Beow
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Beow is a legendary Danish king from early medieval tradition, often associated with the royal lineage featured in the Old English epic "Beowulf."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beow canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19978515 — 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: Beow Context triple: [Heorogar, grandfather, Beow]
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A.
Beow Lean
Beow Lean was a Buddhist monk and religious leader best known for establishing the renowned Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang, Malaysia.
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B.
Beowulf Boritt
Beowulf Boritt is a Tony Award–winning American scenic designer known for his inventive and visually dynamic sets on Broadway and beyond.
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C.
Beor
Beor is a biblical figure known primarily as the father of the non-Israelite prophet Balaam mentioned in the Old Testament.
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D.
Botwulf
Botwulf is an alternate name for Saint Botolph, a 7th-century English abbot venerated as the patron saint of travelers and various East Anglian towns.
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E.
Beowulf & Grendel
Beowulf & Grendel is a 2005 Canadian-Icelandic film that offers a gritty, revisionist retelling of the Old English epic Beowulf, focusing on the complex relationship between the hero and the monster Grendel.
- 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: Beow Target entity description: Beow is a legendary Danish king from early medieval tradition, often associated with the royal lineage featured in the Old English epic "Beowulf."
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A.
Beow Lean
Beow Lean was a Buddhist monk and religious leader best known for establishing the renowned Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang, Malaysia.
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B.
Beowulf Boritt
Beowulf Boritt is a Tony Award–winning American scenic designer known for his inventive and visually dynamic sets on Broadway and beyond.
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C.
Beor
Beor is a biblical figure known primarily as the father of the non-Israelite prophet Balaam mentioned in the Old Testament.
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D.
Botwulf
Botwulf is an alternate name for Saint Botolph, a 7th-century English abbot venerated as the patron saint of travelers and various East Anglian towns.
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E.
Beowulf & Grendel
Beowulf & Grendel is a 2005 Canadian-Icelandic film that offers a gritty, revisionist retelling of the Old English epic Beowulf, focusing on the complex relationship between the hero and the monster Grendel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.