Legend of the Seeker
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Legend of the Seeker is a fantasy adventure television series based on Terry Goodkind’s "Sword of Truth" novels, following a young woodsman destined to become a powerful Seeker who battles dark forces threatening his world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legend of the Seeker canonical | 7 |
| Sword of Truth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4941244 — 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)
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Target entity: Legend of the Seeker Context triple: [John Shiban, notableWork, Legend of the Seeker]
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Tehanu
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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B.
The Sword of Shannara
The Sword of Shannara is a classic epic fantasy novel that launched Terry Brooks’s Shannara series, following a young hero’s quest to wield a magical sword against a dark warlock in a post-apocalyptic world.
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Druids of Paranor
The Druids of Paranor are a powerful and secretive order of magic-wielding scholars and protectors who guide and manipulate events across the Four Lands in Terry Brooks’ Shannara fantasy series.
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The Wishsong of Shannara
The Wishsong of Shannara is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following siblings Brin and Jair Ohmsford as they confront a dark magic threatening their world.
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E.
Dragonsong
Dragonsong is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in the Dragonriders of Pern universe, following a musically gifted girl who discovers her place among fire lizards and Harpers.
- 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: Legend of the Seeker Target entity description: Legend of the Seeker is a fantasy adventure television series based on Terry Goodkind’s "Sword of Truth" novels, following a young woodsman destined to become a powerful Seeker who battles dark forces threatening his world.
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A.
Tehanu
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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B.
The Sword of Shannara
The Sword of Shannara is a classic epic fantasy novel that launched Terry Brooks’s Shannara series, following a young hero’s quest to wield a magical sword against a dark warlock in a post-apocalyptic world.
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C.
Druids of Paranor
The Druids of Paranor are a powerful and secretive order of magic-wielding scholars and protectors who guide and manipulate events across the Four Lands in Terry Brooks’ Shannara fantasy series.
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D.
The Wishsong of Shannara
The Wishsong of Shannara is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following siblings Brin and Jair Ohmsford as they confront a dark magic threatening their world.
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E.
Dragonsong
Dragonsong is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in the Dragonriders of Pern universe, following a musically gifted girl who discovers her place among fire lizards and Harpers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure television series
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fantasy television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| adaptationType | loose adaptation of Sword of Truth novels ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Seeker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonist | Darken Rahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sword of Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Terry Goodkind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Kahlan Amnell is a Confessor
NERFINISHED
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Richard Cypher is the Seeker of Truth ⓘ Zeddicus Zu’l Zorander is a wizard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Joseph LoDuca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Joshua Donen
NERFINISHED
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Ned Nalle NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Tapert NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Raimi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
magic
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mythical creatures ⓘ sword fighting ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalAired | 2010-05-22 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2008-11-01 ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeRuntime | approximately 42 minutes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
battle between good and evil
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destiny and prophecy ⓘ hero’s journey ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Bridget Regan
NERFINISHED
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Bruce Spence NERFINISHED ⓘ Craig Horner NERFINISHED ⓘ Tabrett Bethell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Kahlan Amnell
NERFINISHED
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Richard Cypher NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeddicus Zu’l Zorander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 44 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastIn | first-run syndication ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Syndication ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
ABC Studios
NERFINISHED
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Renaissance Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Richard Cypher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Midlands
NERFINISHED
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Westland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
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Subject: Legend of the Seeker Description of subject: Legend of the Seeker is a fantasy adventure television series based on Terry Goodkind’s "Sword of Truth" novels, following a young woodsman destined to become a powerful Seeker who battles dark forces threatening his world.
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Sword of Truth