The Bear and the Maiden Fair
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"The Bear and the Maiden Fair" is a bawdy, in-world folk song from the Game of Thrones television series, featured prominently in Season 3 and known for its catchy, medieval-style melody and humorous lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Bear and the Maiden Fair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3316181 — 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: The Bear and the Maiden Fair Context triple: [Game of Thrones: Season 3 (Music from the HBO Series), includesTrack, The Bear and the Maiden Fair]
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A.
The Witty Fair One
The Witty Fair One is a Caroline-era comedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and intricate romantic intrigue.
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B.
The Fair Maid of Perth
The Fair Maid of Perth is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in 14th-century Scotland, blending romance and political intrigue against the backdrop of clan rivalries and royal power struggles.
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C.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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D.
The Holy Fair
"The Holy Fair" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that humorously critiques religious hypocrisy and the social atmosphere surrounding Scottish communion gatherings.
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E.
King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid
King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid is a famous late 19th-century painting by Edward Burne-Jones depicting the legendary love of an African king for a poor beggar woman, celebrated as a masterpiece of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
- 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: The Bear and the Maiden Fair Target entity description: "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" is a bawdy, in-world folk song from the Game of Thrones television series, featured prominently in Season 3 and known for its catchy, medieval-style melody and humorous lyrics.
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A.
The Witty Fair One
The Witty Fair One is a Caroline-era comedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and intricate romantic intrigue.
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B.
The Fair Maid of Perth
The Fair Maid of Perth is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in 14th-century Scotland, blending romance and political intrigue against the backdrop of clan rivalries and royal power struggles.
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C.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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D.
The Holy Fair
"The Holy Fair" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that humorously critiques religious hypocrisy and the social atmosphere surrounding Scottish communion gatherings.
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E.
King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid
King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid is a famous late 19th-century painting by Edward Burne-Jones depicting the legendary love of an African king for a poor beggar woman, celebrated as a masterpiece of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bawdy song
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fictional song ⓘ folk song ⓘ in-universe song ⓘ song from Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| adaptedFor | television soundtrack ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Game of Thrones
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surface form:
Game of Thrones (TV series)
Game of Thrones season 3 ⓘ
surface form:
Game of Thrones Season 3
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| associatedWith |
drinking scenes in Game of Thrones
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soldiers and commoners in Westeros ⓘ |
| basedOn | song of the same name in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels ⓘ |
| culturalRoleInFiction |
common folk song in Westeros
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popular tavern song in Westeros ⓘ |
| diegetic | true ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
A Song of Ice and Fire
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Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| firstProminentUse |
Game of Thrones season 3
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surface form:
Game of Thrones Season 3
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| genre |
comic song
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folk ⓘ medieval-style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
a bear and a maiden
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courtship ⓘ sexual innuendo ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| mood | playful ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy melody
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humorous lyrics ⓘ repeated refrain ⓘ |
| origin | Westeros (fictional continent) ⓘ |
| settingStyle | pseudo-medieval ⓘ |
| style | simple, repetitive structure ⓘ |
| sungByCharacters | various characters in Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| tempo | lively ⓘ |
| tone |
bawdy
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humorous ⓘ |
| usedAs | in-world folk song ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Bear and the Maiden Fair Description of subject: "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" is a bawdy, in-world folk song from the Game of Thrones television series, featured prominently in Season 3 and known for its catchy, medieval-style melody and humorous lyrics.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Game of Thrones: Season 3 (Music from the HBO Series)
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includesTrack
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The Bear and the Maiden Fair
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