Alan-a-Dale
E71130
Alan-a-Dale is a minstrel and member of Robin Hood’s Merry Men, often portrayed as a charming singer and musician in the Robin Hood legends.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alan-a-Dale canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T566347 — 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: Alan-a-Dale Context triple: [Merry Men, hasMember, Alan-a-Dale]
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A.
Bel and the Dragon
Bel and the Dragon is an apocryphal addition to the Book of Daniel that recounts stories of the prophet exposing the falsity of idol worship and miraculously surviving a dragon and a lions’ den.
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B.
Willow
Willow is a 1988 fantasy adventure film directed by Ron Howard that follows an aspiring sorcerer who must protect a prophesied child from an evil queen.
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C.
Garth
Garth is a fictional character from the American prime-time television soap opera "Falcon Crest."
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D.
Lord Willin'
"Lord Willin'" is the 2002 debut studio album by hip-hop duo Clipse, known for its gritty coke-rap lyricism and Neptunes-produced beats that helped define early-2000s rap.
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E.
Crystal Bear
The Crystal Bear is a youth jury prize at the Berlin International Film Festival that honors outstanding films for children and young audiences.
- 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: Alan-a-Dale Target entity description: Alan-a-Dale is a minstrel and member of Robin Hood’s Merry Men, often portrayed as a charming singer and musician in the Robin Hood legends.
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A.
Bel and the Dragon
Bel and the Dragon is an apocryphal addition to the Book of Daniel that recounts stories of the prophet exposing the falsity of idol worship and miraculously surviving a dragon and a lions’ den.
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B.
Willow
Willow is a 1988 fantasy adventure film directed by Ron Howard that follows an aspiring sorcerer who must protect a prophesied child from an evil queen.
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C.
Garth
Garth is a fictional character from the American prime-time television soap opera "Falcon Crest."
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D.
Lord Willin'
"Lord Willin'" is the 2002 debut studio album by hip-hop duo Clipse, known for its gritty coke-rap lyricism and Neptunes-produced beats that helped define early-2000s rap.
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E.
Crystal Bear
The Crystal Bear is a youth jury prize at the Berlin International Film Festival that honors outstanding films for children and young audiences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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member of the Merry Men ⓘ minstrel ⓘ |
| adaptationRole |
comic sidekick in some film versions
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narrator in some Robin Hood adaptations ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Merry Men
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Robin Hood ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Friar Tuck
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Little John ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
ballads of Robin Hood
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later Robin Hood plays and stories ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Nottinghamshire
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Sherwood Forest ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charming
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loyal ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | English ballad tradition ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Sheriff of Nottingham
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corrupt church officials (in some versions) ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Robin Hood legends ⓘ |
| firstAttestedCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| groupMembership | outlaws of Sherwood Forest ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English folklore ⓘ |
| medium |
animation
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film ⓘ literature ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ television ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Allan-a-Dail
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linked to:
Allan-a-Dale
Allan-a-Dale ⓘ Allen-a-Dale ⓘ |
| nationality | English (legendary) ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
playing musical instruments
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singing ⓘ |
| notableStory |
ballad of Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale
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linked to:
ballads of Robin Hood
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| occupation |
minstrel
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musician ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| roleInStories |
comic relief
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entertainer of the Merry Men ⓘ supporter of Robin Hood ⓘ |
| setting | medieval England ⓘ |
| spouse |
Allan’s sweetheart rescued from forced marriage (in some versions)
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Ellen (in some versions) ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
love and loyalty
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resistance to forced marriage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan-a-Dale Description of subject: Alan-a-Dale is a minstrel and member of Robin Hood’s Merry Men, often portrayed as a charming singer and musician in the Robin Hood legends.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.