Waltharius
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Waltharius is a Latin heroic epic poem from the early Middle Ages that recounts the exploits and escape of the warrior Walter of Aquitaine from the Huns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Waltharius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14662194 — 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: Waltharius Context triple: [Burgundians, associatedWithLegend, Waltharius]
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A.
Widsith
Widsith is an Old English poem in which a wandering scop (minstrel) recounts his travels among various Germanic tribes and legendary kings.
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B.
Heliand
Heliand is a 9th-century Old Saxon epic poem that retells the life of Jesus in the style of a Germanic heroic saga.
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C.
Nibelungenlied
The Nibelungenlied is a medieval German epic poem that recounts the heroic exploits and tragic downfall of the dragon-slayer Siegfried, his wife Kriemhild, and the Burgundian kings.
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D.
The Dream of the Rood
The Dream of the Rood is an Old English Christian poem that presents a visionary, first-person account of Christ’s crucifixion narrated by the Cross itself.
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E.
Hildebrandslied
Hildebrandslied is an early medieval Old High German heroic poem that recounts a tragic duel between a father and son and is one of the oldest surviving works in the German language.
- 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: Waltharius Target entity description: Waltharius is a Latin heroic epic poem from the early Middle Ages that recounts the exploits and escape of the warrior Walter of Aquitaine from the Huns.
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A.
Widsith
Widsith is an Old English poem in which a wandering scop (minstrel) recounts his travels among various Germanic tribes and legendary kings.
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B.
Heliand
Heliand is a 9th-century Old Saxon epic poem that retells the life of Jesus in the style of a Germanic heroic saga.
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C.
Nibelungenlied
The Nibelungenlied is a medieval German epic poem that recounts the heroic exploits and tragic downfall of the dragon-slayer Siegfried, his wife Kriemhild, and the Burgundian kings.
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D.
The Dream of the Rood
The Dream of the Rood is an Old English Christian poem that presents a visionary, first-person account of Christ’s crucifixion narrated by the Cross itself.
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E.
Hildebrandslied
Hildebrandslied is an early medieval Old High German heroic poem that recounts a tragic duel between a father and son and is one of the oldest surviving works in the German language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.