The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is a classic British children's fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends Cheshire folklore with a perilous magical quest.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Weirdstone of Brisingamen canonical | 4 |
| The Weirdstone of Brisingamen trilogy | 2 |
| The Weirdstone of Brisingamen series | 1 |
| Weirdstone of Brisingamen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1676671 — 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: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen Context triple: [Alan Garner, notableWork, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen]
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A.
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron is a 1985 animated dark fantasy film from Walt Disney Productions, loosely based on Lloyd Alexander’s "The Chronicles of Prydain" novels and noted for its darker tone and departure from typical Disney fare.
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B.
The Druid King
The Druid King is a historical fantasy novel by Norman Spinrad that dramatizes the clash between Celtic Gauls and Julius Caesar’s Roman legions.
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C.
The Kymin
The Kymin is a historic hilltop site near Monmouth in Wales, known for its picturesque views and Georgian-era naval monument and round house.
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D.
City of Dreaming Spires
City of Dreaming Spires is a poetic nickname for Oxford, England, evoking its skyline of historic university towers and spires.
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E.
The Beguiling of Merlin
The Beguiling of Merlin is a famous 1874 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones depicting the Arthurian sorceress Nimue enchanting and imprisoning the wizard Merlin.
- 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: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen Target entity description: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is a classic British children's fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends Cheshire folklore with a perilous magical quest.
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A.
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron is a 1985 animated dark fantasy film from Walt Disney Productions, loosely based on Lloyd Alexander’s "The Chronicles of Prydain" novels and noted for its darker tone and departure from typical Disney fare.
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B.
The Druid King
The Druid King is a historical fantasy novel by Norman Spinrad that dramatizes the clash between Celtic Gauls and Julius Caesar’s Roman legions.
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C.
The Kymin
The Kymin is a historic hilltop site near Monmouth in Wales, known for its picturesque views and Georgian-era naval monument and round house.
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D.
City of Dreaming Spires
City of Dreaming Spires is a poetic nickname for Oxford, England, evoking its skyline of historic university towers and spires.
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E.
The Beguiling of Merlin
The Beguiling of Merlin is a famous 1874 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones depicting the Arthurian sorceress Nimue enchanting and imprisoning the wizard Merlin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British novel
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children's novel ⓘ fantasy novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Alan Garner ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cheshire folklore ⓘ |
| centralObject |
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
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surface form:
Weirdstone of Brisingamen
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bess Mossock
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Cadellin Silverbrow ⓘ Fenodyree ⓘ Gowther Mossock ⓘ Morrígan ⓘ
surface form:
Morrigan
Selina Place ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
children's fantasy
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fantasy literature ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
enchanted jewel
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shape-shifting beings ⓘ sleeping warriors ⓘ underground caverns ⓘ |
| hasReception | regarded as a classic of children's fantasy literature ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Moon of Gomrath ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
folklore
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good versus evil ⓘ magic ⓘ myth and landscape ⓘ quest ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Alderley Edge legends ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
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young readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern British fantasy ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Colin
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Susan ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later British children's fantasy
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integration of local English folklore into fantasy narrative ⓘ |
| placeInSeries | first book in the Alderley Edge sequence ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Collins Educational
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surface form:
Collins
|
| settingLocation |
Alderley Edge
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Cheshire ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to time of writing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen Description of subject: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is a classic British children's fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends Cheshire folklore with a perilous magical quest.
Referenced by (8)
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen series
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen trilogy
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen trilogy