Syrio Forel
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Syrio Forel is a master swordsman and former First Sword of Braavos who teaches Arya Stark the Braavosi "water dancing" style of fencing in the world of Game of Thrones.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syrio Forel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12958300 — 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: Syrio Forel Context triple: [Arya Stark, trainedBy, Syrio Forel]
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A.
August Forel
August Forel was a Swiss psychiatrist, neuroanatomist, and entomologist renowned for his pioneering work in brain research, hypnosis, and the study of ants.
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B.
Friedrich Heinrich Lewy
Friedrich Heinrich Lewy was a German-American neurologist best known for identifying the abnormal protein aggregates in the brain that are now called Lewy bodies, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease and related dementias.
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C.
Fernand Holweck
Fernand Holweck was a French physicist known for his pioneering work in vacuum physics and X-ray research, as well as for his role in the French Resistance during World War II.
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D.
Ernst Cloos
Ernst Cloos was a German-American structural geologist known for his pioneering work in rock deformation and tectonics, and for his influential teaching at Johns Hopkins University.
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E.
Edward Constantinowsky
Edward Constantinowsky, better known as Eddie Constantine, was an American-born French actor and singer famed for his tough-guy roles in European crime and science fiction films, particularly as the character Lemmy Caution.
- 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: Syrio Forel Target entity description: Syrio Forel is a master swordsman and former First Sword of Braavos who teaches Arya Stark the Braavosi "water dancing" style of fencing in the world of Game of Thrones.
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A.
August Forel
August Forel was a Swiss psychiatrist, neuroanatomist, and entomologist renowned for his pioneering work in brain research, hypnosis, and the study of ants.
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B.
Friedrich Heinrich Lewy
Friedrich Heinrich Lewy was a German-American neurologist best known for identifying the abnormal protein aggregates in the brain that are now called Lewy bodies, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease and related dementias.
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C.
Fernand Holweck
Fernand Holweck was a French physicist known for his pioneering work in vacuum physics and X-ray research, as well as for his role in the French Resistance during World War II.
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D.
Ernst Cloos
Ernst Cloos was a German-American structural geologist known for his pioneering work in rock deformation and tectonics, and for his influential teaching at Johns Hopkins University.
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E.
Edward Constantinowsky
Edward Constantinowsky, better known as Eddie Constantine, was an American-born French actor and singer famed for his tough-guy roles in European crime and science fiction films, particularly as the character Lemmy Caution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Braavosi
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ swordsman ⓘ |
| allegiance | Sealord of Braavos ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Game of Thrones
ⓘ
Game of Thrones (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Game of Thrones
|
| associatedWith |
Braavosi fencing
ⓘ
House Stark ⓘ |
| cityOfResidence | Braavos ⓘ |
| combatApproach |
precision over strength
ⓘ
speed over armor ⓘ |
| confronts | Lannister guards ⓘ |
| creator | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| culture | Free Cities ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity |
Braavosi
ⓘ
linked to:
Braavos
|
| fictionalUniverse |
A Song of Ice and Fire
ⓘ
Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| fightingStyle | water dancing ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairColor | bald or closely shaven (TV adaptation) ⓘ |
| language | Common Tongue ⓘ |
| loyalty | to his duty as First Sword ⓘ |
| medium |
literature
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| nationality | Braavosi ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Arya Stark ⓘ |
| occupation |
First Sword of Braavos
ⓘ
swordmaster ⓘ |
| origin | Braavos ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
confident
ⓘ
disciplined ⓘ wryly humorous ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Miltos Yerolemou ⓘ |
| protects | Arya Stark ⓘ |
| quote | What do we say to the god of death? Not today. ⓘ |
| sceneLocation |
Red Keep
ⓘ
linked to:
The Red Keep
|
| statusInStory | presumed dead ⓘ |
| student | Arya Stark ⓘ |
| teaches | Arya Stark ⓘ |
| teachesConcept |
fear cuts deeper than swords
ⓘ
seeing with the eyes ⓘ |
| teachesWeapon | light sword ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
emphasis on balance and footwork
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emphasis on speed and agility ⓘ use of wooden practice swords ⓘ |
| title | First Sword of Braavos ⓘ |
| weapon | sword ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Syrio Forel Description of subject: Syrio Forel is a master swordsman and former First Sword of Braavos who teaches Arya Stark the Braavosi "water dancing" style of fencing in the world of Game of Thrones.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.