Three Hearts and Three Lions
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Three Hearts and Three Lions is a classic 1961 fantasy novel by Poul Anderson that blends medieval legend, parallel worlds, and heroic adventure, and is noted for its influence on modern role-playing games.
All labels observed (1)
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| Three Hearts and Three Lions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9722525 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Three Hearts and Three Lions Context triple: [Poul Anderson, notableWork, Three Hearts and Three Lions]
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A.
The Three Lions
The Three Lions is the popular nickname for England’s national men’s football team, symbolized by the three lions crest on their badge.
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B.
The Golden Cups
The Golden Cups were a pioneering 1960s Japanese rock band known for their influential covers of Western rock songs and contribution to the Group Sounds movement.
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C.
Four Lions
Four Lions is a 2010 British satirical dark comedy film that follows a group of inept would-be jihadists, blending sharp political commentary with absurdist humor.
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D.
There’ll Always Be an England
"There’ll Always Be an England" is a patriotic British song, famously performed by Vera Lynn, that became an emblem of national morale during the Second World War.
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E.
The Invincibles
The Invincibles is the historic nickname given to Preston North End’s legendary late-19th-century team that went unbeaten in the inaugural English Football League season and FA Cup campaign.
- 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: Three Hearts and Three Lions Target entity description: Three Hearts and Three Lions is a classic 1961 fantasy novel by Poul Anderson that blends medieval legend, parallel worlds, and heroic adventure, and is noted for its influence on modern role-playing games.
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A.
The Three Lions
The Three Lions is the popular nickname for England’s national men’s football team, symbolized by the three lions crest on their badge.
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B.
The Golden Cups
The Golden Cups were a pioneering 1960s Japanese rock band known for their influential covers of Western rock songs and contribution to the Group Sounds movement.
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C.
Four Lions
Four Lions is a 2010 British satirical dark comedy film that follows a group of inept would-be jihadists, blending sharp political commentary with absurdist humor.
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D.
There’ll Always Be an England
"There’ll Always Be an England" is a patriotic British song, famously performed by Vera Lynn, that became an emblem of national morale during the Second World War.
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E.
The Invincibles
The Invincibles is the historic nickname given to Preston North End’s legendary late-19th-century team that went unbeaten in the inaugural English Football League season and FA Cup campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | Poul Anderson ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Carolingian legend
ⓘ
linked to:
Charlemagne cycle
|
| containsCharacter |
Alianora
ⓘ
Hugi ⓘ |
| containsCreature |
dragon
ⓘ
faerie beings ⓘ trolls ⓘ werewolf ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Ed Emshwiller ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
heroic adventure
ⓘ
medieval legend ⓘ parallel worlds ⓘ |
| firstPublicationVenue | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | magazine serial ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
science fantasy ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-671-65313-0 ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
battle between Christian and pagan powers
ⓘ
chivalric romance ⓘ hero from our world transported to another world ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 192 ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | portal fantasy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heroic quest
ⓘ
identity and destiny ⓘ struggle between Law and Chaos ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dungeons & Dragons
ⓘ
modern role-playing games ⓘ |
| influencedGameElement |
law vs chaos alignment system in Dungeons & Dragons
ⓘ
paladin character class in Dungeons & Dragons ⓘ troll depiction in Dungeons & Dragons ⓘ |
| literarySetting |
medieval Europe
ⓘ
parallel world ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Holger Carlsen ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on fantasy role-playing game design
ⓘ
integration of myth and legend into modern fantasy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Danish engineer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Three Hearts and Three Lions Description of subject: Three Hearts and Three Lions is a classic 1961 fantasy novel by Poul Anderson that blends medieval legend, parallel worlds, and heroic adventure, and is noted for its influence on modern role-playing games.
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