Narrow Sea
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The Narrow Sea is the body of water in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones" that separates the continent of Essos from Westeros and serves as a crucial route for trade, travel, and invasion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Narrow Sea canonical | 18 |
| Narrow Sea (indirectly via southern routes) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3289836 — 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: Narrow Sea Context triple: [Essos, hasSea, Narrow Sea]
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A.
Toroneos Gulf
Toroneos Gulf is a coastal inlet of the Aegean Sea in northern Greece, lying between the Kassandra and Sithonia peninsulas of Chalkidiki.
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B.
Limnea Sea
The Limnea Sea was a prehistoric stage of the Baltic Sea that existed after the Littorina Sea phase, characterized by lower salinity and the gradual development toward the modern Baltic basin.
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C.
Iroise Sea
The Iroise Sea is a rugged, often stormy stretch of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brittany in northwestern France, known for its strong currents, rich marine biodiversity, and maritime heritage.
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D.
Yoldia Sea
The Yoldia Sea was an early post-glacial brackish water stage of the Baltic basin that existed after the last Ice Age, named after the bivalve Yoldia arctica found in its sediments.
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E.
Motovsky Gulf
Motovsky Gulf is a remote inlet of the Barents Sea in northwestern Russia, known for its harsh Arctic conditions and proximity to the Kola Peninsula.
- 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: Narrow Sea Target entity description: The Narrow Sea is the body of water in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones" that separates the continent of Essos from Westeros and serves as a crucial route for trade, travel, and invasion.
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A.
Toroneos Gulf
Toroneos Gulf is a coastal inlet of the Aegean Sea in northern Greece, lying between the Kassandra and Sithonia peninsulas of Chalkidiki.
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B.
Limnea Sea
The Limnea Sea was a prehistoric stage of the Baltic Sea that existed after the Littorina Sea phase, characterized by lower salinity and the gradual development toward the modern Baltic basin.
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C.
Iroise Sea
The Iroise Sea is a rugged, often stormy stretch of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brittany in northwestern France, known for its strong currents, rich marine biodiversity, and maritime heritage.
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D.
Yoldia Sea
The Yoldia Sea was an early post-glacial brackish water stage of the Baltic basin that existed after the last Ice Age, named after the bivalve Yoldia arctica found in its sediments.
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E.
Motovsky Gulf
Motovsky Gulf is a remote inlet of the Barents Sea in northwestern Russia, known for its harsh Arctic conditions and proximity to the Kola Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire
ⓘ
fictional sea ⓘ location in Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Bay of Crabs
ⓘ
Blackwater Bay ⓘ Braavos ⓘ Crownlands coast ⓘ Dorne coast ⓘ
linked to:
Dorne
Dragonstone ⓘ Free Cities ⓘ Gullet ⓘ Lys ⓘ Myr ⓘ Pentos ⓘ Seven Kingdoms ⓘ Shipbreaker Bay ⓘ Stepstones ⓘ Tyrosh ⓘ Vale of Arryn coast ⓘ
linked to:
The Vale of Arryn
|
| appearsIn |
A Song of Ice and Fire
ⓘ
Game of Thrones (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Game of Thrones
|
| borders |
Essos
ⓘ
linked to:
Essos (fictional continent)
Westeros ⓘ
linked to:
Westeros (fictional continent)
|
| connectsTo |
Shivering Sea via northern waters
ⓘ
Summer Sea via Stepstones ⓘ |
| createdBy | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| franchise |
A Song of Ice and Fire franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
A Song of Ice and Fire
|
| genreContext | epic fantasy ⓘ |
| inUniverseRole |
barrier and bridge between cultures
ⓘ
main maritime route between Westeros and Essos ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent piracy
ⓘ
heavy maritime trade ⓘ storms and dangerous currents near Stepstones ⓘ strategic military importance ⓘ |
| languageContext | Common Tongue ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
continent of Essos
ⓘ
continent of Westeros ⓘ |
| medium |
novels
ⓘ
television adaptation ⓘ |
| partOf | known world of A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ |
| separates |
Essos
ⓘ
linked to:
Essos (fictional continent)
Westeros ⓘ
linked to:
Westeros (fictional continent)
|
| traversedBy |
Daenerys Targaryen's fleet
ⓘ
Ironborn raiders ⓘ Targaryen invasion fleet ⓘ fleets of the Seven Kingdoms ⓘ merchant fleets of Free Cities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
invasion routes
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trade ⓘ travel ⓘ |
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: Narrow Sea Description of subject: The Narrow Sea is the body of water in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones" that separates the continent of Essos from Westeros and serves as a crucial route for trade, travel, and invasion.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.