Karl Tanner in Game of Thrones
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Karl Tanner is a ruthless and treacherous former Night's Watch ranger who leads a violent mutiny at Craster's Keep in Game of Thrones.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Karl Tanner in Game of Thrones canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T428840 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Karl Tanner in Game of Thrones Context triple: [Burn Gorman, portrayed, Karl Tanner in Game of Thrones]
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A.
Marc Tarpenning
Marc Tarpenning is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla, Inc.
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B.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
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C.
Aegon
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D.
Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman is an American actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in projects such as the Hellboy films, the TV series "Sons of Anarchy," and numerous genre and voice-acting performances.
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E.
Mingus Lucien Reedus
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Karl Tanner in Game of Thrones Target entity description: Karl Tanner is a ruthless and treacherous former Night's Watch ranger who leads a violent mutiny at Craster's Keep in Game of Thrones.
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A.
Marc Tarpenning
Marc Tarpenning is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla, Inc.
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B.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is a post-apocalyptic horror drama spin-off series following fan-favorite survivor Daryl Dixon as he navigates a dangerous new setting far from his original group.
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C.
Aegon
Aegon is a multinational life insurance, pensions, and asset management company headquartered in the Netherlands.
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D.
Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman is an American actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in projects such as the Hellboy films, the TV series "Sons of Anarchy," and numerous genre and voice-acting performances.
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E.
Mingus Lucien Reedus
Mingus Lucien Reedus is the son of American actor and model Norman Reedus and Danish supermodel Helena Christensen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| adaptedFromWorkBy | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| affiliation | Night's Watch ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonist in the Night's Watch storyline ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Mutineers at Craster's Keep
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Night's Watch ⓘ
surface form:
The Night's Watch (formerly)
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| appearsIn |
Game of Thrones
ⓘ
surface form:
Game of Thrones (TV series)
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| basedOn | Karl Tanner (A Song of Ice and Fire character) ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Craster's Keep (after mutiny) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stabbed through the back of the head ⓘ |
| createdBy |
D. B. Weiss
ⓘ
David Benioff ⓘ |
| crime |
murder
ⓘ
mutiny ⓘ rape ⓘ treason against the Night's Watch ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Jon Snow
ⓘ
The Night's Watch loyalists ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
A Song of Ice and Fire
ⓘ
surface form:
A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones universe
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| firstAppearance |
Game of Thrones season 3
ⓘ
surface form:
Game of Thrones, season 3
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| firstAppearanceEpisode | "Walk of Punishment" ⓘ |
| formerStatus | brother of the Night's Watch ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| killedBy | Jon Snow ⓘ |
| language | Common Tongue (Westeros) ⓘ |
| lastAppearance |
Game of Thrones season 4
ⓘ
surface form:
Game of Thrones, season 4
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| lastAppearanceEpisode | "Oathkeeper" ⓘ |
| laterAffiliation | mutineers at Craster's Keep ⓘ |
| notableAction |
defies the vows of the Night's Watch
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orders and participates in the killing of Craster ⓘ takes over Craster's Keep after the mutiny ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the mutiny at Craster's Keep
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murdering Lord Commander Jeor Mormont ⓘ |
| occupation | ranger of the Night's Watch ⓘ |
| origin | Fleabottom, King's Landing (implied in series) ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Mutiny at Craster's Keep ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
cruel
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ruthless ⓘ sadistic ⓘ treacherous ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Burn Gorman ⓘ |
| rank | ranger ⓘ |
| setting |
Westeros (fictional continent)
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surface form:
Westeros
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| status | deceased ⓘ |
| swornVow | Night's Watch vows (broken) ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice | sword ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karl Tanner in Game of Thrones Description of subject: Karl Tanner is a ruthless and treacherous former Night's Watch ranger who leads a violent mutiny at Craster's Keep in Game of Thrones.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Burn Gorman