Iseult of the White Hands
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Iseult of the White Hands is a character from Arthurian legend known as the later wife of Sir Tristan, distinct from his true love Iseult of Ireland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iseult of the White Hands canonical | 2 |
| Isolde of the White Hands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8897623 — 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: Iseult of the White Hands Context triple: [Sir Tristan, spouse, Iseult of the White Hands]
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A.
Lady of Clare
Lady of Clare was the noble title held by Elizabeth de Clare, a prominent 14th-century English heiress and philanthropist associated with the powerful de Clare family.
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B.
Lady of Ireland
Lady of Ireland is a historical royal title used by English monarchs to signify their lordship over Ireland before the formal adoption of the title "King of Ireland."
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C.
Sir Tristan
Sir Tristan is a legendary knight of the Round Table in Arthurian romance, famed for his tragic love affair with Iseult and his prowess as a warrior.
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D.
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany was a high-born Anglo-Norman noblewoman and long-imprisoned Plantagenet princess whose claim to the English throne made her a significant, though politically sidelined, figure in early 13th-century dynastic struggles.
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E.
Sir Launfal
Sir Launfal is the chivalric knight protagonist of James Russell Lowell’s narrative poem "The Vision of Sir Launfal," whose spiritual journey explores themes of charity, humility, and true nobility.
- 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: Iseult of the White Hands Target entity description: Iseult of the White Hands is a character from Arthurian legend known as the later wife of Sir Tristan, distinct from his true love Iseult of Ireland.
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A.
Lady of Clare
Lady of Clare was the noble title held by Elizabeth de Clare, a prominent 14th-century English heiress and philanthropist associated with the powerful de Clare family.
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B.
Lady of Ireland
Lady of Ireland is a historical royal title used by English monarchs to signify their lordship over Ireland before the formal adoption of the title "King of Ireland."
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C.
Sir Tristan
Sir Tristan is a legendary knight of the Round Table in Arthurian romance, famed for his tragic love affair with Iseult and his prowess as a warrior.
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D.
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany was a high-born Anglo-Norman noblewoman and long-imprisoned Plantagenet princess whose claim to the English throne made her a significant, though politically sidelined, figure in early 13th-century dynastic struggles.
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E.
Sir Launfal
Sir Launfal is the chivalric knight protagonist of James Russell Lowell’s narrative poem "The Vision of Sir Launfal," whose spiritual journey explores themes of charity, humility, and true nobility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Iseut aux Blanches Mains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isolde of the White Hands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prose Tristan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas of Britain’s Tristan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tristan and Iseult legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brittany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ King Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Round Table cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Arthurian legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfTragedy | deception about sail colors in Tristan’s death story ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Breton
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| differentFrom | Iseult of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Hoel of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Hoel of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | medieval romance ⓘ |
| hairColor | fair ⓘ |
| influencedWork | later Tristan and Isolde adaptations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
tragic love triangle
ⓘ
white hands ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Old French literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Matter of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
medieval poetry
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prose romance ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
rival to Iseult of Ireland
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wife of the hero’s second marriage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
jealousy of Iseult of Ireland
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marriage to Tristan ⓘ |
| partOf | Tristan legend cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Tristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Kahedin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Tristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
jealousy
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marital conflict ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iseult of the White Hands Description of subject: Iseult of the White Hands is a character from Arthurian legend known as the later wife of Sir Tristan, distinct from his true love Iseult of Ireland.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Isolde of the White Hands