Lord Asriel
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Lord Asriel is a powerful, ruthless aristocrat and scholar in Philip Pullman’s *His Dark Materials* trilogy, whose obsessive quest to challenge divine authority drives much of the series’ conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Asriel canonical | 8 |
| Lord Asriel (later in series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3786798 — 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: Lord Asriel Context triple: [His Dark Materials, hasCharacter, Lord Asriel]
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A.
Frederic Talgorn
Frédéric Talgorn is a French composer best known for his symphonic film scores and concert works, particularly in the science fiction and action genres.
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B.
Tyrael
Tyrael is an archangel and central heroic figure in Blizzard's Diablo video game series, known for defying the High Heavens to aid humanity against the forces of Hell.
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C.
Magnus
Magnus is the honorific cognomen meaning "the Great," famously borne by the Roman general and statesman Pompey.
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D.
Kenith Trodd
Kenith Trodd is a British television producer best known for his collaborations with writer Dennis Potter on acclaimed dramas such as "The Singing Detective."
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E.
Lord Steyn
Lord Steyn was a prominent British Law Lord and jurist known for his influential judgments in the House of Lords and his advocacy for human rights and judicial independence.
- 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: Lord Asriel Target entity description: Lord Asriel is a powerful, ruthless aristocrat and scholar in Philip Pullman’s *His Dark Materials* trilogy, whose obsessive quest to challenge divine authority drives much of the series’ conflict.
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A.
Frederic Talgorn
Frédéric Talgorn is a French composer best known for his symphonic film scores and concert works, particularly in the science fiction and action genres.
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B.
Tyrael
Tyrael is an archangel and central heroic figure in Blizzard's Diablo video game series, known for defying the High Heavens to aid humanity against the forces of Hell.
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C.
Magnus
Magnus is the honorific cognomen meaning "the Great," famously borne by the Roman general and statesman Pompey.
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D.
Kenith Trodd
Kenith Trodd is a British television producer best known for his collaborations with writer Dennis Potter on acclaimed dramas such as "The Singing Detective."
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E.
Lord Steyn
Lord Steyn was a prominent British Law Lord and jurist known for his influential judgments in the House of Lords and his advocacy for human rights and judicial independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrat
ⓘ
dæmon ⓘ fictional character ⓘ human ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| antagonisticTowards |
the Authority
ⓘ
Magisterium ⓘ
surface form:
the Magisterium
|
| appearsIn |
His Dark Materials
ⓘ
His Dark Materials ⓘ
surface form:
His Dark Materials (TV series)
Northern Lights ⓘ The Amber Spyglass ⓘ The Golden Compass ⓘ
surface form:
The Golden Compass (film)
The Subtle Knife ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jordan College ⓘ |
| creator | Philip Pullman ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal |
to end the tyranny of the Church
ⓘ
to overthrow the Authority ⓘ |
| hasChildWith | Marisa Coulter ⓘ |
| hasDæmon | Stelmaria ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Asriel Belacqua ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Lord ⓘ |
| homeWorld | Jordan College’s world ⓘ |
| isFatherOf |
Lyra Belacqua
ⓘ
Lyra Belacqua ⓘ
surface form:
Lyra Silvertongue
|
| isFormerLoverOf | Marisa Coulter ⓘ |
| isHusbandOf |
Marisa Coulter
ⓘ
surface form:
Marisa Coulter (in some church records)
|
| isUncleOf |
Lyra Belacqua
ⓘ
surface form:
Lyra Belacqua (cover identity)
|
| kills |
Roger Parslow
ⓘ
surface form:
Roger Parslow (indirectly)
|
| leads | army against the Authority ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | fantasy ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
anti-hero
ⓘ
major antagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opening a bridge between worlds
ⓘ
rebellion against the Authority ⓘ research on Dust ⓘ |
| occupation |
experimental theologian
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
charismatic
ⓘ
obsessive ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Daniel Craig
ⓘ
James McAvoy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Dust
ⓘ
multiple universes ⓘ |
| sacrifices | Roger Parslow ⓘ |
| setIn | parallel universe Oxford ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| takesFormOf | snow leopard ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Asriel Description of subject: Lord Asriel is a powerful, ruthless aristocrat and scholar in Philip Pullman’s *His Dark Materials* trilogy, whose obsessive quest to challenge divine authority drives much of the series’ conflict.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord Asriel (later in series)