Kurwenal
E483265
Kurwenal is the loyal retainer and devoted companion of Tristan in Richard Wagner’s opera "Tristan und Isolde."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kurwenal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4952073 — 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: Kurwenal Context triple: [Tristan und Isolde, character, Kurwenal]
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A.
Festus
Festus is the given first name of the Jamaican-American writer and poet Claude McKay, a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
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B.
Severus and Celer
Severus and Celer were Roman architects and engineers best known for designing Emperor Nero’s lavish Domus Aurea palace in 1st-century Rome.
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C.
Claudius Templesmith
Claudius Templesmith is the flamboyant, theatrically enthusiastic announcer and commentator for the Hunger Games in Suzanne Collins' dystopian series and its film adaptations.
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D.
Varius Rufus
Varius Rufus was a prominent Roman poet of the Augustan era, known especially for his now-lost epic and tragic works and his association with literary figures like Virgil and Horace.
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E.
Ulpius
Ulpius is the family name (nomen gentilicium) of the Roman emperor Trajan, identifying him as a member of the gens Ulpia.
- 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: Kurwenal Target entity description: Kurwenal is the loyal retainer and devoted companion of Tristan in Richard Wagner’s opera "Tristan und Isolde."
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A.
Festus
Festus is the given first name of the Jamaican-American writer and poet Claude McKay, a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
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B.
Severus and Celer
Severus and Celer were Roman architects and engineers best known for designing Emperor Nero’s lavish Domus Aurea palace in 1st-century Rome.
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C.
Claudius Templesmith
Claudius Templesmith is the flamboyant, theatrically enthusiastic announcer and commentator for the Hunger Games in Suzanne Collins' dystopian series and its film adaptations.
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D.
Varius Rufus
Varius Rufus was a prominent Roman poet of the Augustan era, known especially for his now-lost epic and tragic works and his association with literary figures like Virgil and Horace.
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E.
Ulpius
Ulpius is the family name (nomen gentilicium) of the Roman emperor Trajan, identifying him as a member of the gens Ulpia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
male character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Tristan und Isolde ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Tristan und Isolde
ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde
Act II of Tristan und Isolde ⓘ
linked to:
Tristan und Isolde
Act III of Tristan und Isolde ⓘ
linked to:
Tristan und Isolde
|
| associatedWithTheme |
loyalty
ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ |
| basedOn | medieval Tristan legend ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
devoted
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| defends | Tristan ⓘ |
| diesIn |
Act III of Tristan und Isolde
ⓘ
linked to:
Tristan und Isolde
|
| firstPerformanceDate | 1865 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | Munich ⓘ |
| genre | music drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| nationality | Cornish ⓘ |
| notableScene |
Act I confrontation with Isolde’s maid Brangäne
ⓘ
Act III vigil over wounded Tristan ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Tristan
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| occupation | retainer ⓘ |
| operaBy | Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| partOf | characters of Tristan und Isolde ⓘ |
| protects | Tristan ⓘ |
| relationship |
friend of Tristan
ⓘ
servant of Tristan ⓘ |
| role | Tristan’s companion ⓘ |
| serves | Tristan ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
Brittany
ⓘ
Cornwall ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| workForm |
music drama
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kurwenal Description of subject: Kurwenal is the loyal retainer and devoted companion of Tristan in Richard Wagner’s opera "Tristan und Isolde."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.