The Pirate
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The Pirate is an 1822 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the Orkney and Shetland Islands, blending romance, adventure, and local folklore around the figure of a mysterious seafarer.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Pirate canonical | 2 |
| The Pirate: A Tale | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1866425 — 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 Pirate Context triple: [Sir Walter Scott, notableWork, The Pirate]
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A.
The Pirate
The Pirate is a romantic musical comedy film best known for its vibrant Technicolor production and the iconic pairing of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
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B.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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C.
Pirate Jenny
Pirate Jenny is a vengeful maid and one of the most famous and haunting characters from Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s musical drama *The Threepenny Opera*.
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D.
Pirates
Pirates are seafaring outlaws who historically attacked and plundered ships and coastal settlements, often romanticized in popular culture for their rebellious and adventurous image.
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E.
The Ship of Adventure
The Ship of Adventure is a children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in her Adventure Series, featuring the recurring group of children embroiled in a mystery aboard a ship.
- 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 Pirate Target entity description: The Pirate is an 1822 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the Orkney and Shetland Islands, blending romance, adventure, and local folklore around the figure of a mysterious seafarer.
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A.
The Pirate
The Pirate is a romantic musical comedy film best known for its vibrant Technicolor production and the iconic pairing of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
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B.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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C.
Pirate Jenny
Pirate Jenny is a vengeful maid and one of the most famous and haunting characters from Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s musical drama *The Threepenny Opera*.
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D.
Pirates
Pirates are seafaring outlaws who historically attacked and plundered ships and coastal settlements, often romanticized in popular culture for their rebellious and adventurous image.
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E.
The Ship of Adventure
The Ship of Adventure is a children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in her Adventure Series, featuring the recurring group of children embroiled in a mystery aboard a ship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author |
Sir Walter Scott
ⓘ
Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
surface form:
Walter Scott
|
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
mysterious seafarer
ⓘ
pirate ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Archibald Constable & Co. ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ romance ⓘ sea story ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Pirate (opera by Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee)
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stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Pirate
ⓘ
surface form:
The Pirate: A Tale
|
| hasCharacterRelationship | love triangle involving Cleveland, Minna Troil, and Mordaunt Mertoun ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later sea-adventure fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
clash of cultures
ⓘ
identity and disguise ⓘ local folklore ⓘ maritime life ⓘ romantic adventure ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Orkney and Shetland folklore ⓘ |
| literaryForm | fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Basil Mertoun
ⓘ
Brenda Troil ⓘ Cleveland ⓘ Magnus Troil ⓘ Minna Troil ⓘ Mordaunt ⓘ
surface form:
Mordaunt Mertoun
Norna of the Fitful Head ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of romance and adventure
ⓘ
detailed depiction of Orkney and Shetland life ⓘ use of Norse and Scottish legend ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | three-volume novel ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Waverley Novels ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | Waverley Novels ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1822 ⓘ |
| publisherLocation | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Orkney Islands
ⓘ
Shetland ⓘ
surface form:
Shetland Islands
|
| timePeriodOfSetting | 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Pirate Description of subject: The Pirate is an 1822 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the Orkney and Shetland Islands, blending romance, adventure, and local folklore around the figure of a mysterious seafarer.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Pirate: A Tale