King Roland
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King Roland is the well-meaning but naive monarch of Delain in Stephen King’s fantasy novel "The Eyes of the Dragon," whose poor judgment helps set the stage for the kingdom’s turmoil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Roland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8242835 — 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: King Roland Context triple: [The Eyes of the Dragon, hasCharacter, King Roland]
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A.
King Ban of Benwick
King Ban of Benwick is a legendary monarch in Arthurian romance, best known as the father of Sir Lancelot and an ally of King Arthur.
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B.
King Tal
King Tal is a character in the fantasy film "Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus," depicted as a royal figure within the movie’s sword-and-sorcery world.
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C.
King Abrazza
King Abrazza is a fictional monarch appearing as a character in the novel "Mardi" by Herman Melville.
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D.
Sir Leoline
Sir Leoline is a noble but troubled baron in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s narrative poem "Christabel," whose actions and emotions drive much of the story’s gothic tension.
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E.
Baron King of Lothbury
Baron King of Lothbury is the life peerage title held by Mervyn King, the former Governor of the Bank of England, in the UK House of Lords.
- 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: King Roland Target entity description: King Roland is the well-meaning but naive monarch of Delain in Stephen King’s fantasy novel "The Eyes of the Dragon," whose poor judgment helps set the stage for the kingdom’s turmoil.
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A.
King Ban of Benwick
King Ban of Benwick is a legendary monarch in Arthurian romance, best known as the father of Sir Lancelot and an ally of King Arthur.
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B.
King Tal
King Tal is a character in the fantasy film "Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus," depicted as a royal figure within the movie’s sword-and-sorcery world.
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C.
King Abrazza
King Abrazza is a fictional monarch appearing as a character in the novel "Mardi" by Herman Melville.
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D.
Sir Leoline
Sir Leoline is a noble but troubled baron in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s narrative poem "Christabel," whose actions and emotions drive much of the story’s gothic tension.
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E.
Baron King of Lothbury
Baron King of Lothbury is the life peerage title held by Mervyn King, the former Governor of the Bank of England, in the UK House of Lords.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| advisedBy | Flagg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Eyes of the Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | poisoning ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
gullible
ⓘ
naive ⓘ poor judgment ⓘ well-meaning ⓘ |
| child |
Peter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Delain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| deathIsPlotCatalystFor | framing of Prince Peter ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Peter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Delain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWorkAppearedIn | 1984 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | fantasy novel ⓘ |
| householdPet | Naps the dog ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American fantasy literature ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | murdered ⓘ |
| murderedBy | Flagg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | his poor judgment contributes to turmoil in Delain ⓘ |
| notableAction | killed a dragon in his youth ⓘ |
| notablePossession | the dragon-slaying arrow ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| personalityDetail |
enjoys drinking
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fond of hunting ⓘ |
| relationshipToFlagg | is manipulated by Flagg ⓘ |
| role | King of Delain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Queen Sasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of Delain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weakness |
easily influenced by Flagg
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lack of political insight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Roland Description of subject: King Roland is the well-meaning but naive monarch of Delain in Stephen King’s fantasy novel "The Eyes of the Dragon," whose poor judgment helps set the stage for the kingdom’s turmoil.
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