Idris Gawr
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Idris Gawr is a legendary giant and warrior from Welsh folklore, traditionally associated with the mountain Cadair Idris in Snowdonia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Idris Gawr canonical | 2 |
| Idris means "ardent lord" or "fiery leader" in Welsh tradition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10313668 — 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: Idris Gawr Context triple: [Cadair Idris, namedAfter, Idris Gawr]
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A.
Gwalchmei
Gwalchmei is the Welsh name for Sir Gawain, a prominent knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend renowned for his bravery and chivalry.
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B.
Owain
Owain is a given name of Welsh origin, traditionally borne by several figures in Welsh mythology and medieval literature.
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C.
Myrddin Wyllt
Myrddin Wyllt is a legendary mad prophet and wild man of the woods from early Welsh tradition, often seen as a historical and mythological precursor to the later figure of Merlin.
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D.
Elidir Fawr
Elidir Fawr is a prominent mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, known for its rugged slopes and status as one of the higher peaks in the region.
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E.
Ecgwynn
Ecgwynn was an early 10th-century English noblewoman, best known as the first consort of King Edward the Elder and the mother of King Æthelstan.
- 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: Idris Gawr Target entity description: Idris Gawr is a legendary giant and warrior from Welsh folklore, traditionally associated with the mountain Cadair Idris in Snowdonia.
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A.
Gwalchmei
Gwalchmei is the Welsh name for Sir Gawain, a prominent knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend renowned for his bravery and chivalry.
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B.
Owain
Owain is a given name of Welsh origin, traditionally borne by several figures in Welsh mythology and medieval literature.
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C.
Myrddin Wyllt
Myrddin Wyllt is a legendary mad prophet and wild man of the woods from early Welsh tradition, often seen as a historical and mythological precursor to the later figure of Merlin.
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D.
Elidir Fawr
Elidir Fawr is a prominent mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, known for its rugged slopes and status as one of the higher peaks in the region.
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E.
Ecgwynn
Ecgwynn was an early 10th-century English noblewoman, best known as the first consort of King Edward the Elder and the mother of King Æthelstan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Welsh folklore
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giant ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ warrior ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Idris the Giant ⓘ |
| appearsIn | local Snowdonia legends ⓘ |
| associatedLandscapeFeature |
glacial lake corries
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mountain ⓘ rocky summit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cadair Idris
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Snowdonia ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| category |
Welsh legendary giants
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mythological warriors ⓘ |
| countryContext | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | Welsh ⓘ |
| folkloreTradition | Welsh folklore ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Snowdonia National Park
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linked to:
Snowdonia
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| hasEpithet | Gawr (meaning "giant" in Welsh) ⓘ |
| hasEtymology |
Idris means "ardent lord" or "fiery leader" in Welsh tradition
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linked to:
Idris Gawr
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| hasMythicAttribute |
connection to wild high places
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great size ⓘ martial prowess ⓘ |
| influenced | local place legends around Cadair Idris ⓘ |
| inspiredToponym | Cadair Idris ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Welsh language ⓘ |
| legendaryStatus | mythical ⓘ |
| linkedBelief |
Cadair Idris associated with strange dreams and madness in later folklore
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linked to:
Cadair Idris
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| nameInWelsh | Idris Gawr ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | personification of the mountain Cadair Idris ⓘ |
| partOf | Celtic mythological tradition ⓘ |
| regionOfLegend | north-west Wales ⓘ |
| residenceInLegend | Cadair Idris ⓘ |
| role |
giant ruler
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warrior ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfLegend | medieval Welsh tradition ⓘ |
| toponymMeaningAssociated |
Cadair Idris is often interpreted as "Idris's Chair"
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linked to:
Cadair Idris
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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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Idris Gawr Description of subject: Idris Gawr is a legendary giant and warrior from Welsh folklore, traditionally associated with the mountain Cadair Idris in Snowdonia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Idris Gawr