Katrina Van Tassel
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Katrina Van Tassel is a wealthy Dutch farmer's daughter in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," known for her beauty, coquetry, and role as the romantic interest of Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Katrina Van Tassel canonical | 17 |
| Van Tassel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Katrina Van Tassel Context triple: [The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, mainCharacter, Katrina Van Tassel]
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Tituba
Tituba was an enslaved woman of Indigenous and African descent whose accusations and testimony helped ignite the Salem witch trials in 1692.
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Lucille Sheardown
Lucille Sheardown was one of the later wives of American inventor Lee de Forest, associated with his personal life rather than his pioneering work in radio and electronics.
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Rebecca Nurse
Rebecca Nurse was a respected elderly Puritan woman in colonial Massachusetts who became one of the most famous individuals executed during the Salem witch trials.
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Ruth
Ruth is the given name of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the pioneering U.S. Supreme Court Justice and prominent advocate for gender equality and civil rights.
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Anna
Anna is the given first name of Eleanor Roosevelt, the influential former First Lady of the United States and human rights advocate.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Katrina Van Tassel Target entity description: Katrina Van Tassel is a wealthy Dutch farmer's daughter in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," known for her beauty, coquetry, and role as the romantic interest of Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones.
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Tituba
Tituba was an enslaved woman of Indigenous and African descent whose accusations and testimony helped ignite the Salem witch trials in 1692.
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B.
Louise
Louise is a feminine given name of French origin, traditionally associated with nobility and widely used in many European and English-speaking countries.
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Lucille Sheardown
Lucille Sheardown was one of the later wives of American inventor Lee de Forest, associated with his personal life rather than his pioneering work in radio and electronics.
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Rebecca Nurse
Rebecca Nurse was a respected elderly Puritan woman in colonial Massachusetts who became one of the most famous individuals executed during the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Eleanor
Eleanor is a feminine given name most famously borne by Eleanor Roosevelt, the influential First Lady of the United States and human rights advocate.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| ageInStory | about eighteen ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ⓘ |
| appearsInCollection | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
romantic rivalry
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rural American life ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| centralRoleIn | romantic plot of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ⓘ |
| characteristic |
beautiful
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charming ⓘ coquettish ⓘ flirtatious ⓘ |
| creator | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
New Netherland
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surface form:
Dutch colonial New York
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| ethnicBackground | Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName |
Katrina Van Tassel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Van Tassel
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| father | Baltus Van Tassel ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 1820 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Katrina ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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stage adaptations of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ⓘ television adaptations of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ⓘ |
| householdSetting |
Van Tassel farm
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Van Tassel farm ⓘ
surface form:
Van Tassel mansion
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Hudson Valley ⓘ |
| loveTriangleWith |
Brom Bones
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Ichabod Crane ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for conflict between Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones
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love interest ⓘ object of desire ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch American ⓘ |
| occupation | farmer's daughter ⓘ |
| parent | Baltus Van Tassel ⓘ |
| residence |
Sleepy Hollow
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Tarry Town ⓘ |
| romanticInterestOf |
Brom Bones
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Ichabod Crane ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Sleepy Hollow, New York ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| socialStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| workGenre |
American literature
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Gothic fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ |
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Subject: Katrina Van Tassel Description of subject: Katrina Van Tassel is a wealthy Dutch farmer's daughter in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," known for her beauty, coquetry, and role as the romantic interest of Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones.
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