Triple
T4666443
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Terry Brooks |
E102857
|
entity |
| Predicate | debutWork |
P3278
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Sword of Shannara
The Sword of Shannara is a classic epic fantasy novel that launched Terry Brooks’s Shannara series, following a young hero’s quest to wield a magical sword against a dark warlock in a post-apocalyptic world.
|
E471358
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Sword of Shannara | Statement: [Terry Brooks, debutWork, The Sword of Shannara]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sword of Shannara Context triple: [Terry Brooks, debutWork, The Sword of Shannara]
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A.
The Wishsong of Shannara
The Wishsong of Shannara is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following siblings Brin and Jair Ohmsford as they confront a dark magic threatening their world.
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B.
Shannara series
The Shannara series is a popular epic fantasy book saga by Terry Brooks, set in a post-apocalyptic world where magic has replaced advanced technology.
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C.
The High Druid's Blade
The High Druid's Blade is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following the adventures and political intrigues surrounding the Druid order.
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D.
Tehanu
Tehanu is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that revisits the archipelago through a more intimate, feminist lens, focusing on the lives of Tenar and a mysterious, traumatized child.
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E.
Lord of Arlay
The Lord of Arlay was a medieval noble title held by members of the influential Burgundian House of Chalon-Arlay, associated with lordship over the Arlay territory in present-day France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Sword of Shannara Triple: [Terry Brooks, debutWork, The Sword of Shannara]
Generated description
The Sword of Shannara is a classic epic fantasy novel that launched Terry Brooks’s Shannara series, following a young hero’s quest to wield a magical sword against a dark warlock in a post-apocalyptic world.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sword of Shannara Target entity description: The Sword of Shannara is a classic epic fantasy novel that launched Terry Brooks’s Shannara series, following a young hero’s quest to wield a magical sword against a dark warlock in a post-apocalyptic world.
-
A.
The Wishsong of Shannara
The Wishsong of Shannara is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following siblings Brin and Jair Ohmsford as they confront a dark magic threatening their world.
-
B.
Shannara series
The Shannara series is a popular epic fantasy book saga by Terry Brooks, set in a post-apocalyptic world where magic has replaced advanced technology.
-
C.
The High Druid's Blade
The High Druid's Blade is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following the adventures and political intrigues surrounding the Druid order.
-
D.
Tehanu
Tehanu is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that revisits the archipelago through a more intimate, feminist lens, focusing on the lives of Tenar and a mysterious, traumatized child.
-
E.
Lord of Arlay
The Lord of Arlay was a medieval noble title held by members of the influential Burgundian House of Chalon-Arlay, associated with lordship over the Arlay territory in present-day France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69bd43d9cba4819086c1ab1c2d9d2133 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd633d87788190a3c8946ed6995062 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be4d739e9c8190b7fffe68a3b54de5 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be4e1891408190adc09699d0347cbd |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be4ef501e081908a75547e9bb52c0c |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:15 p.m.