Edith Bellenden
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Edith Bellenden is a central heroine in Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel "Old Mortality," representing loyalty and romantic idealism amid the political turmoil of 17th-century Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edith Bellenden canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8767312 — 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: Edith Bellenden Context triple: [Old Mortality, featuresCharacter, Edith Bellenden]
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A.
Edna Thomson
Edna Thomson was the wife of Canadian-born British newspaper magnate Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet.
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B.
Elizabeth Dugdale
Elizabeth Dugdale was the wife of 17th-century English antiquary and collector Elias Ashmole, connected to the scholarly and antiquarian circles of Restoration England.
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C.
Edith Harrison
Edith Harrison was the wife of British inventor and early motion picture pioneer William Friese-Greene.
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D.
Elsie Mackay
Elsie Mackay was a British actress, interior designer, and pioneering aviator known for her ill-fated attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight by a woman in 1928.
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E.
Edith Luckett
Edith Luckett was an American stage actress best known as the mother of Nancy Reagan, the future First Lady of the United States.
- 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: Edith Bellenden Target entity description: Edith Bellenden is a central heroine in Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel "Old Mortality," representing loyalty and romantic idealism amid the political turmoil of 17th-century Scotland.
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A.
Edna Thomson
Edna Thomson was the wife of Canadian-born British newspaper magnate Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet.
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B.
Elizabeth Dugdale
Elizabeth Dugdale was the wife of 17th-century English antiquary and collector Elias Ashmole, connected to the scholarly and antiquarian circles of Restoration England.
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C.
Edith Harrison
Edith Harrison was the wife of British inventor and early motion picture pioneer William Friese-Greene.
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D.
Elsie Mackay
Elsie Mackay was a British actress, interior designer, and pioneering aviator known for her ill-fated attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight by a woman in 1928.
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E.
Edith Luckett
Edith Luckett was an American stage actress best known as the mother of Nancy Reagan, the future First Lady of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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heroine ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Old Mortality ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
loyalty
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political turmoil ⓘ romantic idealism ⓘ |
| characterRole | central heroine ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
idealistic
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loyal ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Sir Walter Scott
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Walter Scott ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Walter Scott
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| depictsPeriod | 17th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Old Mortality ⓘ |
| genre | historical novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies romantic idealism
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represents loyalty amid political conflict ⓘ |
| settingCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| workAlsoKnownAs |
The Tale of Old Mortality
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linked to:
Old Mortality
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| workPartOf | Waverley Novels ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1816 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edith Bellenden Description of subject: Edith Bellenden is a central heroine in Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel "Old Mortality," representing loyalty and romantic idealism amid the political turmoil of 17th-century Scotland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.