Prior Robert
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Prior Robert is an ambitious and often antagonistic monastic superior in Ellis Peters’ medieval detective series *The Cadfael Chronicles*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prior Robert canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2693337 — 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: Prior Robert Context triple: [The Cadfael Chronicles, notableCharacter, Prior Robert]
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A.
Don Robinson
Don Robinson is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher known for his long career primarily with the Pittsburgh Pirates and his role as both a starter and reliever in the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Peter Spears
Peter Spears is an American film producer and actor best known for his work on acclaimed independent films such as "Nomadland" and "Call Me by Your Name."
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C.
Tony Roberts
Tony Roberts is an American actor best known for his frequent collaborations with Woody Allen in films such as "Annie Hall."
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D.
Richie Roberts
Richie Roberts is a real-life New Jersey detective and prosecutor best known for his role in bringing down drug lord Frank Lucas, a story dramatized in the film "American Gangster."
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E.
Mason Pryor
Mason Pryor is an American stand-up comedian and the son of legendary comic Richard Pryor.
- 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: Prior Robert Target entity description: Prior Robert is an ambitious and often antagonistic monastic superior in Ellis Peters’ medieval detective series *The Cadfael Chronicles*.
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A.
Don Robinson
Don Robinson is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher known for his long career primarily with the Pittsburgh Pirates and his role as both a starter and reliever in the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Peter Spears
Peter Spears is an American film producer and actor best known for his work on acclaimed independent films such as "Nomadland" and "Call Me by Your Name."
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C.
Tony Roberts
Tony Roberts is an American actor best known for his frequent collaborations with Woody Allen in films such as "Annie Hall."
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D.
Richie Roberts
Richie Roberts is a real-life New Jersey detective and prosecutor best known for his role in bringing down drug lord Frank Lucas, a story dramatized in the film "American Gangster."
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E.
Mason Pryor
Mason Pryor is an American stand-up comedian and the son of legendary comic Richard Pryor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in literature
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ monastic superior ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Morbid Taste for Bones
ⓘ
Cadfael series ⓘ
linked to:
The Cadfael Chronicles
The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ other novels in The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ |
| basedIn | Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
antagonistic ⓘ authoritarian ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ellis Peters ⓘ |
| createdIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
historical mystery ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Shrewsbury Abbey community
ⓘ
linked to:
Shrewsbury Abbey
|
| narrativeRole |
recurring antagonist
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ |
| occupation | prior ⓘ |
| oftenOpposes | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Benedictine Order
ⓘ
linked to:
Benedictines
|
| role | monastic superior ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Shrewsbury Abbey ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prior Robert Description of subject: Prior Robert is an ambitious and often antagonistic monastic superior in Ellis Peters’ medieval detective series *The Cadfael Chronicles*.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.