Bluebeard
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Bluebeard is a classic French folktale about a wealthy, murderous husband who forbids his new wife from entering a locked room that hides the corpses of his previous wives.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bluebeard canonical | 18 |
| Blue Beard | 1 |
| Blue-Beard | 1 |
| Bluebeard (folktale) | 1 |
| Bluebeard (tale) | 1 |
| Bluebeard fairy tale | 1 |
| Bluebeard's castle | 1 |
| Bluebeard's last wife | 1 |
| Bluebeard’s castle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5091440 — 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: Bluebeard Context triple: [The Robber Bridegroom, similarTo, Bluebeard]
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A.
La Vieille Dame
La Vieille Dame is the nickname of La Soufrière, an active stratovolcano on the island of Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe and one of the most prominent volcanic peaks in the Lesser Antilles.
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B.
Malle Babbe
Malle Babbe is a famous 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Frans Hals, depicting a laughing woman with a tankard of beer and an owl, celebrated for its lively brushwork and expressive character.
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C.
Violanta
Violanta is a one-act opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, known for its lush late-Romantic score and psychologically intense drama set in Renaissance Venice.
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D.
De Bazel
De Bazel is a monumental early 20th-century building in Amsterdam, renowned for its expressive brick architecture and former role as the headquarters of the Netherlands Trading Society.
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E.
Schmendiman
Schmendiman is a comically overconfident, dim-witted inventor in Steve Martin’s play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," representing misguided modern ambition.
- 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: Bluebeard Target entity description: Bluebeard is a classic French folktale about a wealthy, murderous husband who forbids his new wife from entering a locked room that hides the corpses of his previous wives.
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A.
La Vieille Dame
La Vieille Dame is the nickname of La Soufrière, an active stratovolcano on the island of Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe and one of the most prominent volcanic peaks in the Lesser Antilles.
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B.
Malle Babbe
Malle Babbe is a famous 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Frans Hals, depicting a laughing woman with a tankard of beer and an owl, celebrated for its lively brushwork and expressive character.
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C.
Violanta
Violanta is a one-act opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, known for its lush late-Romantic score and psychologically intense drama set in Renaissance Venice.
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D.
De Bazel
De Bazel is a monumental early 20th-century building in Amsterdam, renowned for its expressive brick architecture and former role as the headquarters of the Netherlands Trading Society.
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E.
Schmendiman
Schmendiman is a comically overconfident, dim-witted inventor in Steve Martin’s play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," representing misguided modern ambition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French folklore figure
ⓘ
fictional serial killer ⓘ folktale character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Bluebeard (tale)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bluebeard
|
| belongsToTradition | European fairy-tale tradition ⓘ |
| classifiedIn |
Aarne–Thompson–Uther type 312
ⓘ
linked to:
The Types of International Folktales
|
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Charles Perrault
ⓘ
linked to:
Perrault
|
| culturalImpact |
archetype of the murderous husband
ⓘ
used as metaphor for men who hide violent pasts ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1697 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Histoires ou contes du temps passé ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale
ⓘ
folktale ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Barbe bleue
ⓘ
linked to:
La Barbe bleue
|
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Bluebeard's castle
ⓘ
linked to:
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
|
| hasMotive | control over his wives ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | nobleman ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic | blue beard ⓘ |
| hasSpouse |
Bluebeard's last wife
ⓘ
linked to:
Bluebeard
|
| hasSymbol |
bloodstained key
ⓘ
forbidden door ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
curiosity
ⓘ
female disobedience and agency ⓘ forbidden knowledge ⓘ marital violence ⓘ |
| hasWealthStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
film adaptations
ⓘ
numerous literary retellings ⓘ opera "Ariane et Barbe-bleue" ⓘ opera "Bluebeard's Castle" ⓘ
linked to:
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
|
| keepsSecret | locked chamber of dead wives ⓘ |
| killed | his previous wives ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| moralInterpretation |
warning about the dangers of curiosity
ⓘ
warning against blind trust in marriage ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | antagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
forbidding his wife to enter a locked room
ⓘ
murdering his wives ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Fitcher's Bird
ⓘ
Mr. Fox (English tale) ⓘ
linked to:
How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp for Mr. Fox
The Robber Bridegroom ⓘ |
| usesObject | forbidden key ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bluebeard Description of subject: Bluebeard is a classic French folktale about a wealthy, murderous husband who forbids his new wife from entering a locked room that hides the corpses of his previous wives.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Perrault
linked to: Bluebeard
linked to: Bluebeard
linked to: Bluebeard
linked to: Bluebeard
linked to: Bluebeard
linked to: Bluebeard
linked to: Bluebeard