Westeros (fictional continent)

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fictional continent fictional location primary setting

Westeros is the primary fictional continent and political setting of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones, known for its feuding noble houses, medieval-inspired culture, and epic power struggles.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Westeros	221
Westeros (fictional continent) canonical	3
Locations in A Song of Ice and Fire	1
The Stormlands	1
the fictional continent of Westeros	1
the lands of Westeros	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T550374 — 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: Westeros (fictional continent)
Context triple: [Game of Thrones Main Title, associatedWith, Westeros (fictional continent)]

A. Middle-earth
Middle-earth is the fictional, richly detailed fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien, serving as the setting for works such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
B. Imajaghan
Imajaghan are a distinct subgroup of the Tuareg people, known for their shared Berber heritage, language, and nomadic Saharan cultural traditions.
C. Rhegion
Rhegion was an important ancient Greek city located at the southern tip of Italy, strategically positioned on the Strait of Messina.
D. Terra da Garoa
Terra da Garoa is a popular nickname for the Brazilian metropolis of São Paulo, alluding to its characteristic light, misty rain.
E. Adjarians
Adjarians are a distinct ethnographic subgroup of Georgians primarily inhabiting the southwestern Adjara region, known for their unique blend of Georgian and historical Ottoman cultural influences.
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: Westeros (fictional continent)
Target entity description: Westeros is the primary fictional continent and political setting of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones, known for its feuding noble houses, medieval-inspired culture, and epic power struggles.

A. Middle-earth
Middle-earth is the fictional, richly detailed fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien, serving as the setting for works such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
B. Imajaghan
Imajaghan are a distinct subgroup of the Tuareg people, known for their shared Berber heritage, language, and nomadic Saharan cultural traditions.
C. Rhegion
Rhegion was an important ancient Greek city located at the southern tip of Italy, strategically positioned on the Strait of Messina.
D. Terra da Garoa
Terra da Garoa is a popular nickname for the Brazilian metropolis of São Paulo, alluding to its characteristic light, misty rain.
E. Adjarians
Adjarians are a distinct ethnographic subgroup of Georgians primarily inhabiting the southwestern Adjara region, known for their unique blend of Georgian and historical Ottoman cultural influences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (112)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional continent ⓘ fictional location ⓘ primary setting ⓘ
appearsIn	A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ Game of Thrones ⓘ House of the Dragon ⓘ
borderedBy	Shivering Sea ⓘ The Narrow Sea ⓘ The Sunset Sea ⓘ
creator	George R. R. Martin ⓘ
hasCapital	King’s Landing ⓘ linked to: King's Landing
hasChronology	After Conquest calendar ⓘ
hasClimate	subarctic in the far north ⓘ temperate in the south ⓘ
hasDefensiveStructure	Moat Cailin ⓘ The Eyrie’s mountain defenses ⓘ The Wall ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Andals ⓘ Children of the Forest ⓘ Crannogmen ⓘ First Men ⓘ Ironborn ⓘ linked to: The Iron Islands Rhoynar ⓘ Wildlings ⓘ
hasFeature	epic power struggles ⓘ feuding noble houses ⓘ irregular seasons ⓘ medieval-inspired culture ⓘ
hasGovernmentSystem	feudal monarchy ⓘ
hasHistoricalEvent	Aegon’s Conquest ⓘ Blackfyre Rebellions ⓘ Robert’s Rebellion ⓘ The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ The Long Night ⓘ War of the Five Kings ⓘ
hasLandmark	Blackwater Bay ⓘ Casterly Rock ⓘ Dragonstone ⓘ Harrenhal ⓘ Highgarden ⓘ King’s Landing ⓘ linked to: King's Landing Oldtown ⓘ Pyke ⓘ Storm’s End ⓘ Sunspear ⓘ The Eyrie ⓘ The Kingsroad ⓘ The Narrow Sea ⓘ The Red Keep ⓘ The Trident ⓘ The Wall ⓘ Winterfell ⓘ
hasMajorCity	Gulltown ⓘ Highgarden ⓘ King’s Landing ⓘ linked to: King's Landing Lannisport ⓘ linked to: Casterly Rock Oldtown ⓘ Pyke ⓘ Riverrun ⓘ Storm’s End ⓘ Sunspear ⓘ White Harbor ⓘ Winterfell ⓘ
hasNobleHouse	House Arryn ⓘ House Baratheon ⓘ House Baratheon of Storm’s End ⓘ linked to: House Baratheon House Bolton ⓘ House Frey ⓘ House Greyjoy ⓘ House Greyjoy of Pyke ⓘ linked to: House Greyjoy House Lannister ⓘ House Lannister of Casterly Rock ⓘ linked to: House Lannister House Martell ⓘ House Martell of Sunspear ⓘ House Mormont ⓘ House Stark ⓘ House Stark of Winterfell ⓘ linked to: House Stark House Targaryen ⓘ House Tully ⓘ House Tyrell ⓘ House Tyrell of Highgarden ⓘ linked to: House Tyrell
hasOrder	City Watch of King’s Landing ⓘ Faith Militant ⓘ Kingsguard ⓘ Night’s Watch ⓘ linked to: Night's Watch
hasPrehistoricInhabitants	Children of the Forest ⓘ Giants ⓘ
hasPrimaryLanguage	Common Tongue ⓘ linked to: Common Tongue (Westeros)
hasRegion	Beyond the Wall ⓘ Dorne ⓘ linked to: Essos (fictional continent) The Crownlands ⓘ The Gift ⓘ The Haunted Forest ⓘ The Iron Islands ⓘ The Neck ⓘ The North ⓘ The Reach ⓘ The Riverlands ⓘ linked to: Essos (fictional continent) The Stormlands ⓘ linked to: Westeros (fictional continent) The Vale of Arryn ⓘ The Westerlands ⓘ
hasReligion	Drowned God ⓘ Faith of the Seven ⓘ Great Stallion ⓘ Old Gods of the Forest ⓘ linked to: Whispers of the Old Gods R’hllor ⓘ
hasSymbolicObject	Iron Throne ⓘ
inspiredBy	medieval Europe ⓘ
locatedOn	planetos ⓘ
partOf	known world (A Song of Ice and Fire) ⓘ
ruledBy	Iron Throne ⓘ
separatedFrom	Essos ⓘ linked to: Essos (fictional continent)

How these facts were elicited