Barony of Mejis
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The Barony of Mejis is a coastal, Western-style region in Stephen King’s Dark Tower universe, notable as the backdrop for Roland Deschain’s tragic early love story and formative adventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barony of Mejis canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barony of Mejis Context triple: [The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass, setting, Barony of Mejis]
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A.
Barony of Forth
The Barony of Forth is a historic barony in County Wexford, Ireland, noted for its former English-speaking colony and distinctive old dialect preserved in local verse and glossaries.
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B.
Lordship of Arlay
The Lordship of Arlay was a medieval seigneurial domain in the region of Franche-Comté, historically associated with the noble House of Chalon.
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C.
Lordship of Kniphausen
The Lordship of Kniphausen was a small semi-independent territorial lordship in what is now northwestern Germany, historically ruled by local nobles under shifting regional overlordships.
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D.
Barony of Monteagle
The Barony of Monteagle is a historic title in the Peerage of England associated with the Stanley family and notable figures in late medieval and early modern English politics.
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E.
Lordship of Rheda
The Lordship of Rheda was a small territorial lordship within the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- 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: Barony of Mejis Target entity description: The Barony of Mejis is a coastal, Western-style region in Stephen King’s Dark Tower universe, notable as the backdrop for Roland Deschain’s tragic early love story and formative adventures.
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A.
Barony of Forth
The Barony of Forth is a historic barony in County Wexford, Ireland, noted for its former English-speaking colony and distinctive old dialect preserved in local verse and glossaries.
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B.
Lordship of Arlay
The Lordship of Arlay was a medieval seigneurial domain in the region of Franche-Comté, historically associated with the noble House of Chalon.
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C.
Lordship of Kniphausen
The Lordship of Kniphausen was a small semi-independent territorial lordship in what is now northwestern Germany, historically ruled by local nobles under shifting regional overlordships.
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D.
Barony of Monteagle
The Barony of Monteagle is a historic title in the Peerage of England associated with the Stanley family and notable figures in late medieval and early modern English politics.
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E.
Lordship of Rheda
The Lordship of Rheda was a small territorial lordship within the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barony
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fictional location ⓘ region in Mid-World ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
ⓘ
The Dark Tower series ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Alain Johns
ⓘ
Big Coffin Hunters ⓘ Cuthbert Allgood ⓘ Jonas ⓘ Roland Deschain ⓘ Susan Delgado ⓘ |
| coastal | true ⓘ |
| conflictType | political intrigue and rebellion ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| economy |
coastal shipping
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oil-related trade ⓘ ranching ⓘ |
| factionPresence |
Affiliation
ⓘ
Farson’s rebel forces ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Dark Tower
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linked to:
The Dark Tower (novel)
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| firstPublicationContext |
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997)
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linked to:
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
|
| genre |
Western-inspired setting
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dark fantasy setting ⓘ |
| geographicalOrientation | western-style ⓘ |
| governmentType | barony ⓘ |
| hasClimate | dry and windy coastal climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Western Sea of Mid-World ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning | loss of innocence for Roland Deschain ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Western genre elements
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coming-of-age for Roland Deschain ⓘ tragic romance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American Old West
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linked to:
Old West
|
| knownFor |
affiliation with Affiliation forces
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horse ranches ⓘ oil tankers and coastal trade ⓘ |
| languageContext | High Speech and Low Speech of Mid-World ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mid-World ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | setting of Roland’s flashback in Wizard and Glass ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Roland Deschain’s early love story
ⓘ
Roland Deschain’s formative adventures ⓘ |
| partOf |
In-World in The Dark Tower cosmology
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Outer Baronies of Mid-World ⓘ |
| primaryTown | Hambry ⓘ |
| roleInRolandLife |
location of Roland’s first great personal tragedy
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site of Roland’s first ka-tet mission away from Gilead ⓘ |
| timePeriodWithinStory | before the fall of Gilead ⓘ |
| tone | tragic ⓘ |
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Subject: Barony of Mejis Description of subject: The Barony of Mejis is a coastal, Western-style region in Stephen King’s Dark Tower universe, notable as the backdrop for Roland Deschain’s tragic early love story and formative adventures.
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