kingsguard Description of subject: The Kingsguard is an elite order of sworn knights in the world of Westeros tasked with protecting the ruling monarch and royal family, bound by vows of lifelong service and celibacy.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Westeros
this entity surface form:
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
this entity surface form:
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
this entity surface form:
The Kingsguard of the Seven Kingdoms
this entity surface form:
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard