When the Lion Feeds
E397498
"When the Lion Feeds" is a 1964 adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that launches the Courtney family saga against the backdrop of colonial-era South Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| When the Lion Feeds canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3892540 — 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: When the Lion Feeds Context triple: [Wilbur Smith, notableWork, When the Lion Feeds]
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A.
The Lion’s World
The Lion’s World is a theological and literary exploration of C. S. Lewis’s Narnia stories by former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.
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B.
One Day as a Lion
One Day as a Lion is a short-lived rock/rap duo featuring Zack de la Rocha that blended politically charged lyrics with heavy, groove-driven instrumentation.
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C.
A Lion’s Legacy
"A Lion’s Legacy" is an instrumental track composed by Ramin Djawadi for the Game of Thrones Season 7 soundtrack, thematically associated with House Lannister.
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D.
Los Leones
Los Leones is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team Industriales, one of the most successful and beloved clubs in the Cuban National Series.
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E.
Los Leones
Los Leones is a major Santiago Metro station and commercial hub located in the Providencia district of Santiago, Chile.
- 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: When the Lion Feeds Target entity description: "When the Lion Feeds" is a 1964 adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that launches the Courtney family saga against the backdrop of colonial-era South Africa.
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A.
The Lion’s World
The Lion’s World is a theological and literary exploration of C. S. Lewis’s Narnia stories by former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.
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B.
One Day as a Lion
One Day as a Lion is a short-lived rock/rap duo featuring Zack de la Rocha that blended politically charged lyrics with heavy, groove-driven instrumentation.
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C.
A Lion’s Legacy
"A Lion’s Legacy" is an instrumental track composed by Ramin Djawadi for the Game of Thrones Season 7 soundtrack, thematically associated with House Lannister.
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D.
Los Leones
Los Leones is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team Industriales, one of the most successful and beloved clubs in the Cuban National Series.
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E.
Los Leones
Los Leones is a major Santiago Metro station and commercial hub located in the Providencia district of Santiago, Chile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure novel
ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Wilbur Smith ⓘ |
| authorNationality | South African ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | unknown ⓘ |
| featuresFamily | Courtney family ⓘ |
| followsInSeries | none ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
A Sparrow Falls
ⓘ
The Sound of Thunder ⓘ |
| launches | Courtney family saga ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
colonialism
ⓘ
conflict and survival ⓘ family saga ⓘ frontier life ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Garrick Courtney
ⓘ
Sean Courtney ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing the Courtney family in Wilbur Smith's fiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publicationDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Heinemann publishing group
ⓘ
surface form:
Heinemann
|
| series | Courtney series ⓘ |
| settingLocation | South Africa ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | colonial-era South Africa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: When the Lion Feeds Description of subject: "When the Lion Feeds" is a 1964 adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that launches the Courtney family saga against the backdrop of colonial-era South Africa.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wilbur Smith