Triple
T8081397
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Christopher John Reuel Tolkien |
E188623
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Baillie Tolkien
Baillie Tolkien is the widow of Christopher Tolkien, noted for her role in editing and indexing some of J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumously published works.
|
E711075
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Baillie Tolkien | Statement: [Christopher John Reuel Tolkien, spouse, Baillie Tolkien]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baillie Tolkien Context triple: [Christopher John Reuel Tolkien, spouse, Baillie Tolkien]
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A.
Edith Tolkien
Edith Tolkien was the wife and lifelong muse of author J. R. R. Tolkien, inspiring characters such as Lúthien in his Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien
Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien was the youngest and only daughter of author J. R. R. Tolkien, known for preserving and promoting her father's literary legacy.
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C.
Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien
Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien was the second son of author J. R. R. Tolkien, known for his career as a schoolteacher and his role in preserving and promoting his father's literary legacy.
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D.
Christopher John Reuel Tolkien
Christopher John Reuel Tolkien was a British editor, academic, and literary executor best known for posthumously editing and publishing many of his father J. R. R. Tolkien’s works, including The Silmarillion.
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E.
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien was an English writer, philologist, and academic best known as the author of the high-fantasy novels "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Baillie Tolkien Triple: [Christopher John Reuel Tolkien, spouse, Baillie Tolkien]
Generated description
Baillie Tolkien is the widow of Christopher Tolkien, noted for her role in editing and indexing some of J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumously published works.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baillie Tolkien Target entity description: Baillie Tolkien is the widow of Christopher Tolkien, noted for her role in editing and indexing some of J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumously published works.
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A.
Edith Tolkien
Edith Tolkien was the wife and lifelong muse of author J. R. R. Tolkien, inspiring characters such as Lúthien in his Middle-earth legendarium.
-
B.
Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien
Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien was the youngest and only daughter of author J. R. R. Tolkien, known for preserving and promoting her father's literary legacy.
-
C.
Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien
Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien was the second son of author J. R. R. Tolkien, known for his career as a schoolteacher and his role in preserving and promoting his father's literary legacy.
-
D.
Christopher John Reuel Tolkien
Christopher John Reuel Tolkien was a British editor, academic, and literary executor best known for posthumously editing and publishing many of his father J. R. R. Tolkien’s works, including The Silmarillion.
-
E.
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien was an English writer, philologist, and academic best known as the author of the high-fantasy novels "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca82b662e88190b9323daab8c28a21 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb40a699388190a5b8e26524ae43e5 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:33 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cc63fba1148190b8d0f04faa5330a1 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cc651e3b4c81908408c9f08eca8e09 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cc694d861c8190b504352c1fad2c36 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:39 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:28 p.m.