Alan the Black
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Alan the Black was an Anglo-Breton nobleman of the 11th–12th century, known as a member of the Breton ducal family who became a prominent landholder in northern England after the Norman Conquest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alan the Black canonical | 4 |
| Alan the Red | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12187885 — 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: Alan the Black Context triple: [County of Richmond, heldBy, Alan the Black]
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A.
Oswald the Tiger
Oswald the Tiger is the costumed tiger mascot representing Occidental College at its athletic events and campus activities.
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B.
Archibald the Grim
Archibald the Grim was a powerful 14th-century Scottish noble and Lord of Galloway, noted for his military prowess and prominent role in the Douglas family’s rise.
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C.
Alfred
Alfred is a masculine given name of English origin, historically popular in Anglo-Saxon and later English-speaking cultures.
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D.
Martin the Humane
Martin the Humane was a late 14th- and early 15th-century King of Aragon and last monarch of the House of Barcelona, noted for his relatively just and conciliatory rule.
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E.
Thomas l’Obscur
Thomas l’Obscur is an experimental, philosophical novel by Maurice Blanchot that explores themes of perception, language, and the dissolution of self through dense, abstract prose.
- 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: Alan the Black Target entity description: Alan the Black was an Anglo-Breton nobleman of the 11th–12th century, known as a member of the Breton ducal family who became a prominent landholder in northern England after the Norman Conquest.
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A.
Oswald the Tiger
Oswald the Tiger is the costumed tiger mascot representing Occidental College at its athletic events and campus activities.
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B.
Archibald the Grim
Archibald the Grim was a powerful 14th-century Scottish noble and Lord of Galloway, noted for his military prowess and prominent role in the Douglas family’s rise.
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C.
Alfred
Alfred is a masculine given name of English origin, historically popular in Anglo-Saxon and later English-speaking cultures.
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D.
Martin the Humane
Martin the Humane was a late 14th- and early 15th-century King of Aragon and last monarch of the House of Barcelona, noted for his relatively just and conciliatory rule.
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E.
Thomas l’Obscur
Thomas l’Obscur is an experimental, philosophical novel by Maurice Blanchot that explores themes of perception, language, and the dissolution of self through dense, abstract prose.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alan the Black