Samwell Tarly
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Samwell Tarly is a timid but intelligent and bookish member of the Night's Watch in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, known for his scholarly skills and unexpected bravery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samwell Tarly canonical | 22 |
| Samwell | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3313911 — 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: Samwell Tarly Context triple: [A Song of Ice and Fire, hasCharacter, Samwell Tarly]
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A.
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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B.
Brynden Tully
Brynden Tully, known as "the Blackfish," is a seasoned and sharp-tongued knight and commander from House Tully in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.
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C.
Petyr Baelish
Petyr Baelish is a cunning and manipulative political schemer in the Game of Thrones universe, known for his ambition, strategic plotting, and role in destabilizing the Seven Kingdoms.
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D.
Barristan Selmy
Barristan Selmy is a legendary knight of the Kingsguard in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, renowned for his honor, skill at arms, and long service to multiple kings.
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E.
Theon Greyjoy
Theon Greyjoy is a prominent character in the Game of Thrones series, a conflicted heir of the Iron Islands whose shifting loyalties and brutal captivity define one of the show’s most tragic arcs.
- 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: Samwell Tarly Target entity description: Samwell Tarly is a timid but intelligent and bookish member of the Night's Watch in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, known for his scholarly skills and unexpected bravery.
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A.
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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B.
Brynden Tully
Brynden Tully, known as "the Blackfish," is a seasoned and sharp-tongued knight and commander from House Tully in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.
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C.
Petyr Baelish
Petyr Baelish is a cunning and manipulative political schemer in the Game of Thrones universe, known for his ambition, strategic plotting, and role in destabilizing the Seven Kingdoms.
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D.
Barristan Selmy
Barristan Selmy is a legendary knight of the Kingsguard in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, renowned for his honor, skill at arms, and long service to multiple kings.
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E.
Theon Greyjoy
Theon Greyjoy is a prominent character in the Game of Thrones series, a conflicted heir of the Iron Islands whose shifting loyalties and brutal captivity define one of the show’s most tragic arcs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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human ⓘ member of the Night's Watch ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | television character ⓘ |
| alias |
Sam
ⓘ
Sam the Slayer ⓘ |
| allegiance | Night's Watch ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Song of Ice and Fire
ⓘ
Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| assignedTo |
Jeor Mormont
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Commander Jeor Mormont
|
| bodyType | overweight ⓘ |
| closeCompanion | Gilly ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Jon Snow ⓘ |
| creator | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| discovers |
dragonglass kills White Walkers
ⓘ
information about dragonglass on Dragonstone ⓘ |
| familyName | Tarly ⓘ |
| father | Randyll Tarly ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Seven Kingdoms
ⓘ
surface form:
World of Westeros
|
| firstAppearance | A Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Samwell Tarly
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Samwell
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| guardianOf |
Gilly
ⓘ
surface form:
Gilly's son
|
| hairColor | dark ⓘ |
| helps | Jon Snow ⓘ |
| helpsWith | election of Lord Commander of the Night's Watch ⓘ |
| house | House Tarly ⓘ |
| kills |
White Walkers
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surface form:
White Walker
|
| language | Common Tongue ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Jon Snow ⓘ |
| mother |
Randyll Tarly
ⓘ
surface form:
Melessa Tarly
|
| notableFor |
scholarly skills
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unexpected bravery ⓘ |
| occupation |
maester-in-training
ⓘ
scholar ⓘ |
| origin | Horn Hill ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
bookish
ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Bradley ⓘ |
| rank | Steward of the Night's Watch ⓘ |
| sibling | Dickon Tarly ⓘ |
| skill |
healing knowledge
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reading ⓘ research ⓘ |
| studiesAt |
the Citadel
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surface form:
Citadel in Oldtown
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| weaponUsed | dragonglass dagger ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samwell Tarly Description of subject: Samwell Tarly is a timid but intelligent and bookish member of the Night's Watch in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, known for his scholarly skills and unexpected bravery.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Karl Tanner
subject surface form:
Oathkeeper
this entity surface form:
Samwell