Merlin and the Book of Beasts
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Merlin and the Book of Beasts is a 2009 fantasy television film that continues the Arthurian legend by following an older Merlin battling dark magic threatening Camelot.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merlin | 1 |
| Merlin and the Book of Beasts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10660470 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merlin and the Book of Beasts Context triple: [James Callis, notableWork, Merlin and the Book of Beasts]
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A.
The Book of Merlyn
The Book of Merlyn is T. H. White’s posthumously published conclusion to his Arthurian cycle The Once and Future King, in which Merlyn returns to instruct King Arthur on war, peace, and human nature.
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B.
The Beguiling of Merlin
The Beguiling of Merlin is a famous 1874 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones depicting the Arthurian sorceress Nimue enchanting and imprisoning the wizard Merlin.
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C.
Prophecies of Merlin
Prophecies of Merlin is a medieval collection of prophetic writings attributed to the legendary wizard Merlin, often associated with political and historical predictions about Britain.
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D.
Merlin
Merlin is the legendary wizard of Arthurian myth, often depicted as King Arthur’s powerful but enigmatic advisor and magician.
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E.
Merlin
Merlin is a key supporting character in the "Kingsman" film series, serving as the tech expert and tactical coordinator for the Kingsman organization.
- 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: Merlin and the Book of Beasts Target entity description: Merlin and the Book of Beasts is a 2009 fantasy television film that continues the Arthurian legend by following an older Merlin battling dark magic threatening Camelot.
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A.
The Book of Merlyn
The Book of Merlyn is T. H. White’s posthumously published conclusion to his Arthurian cycle The Once and Future King, in which Merlyn returns to instruct King Arthur on war, peace, and human nature.
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B.
The Beguiling of Merlin
The Beguiling of Merlin is a famous 1874 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones depicting the Arthurian sorceress Nimue enchanting and imprisoning the wizard Merlin.
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C.
Prophecies of Merlin
Prophecies of Merlin is a medieval collection of prophetic writings attributed to the legendary wizard Merlin, often associated with political and historical predictions about Britain.
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D.
Merlin
Merlin is the legendary wizard of Arthurian myth, often depicted as King Arthur’s powerful but enigmatic advisor and magician.
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E.
Merlin
Merlin is a key supporting character in the "Kingsman" film series, serving as the tech expert and tactical coordinator for the Kingsman organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian film
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television film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Arthurian legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Donald Adams
NERFINISHED
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James Callis NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Thorburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Maja Aro NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Sabongui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Merlin opposes a dark sorcerer using the Book of Beasts to destroy Camelot. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| director | Warren P. Sonoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Syfy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Avlynn
NERFINISHED
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Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ King Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Mordred NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | Merlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy ⓘ |
| hasMagicItem | Book of Beasts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
good versus evil
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legacy of King Arthur ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | James Callis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Syfy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Arthurian film adaptations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An older Merlin must battle dark magic threatening Camelot, linked to a cursed magical book of beasts. ⓘ |
| producer | Reign Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | television ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| setting | Camelot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Merlin and the Book of Beasts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Gillian Horvath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Merlin and the Book of Beasts Description of subject: Merlin and the Book of Beasts is a 2009 fantasy television film that continues the Arthurian legend by following an older Merlin battling dark magic threatening Camelot.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Merlin