The Castle of Iron
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The Castle of Iron is a fantasy novel, part of the Harold Shea "Enchanter" series by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, that blends humorous adventure with literary and mythological worlds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Castle of Iron canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8491698 — 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 Castle of Iron Context triple: [Gnome Press, publishedWork, The Castle of Iron]
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A.
The Castle
The Castle is a surreal, unfinished novel by Franz Kafka that follows a land surveyor’s futile attempts to gain access to a mysterious, bureaucratic authority that governs a remote village.
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B.
The Castle
The Castle is a historic government building in Jamestown that serves as a key administrative and architectural landmark of the area.
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C.
The Castle
The Castle is the iconic red sandstone building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.
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D.
The Castle
The Castle is a historic fortification in Mumbai, India, that served as the original fortified settlement of the British East India Company in the city.
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E.
The Castle
The Castle is a celebrated Australian comedy film about a working-class family's fight to save their beloved home from compulsory acquisition, known for its quotable dialogue and cultural impact.
- 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 Castle of Iron Target entity description: The Castle of Iron is a fantasy novel, part of the Harold Shea "Enchanter" series by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, that blends humorous adventure with literary and mythological worlds.
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A.
The Castle
The Castle is a historic government building in Jamestown that serves as a key administrative and architectural landmark of the area.
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B.
The Castle
The Castle is a surreal, unfinished novel by Franz Kafka that follows a land surveyor’s futile attempts to gain access to a mysterious, bureaucratic authority that governs a remote village.
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C.
The Castle
The Castle is the iconic red sandstone building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.
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D.
The Castle
The Castle is a historic fortification in Mumbai, India, that served as the original fortified settlement of the British East India Company in the city.
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E.
The Castle
The Castle is a celebrated Australian comedy film about a working-class family's fight to save their beloved home from compulsory acquisition, known for its quotable dialogue and cultural impact.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
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work of fiction ⓘ |
| author |
Fletcher Pratt
ⓘ
L. Sprague de Camp ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| features | blending of humorous adventure with literary and mythological references ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCoauthor |
Fletcher Pratt
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L. Sprague de Camp ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | multiverse of literary and mythological worlds ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adventure
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interaction between modern characters and mythological settings ⓘ |
| hasTone | humorous ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American fantasy literature ⓘ |
| literarySetting |
literary worlds
ⓘ
mythological worlds ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Harold Shea ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harold Shea "Enchanter" cycle
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linked to:
Harold Shea series
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| series |
Enchanter series
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linked to:
Enchanter trilogy
Harold Shea series ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Castle of Iron Description of subject: The Castle of Iron is a fantasy novel, part of the Harold Shea "Enchanter" series by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, that blends humorous adventure with literary and mythological worlds.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.