Granny Weatherwax

E620055

Discworld character fictional character witch

Granny Weatherwax is a formidable, sharp-witted witch from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, known for her powerful “headology,” moral rigor, and central role in many of the witches’ novels.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Granny Weatherwax canonical	8
Lily Weatherwax	3
Esmerelda Weatherwax	2
Esme Weatherwax	1
Mistress Weatherwax	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6796053 — 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: Granny Weatherwax
Context triple: [Discworld, mainCharacter, Granny Weatherwax]

A. Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
B. Gussie Fink-Nottle
Gussie Fink-Nottle is a shy, newt-obsessed friend of Bertie Wooster in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves stories, known for his timidity and comic misadventures.
C. Agatha Runcible
Agatha Runcible is a flamboyant, hard-partying socialite in Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Vile Bodies," emblematic of the reckless and hedonistic Bright Young Things of interwar London.
D. Botolph
Botolph is an Old English masculine given name of Anglo-Saxon origin, historically borne by early medieval saints and figures.
E. Treacle Walker
Treacle Walker is a 2021 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends folklore, time, and memory in a surreal, introspective narrative.
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: Granny Weatherwax
Target entity description: Granny Weatherwax is a formidable, sharp-witted witch from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, known for her powerful “headology,” moral rigor, and central role in many of the witches’ novels.

A. Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
B. Gussie Fink-Nottle
Gussie Fink-Nottle is a shy, newt-obsessed friend of Bertie Wooster in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves stories, known for his timidity and comic misadventures.
C. Agatha Runcible
Agatha Runcible is a flamboyant, hard-partying socialite in Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Vile Bodies," emblematic of the reckless and hedonistic Bright Young Things of interwar London.
D. Botolph
Botolph is an Old English masculine given name of Anglo-Saxon origin, historically borne by early medieval saints and figures.
E. Treacle Walker
Treacle Walker is a 2021 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends folklore, time, and memory in a surreal, introspective narrative.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Discworld character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ witch ⓘ
ageGroup	elderly ⓘ
alias	Esme Weatherwax ⓘ linked to: Granny Weatherwax Mistress Weatherwax ⓘ linked to: Granny Weatherwax
alignment	good ⓘ
appearsIn	A Hat Full of Sky ⓘ Carpe Jugulum ⓘ Equal Rites ⓘ I Shall Wear Midnight ⓘ Lords and Ladies ⓘ Maskerade ⓘ The Shepherd’s Crown ⓘ The Wee Free Men ⓘ Wintersmith ⓘ Witches Abroad ⓘ Wyrd Sisters ⓘ
appearsInSeries	Discworld witches subseries ⓘ linked to: Witches novels
closeFriend	Nanny Ogg ⓘ
continent	Sto Plains region of the Discworld ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Lancre ⓘ linked to: kingdom of Lancre
creator	Terry Pratchett ⓘ
familyName	Weatherwax ⓘ
firstAppearance	Equal Rites ⓘ
formerRomanticInterest	Mustrum Ridcully ⓘ
fullName	Esmerelda Weatherwax ⓘ linked to: Granny Weatherwax
gender	female ⓘ
givenName	Esmerelda ⓘ linked to: Esmeralda
hairColor	grey ⓘ
knownFor	psychological insight into people ⓘ reluctance to use overt magic ⓘ strong personal ethics ⓘ
magicStyle	headology and minimal flashy magic ⓘ
mentorOf	Agnes Nitt ⓘ Magrat Garlick ⓘ Tiffany Aching ⓘ
notableAbility	headology ⓘ
notableTrait	moral rigor ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ sharp wit ⓘ strong will ⓘ
occupation	midwife ⓘ witch ⓘ
philosophy	doing what is right rather than what is easy ⓘ
residence	Lancre ⓘ a cottage in the Ramtops near Lancre ⓘ
role	leader among the Lancre witches ⓘ
sister	Lily Weatherwax ⓘ linked to: Granny Weatherwax
species	human ⓘ
theme	responsibility and moral choice in the use of power ⓘ
universe	Discworld ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Discworld → mainCharacter → Granny Weatherwax ⓘ

Witches novels → mainCharacter → Granny Weatherwax ⓘ

Witches novels → featuresCharacter → Esmerelda Weatherwax ⓘ

linked to: Granny Weatherwax

Granny Weatherwax → fullName → Esmerelda Weatherwax ⓘ

linked to: Granny Weatherwax

Granny Weatherwax → alias → Esme Weatherwax ⓘ

linked to: Granny Weatherwax

Granny Weatherwax → alias → Mistress Weatherwax ⓘ

linked to: Granny Weatherwax

Granny Weatherwax → sister → Lily Weatherwax ⓘ

linked to: Granny Weatherwax

Lancre → hasResident → Granny Weatherwax ⓘ

The Shepherd’s Crown → character → Granny Weatherwax ⓘ

Equal Rites → mainCharacter → Granny Weatherwax ⓘ

Equal Rites → introducesCharacter → Granny Weatherwax ⓘ

Witches Abroad → featuresCharacter → Granny Weatherwax ⓘ

Witches Abroad → featuresCharacter → Lily Weatherwax ⓘ

linked to: Granny Weatherwax

Witches Abroad → hasMainAntagonist → Lily Weatherwax ⓘ

linked to: Granny Weatherwax

Lords and Ladies → featuresCharacter → Granny Weatherwax ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

How this entity was disambiguated

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