Alder
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Alder is the central protagonist of Ursula K. Le Guin’s fantasy novel "The Other Wind," a humble village sorcerer whose troubling dreams draw him into a quest that reshapes the boundaries between life and death in Earthsea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16035575 — 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: Alder Context triple: [The Other Wind, mainCharacter, Alder]
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A.
Spruce
Spruce is a surname of English origin borne by various individuals, including Stephanie Spruce.
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B.
Birch
Birch is a masculine given name most notably borne by American politician Birch Bayh, a long-serving U.S. senator from Indiana.
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C.
Sitka spruce
Sitka spruce is a large, fast-growing conifer native to the moist coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest of North America, valued for its strong yet lightweight wood used in construction and musical instruments.
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D.
Douglas fir
Douglas fir is a large, long-lived conifer native to western North America, valued for its strong timber and ecological importance in mountain and coastal forests.
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E.
Poplar
Poplar is a historic district in the East End of London known for its docklands heritage, post-war social housing, and proximity to Canary Wharf.
- 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: Alder Target entity description: Alder is the central protagonist of Ursula K. Le Guin’s fantasy novel "The Other Wind," a humble village sorcerer whose troubling dreams draw him into a quest that reshapes the boundaries between life and death in Earthsea.
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A.
Spruce
Spruce is a surname of English origin borne by various individuals, including Stephanie Spruce.
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B.
Birch
Birch is a masculine given name most notably borne by American politician Birch Bayh, a long-serving U.S. senator from Indiana.
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C.
Sitka spruce
Sitka spruce is a large, fast-growing conifer native to the moist coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest of North America, valued for its strong yet lightweight wood used in construction and musical instruments.
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D.
Douglas fir
Douglas fir is a large, long-lived conifer native to western North America, valued for its strong timber and ecological importance in mountain and coastal forests.
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E.
Poplar
Poplar is a historic district in the East End of London known for its docklands heritage, post-war social housing, and proximity to Canary Wharf.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.