Tristran Thorn
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Tristran Thorn is the naive yet determined young protagonist of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel "Stardust," who ventures into a magical realm to retrieve a fallen star and discovers his true heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tristran Thorn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6875401 — 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: Tristran Thorn Context triple: [Stardust, mainCharacter, Tristran Thorn]
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A.
Sir Yvain
Sir Yvain is a knight of Arthurian legend, best known as the hero of Chrétien de Troyes’ romance "Yvain, the Knight of the Lion," where he exemplifies chivalry, adventure, and a close bond with a loyal lion companion.
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B.
Sir Tristram
Sir Tristram is a legendary knight of the Round Table in Arthurian romance, renowned for his prowess in battle and his tragic love affair with Iseult.
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C.
Lord Bertilak
Lord Bertilak is the lord of the castle in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," later revealed to be the human identity of the Green Knight who tests Gawain's chivalry.
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D.
Robin Starveling
Robin Starveling is a minor comic character in Shakespeare’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, a tailor who plays the role of Moonshine in the craftsmen’s play-within-the-play.
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E.
Lancelot Heath
Lancelot Heath is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Heath.
- 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: Tristran Thorn Target entity description: Tristran Thorn is the naive yet determined young protagonist of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel "Stardust," who ventures into a magical realm to retrieve a fallen star and discovers his true heritage.
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A.
Sir Yvain
Sir Yvain is a knight of Arthurian legend, best known as the hero of Chrétien de Troyes’ romance "Yvain, the Knight of the Lion," where he exemplifies chivalry, adventure, and a close bond with a loyal lion companion.
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B.
Sir Tristram
Sir Tristram is a legendary knight of the Round Table in Arthurian romance, renowned for his prowess in battle and his tragic love affair with Iseult.
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C.
Lord Bertilak
Lord Bertilak is the lord of the castle in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," later revealed to be the human identity of the Green Knight who tests Gawain's chivalry.
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D.
Robin Starveling
Robin Starveling is a minor comic character in Shakespeare’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, a tailor who plays the role of Moonshine in the craftsmen’s play-within-the-play.
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E.
Lancelot Heath
Lancelot Heath is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Heath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptationAppearance | Stardust (2007 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alias | Tristan Thorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Stardust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInWorkType | novel ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
ⓘ
naive ⓘ |
| createdBy | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovers | his true Faerie heritage ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Stardust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy ⓘ |
| heritage |
half-Faerie
ⓘ
half-human ⓘ |
| homeCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTown | Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialLoveInterest | Victoria Forester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdomRuled | Stormhold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Yvaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | coming-of-age journey ⓘ |
| notableCompanion | Yvaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLocationVisited |
Faerie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wall ⓘ |
| parent |
Dunstan Thorn
NERFINISHED
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Lady Una NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Charlie Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1999 ⓘ |
| quest | retrieve a fallen star ⓘ |
| roleInWork | main protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfAdventure | magical realm of Faerie ⓘ |
| species | human-Faerie hybrid ⓘ |
| title | ruler of Stormhold ⓘ |
| workFormOfFirstPublication | illustrated novel ⓘ |
| workPublisherOfFirstAppearance | DC Comics (Vertigo imprint) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tristran Thorn Description of subject: Tristran Thorn is the naive yet determined young protagonist of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel "Stardust," who ventures into a magical realm to retrieve a fallen star and discovers his true heritage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stardust