Ashildr
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Ashildr is a recurring Doctor Who character, originally a Viking girl made immortal by the Doctor, whose long life profoundly shapes her complex relationship with him.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashildr canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4407187 — 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: Ashildr Context triple: [Hell Bent, featuresCharacter, Ashildr]
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A.
Thjodhild
Thjodhild was a Norse woman of the Viking Age, best known as one of the earliest Christian converts in Greenland and for building the first church there.
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B.
Gullveig
Gullveig is a mysterious Vanir figure in Norse mythology whose torture and attempted killing by the Aesir helped ignite the Aesir–Vanir War and is often associated with gold, magic, and the sorcerous practice of seiðr.
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C.
Gunnlöð
Gunnlöð is a giantess in Norse mythology who guards the precious mead of poetry in the mountain Hnitbjörg.
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D.
Sigrid
Sigrid is a Norwegian pop singer-songwriter known for her powerful vocals and catchy, emotionally resonant songs, including the hit single "Strangers."
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E.
Atlakviða
Atlakviða is an Old Norse heroic poem from the Poetic Edda that recounts the tragic betrayal and violent downfall of the Burgundian (Gjúkungar) kings at the hands of Atli.
- 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: Ashildr Target entity description: Ashildr is a recurring Doctor Who character, originally a Viking girl made immortal by the Doctor, whose long life profoundly shapes her complex relationship with him.
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A.
Thjodhild
Thjodhild was a Norse woman of the Viking Age, best known as one of the earliest Christian converts in Greenland and for building the first church there.
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B.
Gullveig
Gullveig is a mysterious Vanir figure in Norse mythology whose torture and attempted killing by the Aesir helped ignite the Aesir–Vanir War and is often associated with gold, magic, and the sorcerous practice of seiðr.
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C.
Gunnlöð
Gunnlöð is a giantess in Norse mythology who guards the precious mead of poetry in the mountain Hnitbjörg.
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D.
Sigrid
Sigrid is a Norwegian pop singer-songwriter known for her powerful vocals and catchy, emotionally resonant songs, including the hit single "Strangers."
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E.
Atlakviða
Atlakviða is an Old Norse heroic poem from the Poetic Edda that recounts the tragic betrayal and violent downfall of the Burgundian (Gjúkungar) kings at the hands of Atli.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doctor Who character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| alignment | Morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mayor Me
ⓘ
Me ⓘ the Woman Who Lived ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisode |
"Face the Raven"
ⓘ
"Hell Bent" ⓘ
linked to:
Hell Bent
"The Woman Who Lived" ⓘ
linked to:
the Woman Who Lived
|
| appearsInSeries |
Doctor Who Series 9
ⓘ
linked to:
Doctor Who series 9
|
| associatedWith |
Clara Oswald
ⓘ
Clara’s TARDIS ⓘ
linked to:
TARDIS
the Twelfth Doctor ⓘ
linked to:
Twelfth Doctor
|
| characterArc | Viking girl becomes immortal and grows increasingly detached from humanity ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
the Doctor
ⓘ
linked to:
The Doctor
|
| controls | Trap Street refugee community ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Jamie Mathieson
ⓘ
Steven Moffat ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | "The Girl Who Died" ⓘ |
| forgets | much of her long life due to memory limits ⓘ |
| gender | Female ⓘ |
| hasLifespan | Effectively immortal ⓘ |
| keeps | journals of her experiences ⓘ |
| lastAppearance |
"Hell Bent"
ⓘ
linked to:
Hell Bent
|
| laterTravelsWith | Clara Oswald in a stolen TARDIS ⓘ |
| madeImmortalBy |
the Doctor
ⓘ
linked to:
The Doctor
|
| madeImmortalUsing | Mire repair kit ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
Desire to protect her people
ⓘ
Fear of loss ⓘ |
| nationality | Viking ⓘ |
| occupation |
Highwaywoman
ⓘ
Mayor of Trap Street ⓘ Storyteller ⓘ |
| origin | Viking village in 9th-century Scandinavia ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
Clever
ⓘ
Imaginative ⓘ Protective ⓘ Vengeful ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Maisie Williams ⓘ |
| remembers | the Doctor across centuries ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | events leading to Clara Oswald’s death ⓘ |
| role |
Ally of the Doctor
ⓘ
Antagonist ⓘ Anti-hero ⓘ |
| species | Human ⓘ |
| speciesOfCommunitySheLeads | Assorted alien refugees ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ashildr Description of subject: Ashildr is a recurring Doctor Who character, originally a Viking girl made immortal by the Doctor, whose long life profoundly shapes her complex relationship with him.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.