Glubbdubdrib
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Glubbdubdrib is a fictional island of sorcerers and necromancers in Jonathan Swift’s "Gulliver’s Travels," where the protagonist converses with resurrected historical figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glubbdubdrib canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7136328 — 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: Glubbdubdrib Context triple: [Gulliver's Travels, setting, Glubbdubdrib]
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A.
Fludd
Fludd is a darkly comic novel by Hilary Mantel that explores faith, doubt, and small-town Catholic life in a remote English village.
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B.
Gellilydan
Gellilydan is a small rural village in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, situated near the Trawsfynydd area within the Snowdonia region.
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C.
Kekerdom
Kekerdom is a small village in the Dutch province of Gelderland, known for its rural landscape along the Waal River and traditional dike-side farms.
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D.
Hallidie
Hallidie is a surname most notably associated with Andrew Smith Hallidie, the 19th-century engineer credited with pioneering San Francisco’s cable car system.
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E.
Prater Violet
Prater Violet is a short 1945 novel by Christopher Isherwood that blends satire and introspection in its portrayal of a screenwriter working on a film in pre–World War II Europe.
- 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: Glubbdubdrib Target entity description: Glubbdubdrib is a fictional island of sorcerers and necromancers in Jonathan Swift’s "Gulliver’s Travels," where the protagonist converses with resurrected historical figures.
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A.
Fludd
Fludd is a darkly comic novel by Hilary Mantel that explores faith, doubt, and small-town Catholic life in a remote English village.
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B.
Gellilydan
Gellilydan is a small rural village in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, situated near the Trawsfynydd area within the Snowdonia region.
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C.
Kekerdom
Kekerdom is a small village in the Dutch province of Gelderland, known for its rural landscape along the Waal River and traditional dike-side farms.
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D.
Hallidie
Hallidie is a surname most notably associated with Andrew Smith Hallidie, the 19th-century engineer credited with pioneering San Francisco’s cable car system.
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E.
Prater Violet
Prater Violet is a short 1945 novel by Christopher Isherwood that blends satire and introspection in its portrayal of a screenwriter working on a film in pre–World War II Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional island
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fictional location ⓘ island of necromancers ⓘ island of sorcerers ⓘ literary location ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Gulliver’s Travels
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linked to:
Gulliver's Travels
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| appearsInPart | Part III of Gulliver’s Travels ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
abuse of power
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critique of historiography ⓘ illusion versus truth in history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jonathan Swift ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Gulliver’s Travels universe
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linked to:
Gulliver's Travels
|
| firstAppearance |
Gulliver’s Travels
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linked to:
Gulliver's Travels
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1726 ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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fantasy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| governedBy | Governor of Glubbdubdrib ⓘ |
| hasForm | small island ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later depictions of necromancy in literature
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literary portrayals of historical ghosts ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
allows protagonist to question historical reputations
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provides supernatural framework for satire ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
necromancers
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sorcerers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalRegion |
South Sea
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linked to:
South Seas
|
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| notableAbilityOfInhabitants |
conversing with spirits
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raising the dead ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Gulliver’s conversations with resurrected historical figures ⓘ |
| notableResurrectedFigures |
ancient rulers
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classical philosophers ⓘ modern European statesmen ⓘ |
| partOfNarrativeSection | Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan ⓘ |
| publicationForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Balnibarbi
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Japan (in Gulliver’s Travels) ⓘ Laputa ⓘ Luggnagg ⓘ |
| settingPeriodInFiction | early 18th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical satire
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philosophical reflection on history ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Lemuel Gulliver ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Jonathan Swift ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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