Leah family
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The Leah family is a prominent noble lineage in Terry Brooks' Shannara fantasy series, often providing key heroes and leaders in the struggle to protect the Four Lands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leah family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leah family Context triple: [Shannara series, hasMainFamily, Leah family]
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A.
Lea family
The Lea family is a historically significant family after whom the city of Leawood, Kansas, was named.
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B.
Levine family
The Levine family is a benefactor family recognized for its significant philanthropic support to the University of California, Berkeley, including contributions that led to the naming of its softball stadium.
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C.
Seidman family
The Seidman family is a philanthropic family known for its significant contributions to education and business, including endowing the Seidman College of Business.
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D.
Rappaport family
The Rappaport family is a prominent philanthropic family known for major contributions to public policy, civic life, and institutions in the Greater Boston area.
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E.
Cohen family
The Cohen family is a wealthy and influential American family best known for its major investments and business interests, including those overseen by Cohen Private Ventures.
- 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: Leah family Target entity description: The Leah family is a prominent noble lineage in Terry Brooks' Shannara fantasy series, often providing key heroes and leaders in the struggle to protect the Four Lands.
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A.
Lea family
The Lea family is a historically significant family after whom the city of Leawood, Kansas, was named.
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B.
Levine family
The Levine family is a benefactor family recognized for its significant philanthropic support to the University of California, Berkeley, including contributions that led to the naming of its softball stadium.
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C.
Seidman family
The Seidman family is a philanthropic family known for its significant contributions to education and business, including endowing the Seidman College of Business.
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D.
Rappaport family
The Rappaport family is a prominent philanthropic family known for major contributions to public policy, civic life, and institutions in the Greater Boston area.
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E.
Cohen family
The Cohen family is a wealthy and influential American family best known for its major investments and business interests, including those overseen by Cohen Private Ventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family in the Shannara series
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fictional noble family ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Druids of Paranor
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Elven royal house of Elessedil ⓘ Ohmsford family ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Heritage of Shannara series
ⓘ
linked to:
Shannara series
High Druid of Shannara trilogy ⓘ
linked to:
High Druid of Shannara
Shannara ⓘ
linked to:
Shannara series
The Dark Legacy of Shannara trilogy ⓘ
linked to:
The Dark Legacy of Shannara
The Defenders of Shannara trilogy ⓘ
linked to:
The Defenders of Shannara
The Elfstones of Shannara ⓘ The Fall of Shannara series ⓘ
linked to:
Shannara series
The Sword of Shannara ⓘ The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy ⓘ
linked to:
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara
The Wishsong of Shannara ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Leah ⓘ |
| createdBy | Terry Brooks ⓘ |
| genre | epic fantasy ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Arcannen Leah (by association in later series)
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Bek Ohmsford (through Leah bloodline) ⓘ Chrysallin Leah ⓘ Drayen Leah ⓘ Grianne Ohmsford (through Leah-Ohmsford ties) ⓘ Khyber Elessedil (through Leah-Ohmsford ties) ⓘ Khyber Leah ⓘ Menion Leah ⓘ Morgan Leah ⓘ Paxon Leah ⓘ Penderrin Ohmsford (through Leah bloodline) ⓘ Quentin Leah ⓘ Rone Leah ⓘ Tavo Leah ⓘ Tessa Leah ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close ties to the Ohmsford family
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courage ⓘ loyalty ⓘ military leadership ⓘ service to the Druids of Paranor ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse |
Four Lands
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linked to:
the Four Lands
|
| narrativeFunction | multi-generational heroic lineage ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Demons of the Forbidding
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Federation of the Southland (at various times) ⓘ Ilse Witch ⓘ Warlock Lord ⓘ |
| partOf | Shannara mythos ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
allies of the Elven Kingdom
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allies of the Southland governments ⓘ rulers of the Borderlands city of Leah ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
defenders of the Four Lands
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providers of key heroes ⓘ |
| socialStatus | nobility ⓘ |
| weaponTradition |
Leah family sword
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enchanted Sword of Leah ⓘ |
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