Count Adhemar in A Knight's Tale
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Count Adhemar in *A Knight's Tale* is the film’s primary antagonist, a ruthless and aristocratic jousting champion who embodies the rigid class hierarchy and snobbery that the hero must overcome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Count Adhemar in A Knight's Tale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10175978 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Count Adhemar in A Knight's Tale Context triple: [Rufus Sewell, portrayedCharacter, Count Adhemar in A Knight's Tale]
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A.
Hugh Beringar
Hugh Beringar is a shrewd, loyal deputy sheriff and close ally of Brother Cadfael in Ellis Peters’ medieval mystery series "The Cadfael Chronicles."
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B.
Michael Knighton
Michael Knighton is an English businessman and former football club owner best known for his high-profile involvement with Manchester United and later ownership and management role at Carlisle United.
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C.
Rowland
Rowland is the namesake of the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center, likely a notable figure in science or education commemorated by the institution.
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D.
Rowland
Rowland is the given name of R. H. Macy, the 19th-century American businessman who founded the Macy's department store chain.
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E.
Stephen Langdon
Stephen Langdon was an American Assyriologist and archaeologist known for his early 20th-century excavations in Mesopotamia and his contributions to the study of Sumerian texts and ancient Near Eastern history.
- 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: Count Adhemar in A Knight's Tale Target entity description: Count Adhemar in *A Knight's Tale* is the film’s primary antagonist, a ruthless and aristocratic jousting champion who embodies the rigid class hierarchy and snobbery that the hero must overcome.
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A.
Hugh Beringar
Hugh Beringar is a shrewd, loyal deputy sheriff and close ally of Brother Cadfael in Ellis Peters’ medieval mystery series "The Cadfael Chronicles."
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B.
Michael Knighton
Michael Knighton is an English businessman and former football club owner best known for his high-profile involvement with Manchester United and later ownership and management role at Carlisle United.
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C.
Rowland
Rowland is the namesake of the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center, likely a notable figure in science or education commemorated by the institution.
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D.
Rowland
Rowland is the given name of R. H. Macy, the 19th-century American businessman who founded the Macy's department store chain.
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E.
Stephen Langdon
Stephen Langdon was an American Assyriologist and archaeologist known for his early 20th-century excavations in Mesopotamia and his contributions to the study of Sumerian texts and ancient Near Eastern history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| alignment | villainous ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Knight's Tale ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
nobility
ⓘ
tournament jousting ⓘ |
| basedOn | medieval knightly archetype ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Brian Helgeland ⓘ |
| embodies |
rigid class hierarchy
ⓘ
snobbery ⓘ |
| enemyOf | William Thatcher ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
film A Knight's Tale (2001)
ⓘ
linked to:
A Knight's Tale
|
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | medieval adventure comedy film ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | French ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | obstacle to the hero's social ascent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ruthless jousting tactics
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strict adherence to noble privilege ⓘ |
| occupation | jousting champion ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Rufus Sewell ⓘ |
| rivalOf | William Thatcher ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist in A Knight's Tale ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | medieval Europe as depicted in A Knight's Tale ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocrat ⓘ |
| title | Count ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Count Adhemar in A Knight's Tale Description of subject: Count Adhemar in *A Knight's Tale* is the film’s primary antagonist, a ruthless and aristocratic jousting champion who embodies the rigid class hierarchy and snobbery that the hero must overcome.
Referenced by (1)
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