Radbod, King of the Frisians
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Radbod, King of the Frisians, was a late 7th- to early 8th-century pagan ruler known for his fierce resistance to Frankish expansion and Christian missionary efforts in Frisia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Radbod, King of the Frisians canonical | 3 |
| Redbad | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17611728 — 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: Radbod, King of the Frisians Context triple: [Christianization of Frisia, hasKeyFigure, Radbod, King of the Frisians]
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A.
Warnefrid
Warnefrid was a Lombard nobleman of the 8th century best known as the father of the historian and monk Paul the Deacon.
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B.
Thorismund
Thorismund was a 5th-century king of the Visigoths, known for his role in the late Roman-era power struggles in Gaul.
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C.
Rothari
Rothari was a 7th-century Lombard king best known for consolidating Lombard rule in Italy and issuing the Edictum Rothari, one of the earliest Germanic law codes written in Latin.
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D.
Wighard
Wighard was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon cleric chosen to become Archbishop of Canterbury but who died in Rome before his consecration.
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E.
Sigeweard
Sigeweard was likely an early medieval English figure of some standing, known as the recipient of a surviving letter addressed to him.
- 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: Radbod, King of the Frisians Target entity description: Radbod, King of the Frisians, was a late 7th- to early 8th-century pagan ruler known for his fierce resistance to Frankish expansion and Christian missionary efforts in Frisia.
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A.
Warnefrid
Warnefrid was a Lombard nobleman of the 8th century best known as the father of the historian and monk Paul the Deacon.
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B.
Thorismund
Thorismund was a 5th-century king of the Visigoths, known for his role in the late Roman-era power struggles in Gaul.
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C.
Rothari
Rothari was a 7th-century Lombard king best known for consolidating Lombard rule in Italy and issuing the Edictum Rothari, one of the earliest Germanic law codes written in Latin.
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D.
Wighard
Wighard was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon cleric chosen to become Archbishop of Canterbury but who died in Rome before his consecration.
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E.
Sigeweard
Sigeweard was likely an early medieval English figure of some standing, known as the recipient of a surviving letter addressed to him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Radbod, King of the Frisians
linked to: Radbod, King of the Frisians