Eglantine Banks
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Eglantine Banks is a hobbit of the Shire in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, best known as the wife of Paladin Took II and the mother of Peregrin "Pippin" Took.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eglantine Banks canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9777121 — 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: Eglantine Banks Context triple: [Pippin Took, mother, Eglantine Banks]
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A.
Daisy Suckley
Daisy Suckley was a close confidante and distant cousin of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known for her intimate correspondence with him and her connection to the Wilderstein estate in New York.
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B.
Courttia Newland
Courttia Newland is a British writer and playwright known for his novels and short stories exploring Black British life and urban experience.
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C.
Eglantine
"Eglantine" is a whimsical musical number from Disney’s 1971 film *Bedknobs and Broomsticks*, sung by Professor Emelius Browne as he praises the charms and talents of Eglantine Price.
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D.
Isabella Ward
Isabella Ward was an American actress best known for her early stage work and for being the first wife of actor Raymond Burr.
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E.
Tessa Quayle
Tessa Quayle is a passionate human-rights activist whose mysterious death in Kenya drives the political and emotional intrigue at the heart of John le Carré’s novel "The Constant Gardener."
- 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: Eglantine Banks Target entity description: Eglantine Banks is a hobbit of the Shire in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, best known as the wife of Paladin Took II and the mother of Peregrin "Pippin" Took.
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A.
Daisy Suckley
Daisy Suckley was a close confidante and distant cousin of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known for her intimate correspondence with him and her connection to the Wilderstein estate in New York.
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B.
Courttia Newland
Courttia Newland is a British writer and playwright known for his novels and short stories exploring Black British life and urban experience.
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C.
Eglantine
"Eglantine" is a whimsical musical number from Disney’s 1971 film *Bedknobs and Broomsticks*, sung by Professor Emelius Browne as he praises the charms and talents of Eglantine Price.
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D.
Isabella Ward
Isabella Ward was an American actress best known for her early stage work and for being the first wife of actor Raymond Burr.
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E.
Tessa Quayle
Tessa Quayle is a passionate human-rights activist whose mysterious death in Kenya drives the political and emotional intrigue at the heart of John le Carré’s novel "The Constant Gardener."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Character in The Lord of the Rings
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Fictional character ⓘ Hobbit ⓘ Resident of the Shire ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings (appendices)
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linked to:
The Lord of the Rings appendices
|
| childOf |
Eglantine Banks
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Eglantine Banks ⓘ Eglantine Banks ⓘ Eglantine Banks ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| culture |
Shire-hobbits
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linked to:
Hobbits
|
| gender | Female ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Eglantine ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Banks ⓘ |
| language |
Westron (implied)
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linked to:
Westron
|
| memberOfFamily | Took family (by marriage) ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Pearl Took
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Peregrin Took ⓘ Pervinca Took ⓘ Pimpernel Took ⓘ
linked to:
Peregrin Took
|
| notableFor |
Being the mother of Peregrin "Pippin" Took
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Being the wife of Paladin Took II ⓘ |
| race | Hobbit ⓘ |
| residence |
Great Smials
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The Shire ⓘ Tuckborough ⓘ |
| spouse |
Eglantine Banks
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Paladin Took II ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Third Age
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linked to:
Third Age
|
| universe | Middle-earth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eglantine Banks Description of subject: Eglantine Banks is a hobbit of the Shire in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, best known as the wife of Paladin Took II and the mother of Peregrin "Pippin" Took.
Referenced by (12)
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