King Marke
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King Marke is the noble but tragic King of Cornwall in the legend of Tristan and Isolde, whose betrayal by his nephew Tristan and wife Isolde forms the emotional core of the story.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Mark of Cornwall | 6 |
| King Marke canonical | 4 |
| King Mark | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4952072 — 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: King Marke Context triple: [Tristan und Isolde, character, King Marke]
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A.
David of Sassoun
David of Sassoun is a legendary Armenian folk hero and epic warrior celebrated for his superhuman strength and defense of his homeland in the medieval national epic.
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B.
Harold Saxon
Harold Saxon is an alias used by the Master, a recurring Time Lord villain in the Doctor Who television series, during his tenure as a manipulative British politician.
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C.
Oswald Danes
Oswald Danes is a fictional convicted child murderer and central antagonist in the science fiction TV series "Torchwood: Miracle Day."
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D.
King Uriens
King Uriens is a legendary monarch in Arthurian romance, often depicted as a ruler allied with King Arthur and the husband of the enchantress Morgan le Fay.
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E.
Vortigern
Vortigern is the primary antagonist in the film "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword," depicted as a power-hungry ruler who usurps the throne through dark magic and treachery.
- 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: King Marke Target entity description: King Marke is the noble but tragic King of Cornwall in the legend of Tristan and Isolde, whose betrayal by his nephew Tristan and wife Isolde forms the emotional core of the story.
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A.
David of Sassoun
David of Sassoun is a legendary Armenian folk hero and epic warrior celebrated for his superhuman strength and defense of his homeland in the medieval national epic.
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B.
Harold Saxon
Harold Saxon is an alias used by the Master, a recurring Time Lord villain in the Doctor Who television series, during his tenure as a manipulative British politician.
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C.
Oswald Danes
Oswald Danes is a fictional convicted child murderer and central antagonist in the science fiction TV series "Torchwood: Miracle Day."
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D.
King Uriens
King Uriens is a legendary monarch in Arthurian romance, often depicted as a ruler allied with King Arthur and the husband of the enchantress Morgan le Fay.
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E.
Vortigern
Vortigern is the primary antagonist in the film "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword," depicted as a power-hungry ruler who usurps the throne through dark magic and treachery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian character
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fictional character ⓘ legendary king ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Richard Wagner's opera "Tristan und Isolde"
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linked to:
Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde
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| appearsIn |
Arthurian legend
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Tristan and Iseult tradition ⓘ Tristan and Isolde legend ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
betrayal
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courtly love ⓘ loyalty ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| betrayedBy |
Isolde
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Tristan ⓘ |
| centralConflict | betrayal by nephew and wife ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
honorable
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noble ⓘ tragic ⓘ trusting ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Cornwall ⓘ |
| culture |
Celtic
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medieval European literature ⓘ |
| emotionalRole | focus of pathos in Tristan and Isolde story ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | mythic-legendary rather than historical ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Tristan ⓘ |
| hasTitle | King of Cornwall ⓘ |
| languageTradition |
Middle High German literature
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Old French romance ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
betrayed ruler
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foil to Tristan ⓘ wronged husband ⓘ |
| notableWorkAppearance |
Béroul's Tristan
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linked to:
Béroul’s Tristan
Gottfried von Strassburg's Tristan ⓘ
linked to:
Gottfried von Strassburg
Thomas of Britain's Tristan ⓘ
linked to:
Tristan
|
| operaVoiceType | bass ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Isolde
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Tristan ⓘ |
| relationshipToTristan |
lord
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uncle ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
noble king
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tragic figure ⓘ |
| spouse | Isolde ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
injured innocence
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lawful authority ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | legendary early medieval Britain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Marke Description of subject: King Marke is the noble but tragic King of Cornwall in the legend of Tristan and Isolde, whose betrayal by his nephew Tristan and wife Isolde forms the emotional core of the story.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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