Earthsea Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

This is a fiction/fan codex: entries describe an in-universe canon. Our audits check canon and internal consistency — external fact-checking does not apply the way it does on real-subject codexes.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-16 · 30 entries checked · 12 flagged · 29 issues confirmed · 12 corrected · 17 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Therru — Therru does not free herself after being tied to a post; she is freed by Tenar and others, not by her own action.

Therru — Arren does not tell Therru his true name, Lebannen, directly to her; he reveals it to Tenar and Ged in her presence, but not as a direct exchange with Therru.

Tenar — The entry incorrectly states Tenar adopts Tehanu as a widow; in canon, she is still married to Flint when she adopts Tehanu (Flint dies later).

Tenar — The entry incorrectly claims Ged and Tenar marry; in canon, they live together as partners but are never explicitly stated to be married.

Ged — Ged's aunt did not heal him after the shadow incident; Ogion took him in and helped his recovery.

Ged — Ged did not lose his magic immediately after closing the Shadow door (A Wizard of Earthsea); he retained it for decades until old age (Tehanu).

The Dragon Kin — The claim that Therru is 'a child of a human and a dragon' is incorrect; canon states she is the daughter of two humans with distant dragon ancestry.

The Dragon Kin — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section incorrectly repeats the error stating Therru is a child of a human and a dragon.

The Kingdom of Enlad — The entry claims that 'Enlad' does not appear in any of Ursula K. Le Guin's six Earthsea novels, but Enlad is explicitly mentioned in The Farthest Shore (e.g., the Prince of Enlad is a character) and appears on canonical maps of Earthsea.

The Kingdom of Enlad — The entry states that only Gont, Roke, Karrefast, and Havnor hold weight among major powers, but Enlad is a historically significant island kingdom in the canon, ruled by a line of kings and mentioned in multiple novels.

The Council of Wizards — The governing body is canonically referred to as the Masters of Roke or simply the Council/Masters; 'Council of Wizards' is not a canonical term.

The Council of Wizards — The 'New Power' is not explicitly categorized or labeled as 'necromantic magic' in the text; it is described as a corrupting force that disturbs the balance of life and death rather than a standard magical category.

True Names — The claim that Kargs possess true names and speak Old Speech is factually incorrect; in Earthsea canon, the Kargish people do not use true names, generally reject the practice of naming, and are not known to speak Old Speech.

True Names — The claim that saying 'I am an eagle' literally transforms the speaker into one is a misleading oversimplification; in canon, speaking a true name in Old Speech can compel transformation under specific magical conditions, but it is not automatic for any statem

Erreth-Akbe Ring — The entry incorrectly states Erreth-Akbe lived long after the founding of Roke; canon establishes he predates Roke significantly as one of the earliest mages.

Erreth-Akbe Ring — The entry claims the ring was transferred 'as part of the treaty'; canon specifies it was a symbolic gift or token of peace given by Ged, not a formal legal clause of the Kargad departure treaty.

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