The Picts and the Martyrs
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The Picts and the Martyrs is a children's adventure novel by Arthur Ransome in the Swallows and Amazons series, following the holiday exploits and secret hideouts of two sets of children in the English Lake District.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Picts and the Martyrs canonical | 7 |
| The Picts and the Martyrs: Or, Not Welcome at All | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5928414 — 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: The Picts and the Martyrs Context triple: [Wild Cat Island, appearsIn, The Picts and the Martyrs]
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A.
Kings of the Picts
The Kings of the Picts were the early medieval monarchs who ruled the Pictish kingdoms in what is now eastern and northern Scotland before their eventual unification with the Scots.
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B.
The Blood of the Martyrs
The Blood of the Martyrs is a historical novel by Naomi Mitchison set in ancient Rome, exploring themes of persecution, political power, and early Christianity.
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C.
The Martyrs
The Martyrs is the nickname of Merthyr Town F.C., a Welsh football club based in Merthyr Tydfil known for its passionate local support and history in the English football pyramid.
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D.
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is a medieval Scottish historical text that records the reigns of early Scottish kings and is a key source for the history of the kingdom of Alba.
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E.
The Martyr
"The Martyr" is a short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores themes of faith, identity, and cultural conflict in a Christian context in feudal Japan.
- 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: The Picts and the Martyrs Target entity description: The Picts and the Martyrs is a children's adventure novel by Arthur Ransome in the Swallows and Amazons series, following the holiday exploits and secret hideouts of two sets of children in the English Lake District.
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A.
Kings of the Picts
The Kings of the Picts were the early medieval monarchs who ruled the Pictish kingdoms in what is now eastern and northern Scotland before their eventual unification with the Scots.
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B.
The Blood of the Martyrs
The Blood of the Martyrs is a historical novel by Naomi Mitchison set in ancient Rome, exploring themes of persecution, political power, and early Christianity.
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C.
The Martyrs
The Martyrs is the nickname of Merthyr Town F.C., a Welsh football club based in Merthyr Tydfil known for its passionate local support and history in the English football pyramid.
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D.
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is a medieval Scottish historical text that records the reigns of early Scottish kings and is a key source for the history of the kingdom of Alba.
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E.
The Martyr
"The Martyr" is a short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores themes of faith, identity, and cultural conflict in a Christian context in feudal Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | children's novel ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Ransome ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dick Callum
ⓘ
Dorothea Callum ⓘ Nancy Blackett ⓘ Peggy Blackett ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
the Amazons
ⓘ
linked to:
Amazons
the Ds ⓘ |
| follows | The Big Six ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Picts and the Martyrs: Or, Not Welcome at All
ⓘ
linked to:
The Picts and the Martyrs
|
| hasIllustrationsBy | Arthur Ransome ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship
ⓘ
imagination ⓘ independence of children ⓘ outdoor adventure ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Swallows and Amazons ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
holiday exploits of children
ⓘ
secret hideouts ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| seriesNumberInSwallowsAndAmazons | 11 ⓘ |
| setting |
Cumbria
ⓘ
English Lake District ⓘ
linked to:
Lake District
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Picts and the Martyrs Description of subject: The Picts and the Martyrs is a children's adventure novel by Arthur Ransome in the Swallows and Amazons series, following the holiday exploits and secret hideouts of two sets of children in the English Lake District.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Picts and the Martyrs
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hasAlternativeTitle
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The Picts and the Martyrs: Or, Not Welcome at All
ⓘ
linked to: The Picts and the Martyrs