Meg Merrilies
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Meg Merrilies is a mysterious and prophetic gypsy woman in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Guy Mannering," known for her dramatic presence and crucial role in the story’s unfolding events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meg Merrilies canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8767384 — 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: Meg Merrilies Context triple: [Guy Mannering, hasMainCharacter, Meg Merrilies]
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A.
Menolly
Menolly is a gifted young musician and harper from Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series, known for challenging her society’s gender norms and bonding with fire lizards.
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B.
Mother Malkin
Mother Malkin is the powerful and malevolent witch antagonist in the fantasy film "Seventh Son."
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C.
Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown is a 1946 romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, known for its witty social satire and the story of an unconventional young woman who challenges British class norms.
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D.
Anna Feore
Anna Feore is a Canadian volleyball player who has represented Canada’s women’s national team in international competition.
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E.
Mollie Miles
Mollie Miles is best known as the wife of British racing driver and engineer Ken Miles, who was a key figure in Ford’s 1960s motorsport program.
- 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: Meg Merrilies Target entity description: Meg Merrilies is a mysterious and prophetic gypsy woman in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Guy Mannering," known for her dramatic presence and crucial role in the story’s unfolding events.
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A.
Menolly
Menolly is a gifted young musician and harper from Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series, known for challenging her society’s gender norms and bonding with fire lizards.
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B.
Mother Malkin
Mother Malkin is the powerful and malevolent witch antagonist in the fantasy film "Seventh Son."
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C.
Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown is a 1946 romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, known for its witty social satire and the story of an unconventional young woman who challenges British class norms.
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D.
Anna Feore
Anna Feore is a Canadian volleyball player who has represented Canada’s women’s national team in international competition.
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E.
Mollie Miles
Mollie Miles is best known as the wife of British racing driver and engineer Ken Miles, who was a key figure in Ford’s 1960s motorsport program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romani woman
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ prophetess ⓘ |
| alignmentInFiction | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Guy Mannering ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gypsies
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Scottish Borders ⓘ prophecy ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| characterIn | Guy Mannering ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Walter Scott
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linked to:
Sir Walter Scott
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| createdInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdInRegion | Scotland ⓘ |
| deathTypeInFiction | violent death ⓘ |
| diesIn | Guy Mannering ⓘ |
| ethnicityInFiction | Romani ⓘ |
| familyName | Merrilies ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Guy Mannering ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | historical novel ⓘ |
| guides | Harry Bertram ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | archetype of the prophetic gypsy woman in British fiction ⓘ |
| hasOccupationInFiction |
fortune-teller
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gypsy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
protector
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seer ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
dramatic
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loyal ⓘ mysterious ⓘ prophetic ⓘ superstitious ⓘ |
| influences | Walter Scott’s portrayal of gypsies in literature ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Scottish Border gypsies
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linked to:
Gypsies
|
| isCentralTo |
recognition of Harry Bertram
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restoration of Ellangowan estate ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | Scots ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Romantic era
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linked to:
Romanticism
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| nationalityInFiction | Scottish ⓘ |
| opposes | Gilbert Glossin ⓘ |
| playsCrucialRoleIn | plot of Guy Mannering ⓘ |
| protects | Harry Bertram ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork | 1815 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meg Merrilies Description of subject: Meg Merrilies is a mysterious and prophetic gypsy woman in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Guy Mannering," known for her dramatic presence and crucial role in the story’s unfolding events.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.