Tehanu
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Tehanu is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that revisits the archipelago through a more intimate, feminist lens, focusing on the lives of Tenar and a mysterious, traumatized child.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tehanu canonical | 6 |
| Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea | 1 |
| Tenar and Ged | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3799268 — 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: Tehanu Context triple: [Ursula K. Le Guin, notableWork, Tehanu]
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A.
Tides of Light
Tides of Light is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford, part of his Galactic Center series exploring humanity’s struggle against powerful machine intelligences in a distant future.
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B.
The Witchwood
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C.
Servant of the Secret Fire
Servant of the Secret Fire is a mystical title borne by Gandalf in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, signifying his role as a divine emissary empowered by the sacred creative flame of Eru Ilúvatar.
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D.
Red Tower
Red Tower is a historic medieval tower and landmark in the German city of Chemnitz.
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E.
Eyes of the World
"Eyes of the World" is a jazz-influenced, improvisation-heavy Grateful Dead song that became a live concert staple and fan favorite.
- 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: Tehanu Target entity description: Tehanu is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that revisits the archipelago through a more intimate, feminist lens, focusing on the lives of Tenar and a mysterious, traumatized child.
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A.
Tides of Light
Tides of Light is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford, part of his Galactic Center series exploring humanity’s struggle against powerful machine intelligences in a distant future.
-
B.
The Witchwood
The Witchwood is a spooky, Worgen-themed Hearthstone expansion set in the haunted forests of Gilneas, introducing new cards and mechanics focused on eerie, supernatural gameplay.
-
C.
Servant of the Secret Fire
Servant of the Secret Fire is a mystical title borne by Gandalf in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, signifying his role as a divine emissary empowered by the sacred creative flame of Eru Ilúvatar.
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D.
Red Tower
Red Tower is a historic medieval tower and landmark in the German city of Chemnitz.
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E.
Eyes of the World
"Eyes of the World" is a jazz-influenced, improvisation-heavy Grateful Dead song that became a live concert staple and fan favorite.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
Tehanu
ⓘ
surface form:
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea
|
| author | Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| awarded |
Locus Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| belongsToCycle |
Earthsea
ⓘ
surface form:
Earthsea Cycle
|
| centralRelationship |
Tehanu
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tenar and Ged
Tenar ⓘ
surface form:
Tenar and Therru
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Leo and Diane Dillon ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed for feminist themes ⓘ |
| exploresPerspective | women in Earthsea ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Moss
ⓘ
Ogion ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
a traumatized child named Therru
ⓘ
the later life of Tenar ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
feminist fantasy ⓘ high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAudiobookVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-689-31450-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ged
ⓘ
Tenar ⓘ Therru ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Earthsea ⓘ |
| prequel | The Farthest Shore ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ⓘ
surface form:
Atheneum Books
|
| revisitsCharacterFrom | The Tombs of Atuan ⓘ |
| sequel |
Tales from Earthsea
ⓘ
The Other Wind ⓘ |
| setting |
Earthsea
ⓘ
surface form:
Earthsea archipelago
Gont ⓘ |
| subverts | traditional heroic fantasy tropes ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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gender ⓘ patriarchy and oppression ⓘ power ⓘ trauma and healing ⓘ |
| timeSetting | after Ged loses his powers ⓘ |
| world |
Earthsea
ⓘ
surface form:
Archipelago of Earthsea
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tehanu Description of subject: Tehanu is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that revisits the archipelago through a more intimate, feminist lens, focusing on the lives of Tenar and a mysterious, traumatized child.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea
this entity surface form:
Tenar and Ged