Cædmon’s Hymn
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Cædmon’s Hymn is one of the earliest known examples of Old English Christian poetry, traditionally regarded as the oldest surviving poem in the English language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cædmon’s Hymn canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20505250 — 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: Cædmon’s Hymn Context triple: [Cædmon, knownFor, Cædmon’s Hymn]
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A.
Cædmon Manuscript
The Cædmon Manuscript, also known as the Junius Manuscript, is an important late 10th-century Old English poetic codex containing biblical verse paraphrases traditionally associated with the poet Cædmon.
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B.
Ceol of Wessex
Ceol of Wessex was an early 7th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, noted for seizing the throne in a coup and founding a short-lived ruling line.
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C.
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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D.
Genesis (Old English poem)
Genesis (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative retelling of the biblical Book of Genesis, preserved in the Junius Manuscript and notable for its poetic adaptation of creation and early biblical narratives.
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E.
Christ (Old English poem)
Christ (Old English poem) is an Old English religious verse traditionally attributed to Cynewulf, comprising three sections that meditate on key events in the life of Christ, including the Advent, Ascension, and Last Judgment.
- 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: Cædmon’s Hymn Target entity description: Cædmon’s Hymn is one of the earliest known examples of Old English Christian poetry, traditionally regarded as the oldest surviving poem in the English language.
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A.
Cædmon Manuscript
The Cædmon Manuscript, also known as the Junius Manuscript, is an important late 10th-century Old English poetic codex containing biblical verse paraphrases traditionally associated with the poet Cædmon.
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B.
Ceol of Wessex
Ceol of Wessex was an early 7th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, noted for seizing the throne in a coup and founding a short-lived ruling line.
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C.
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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D.
Genesis (Old English poem)
Genesis (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative retelling of the biblical Book of Genesis, preserved in the Junius Manuscript and notable for its poetic adaptation of creation and early biblical narratives.
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E.
Christ (Old English poem)
Christ (Old English poem) is an Old English religious verse traditionally attributed to Cynewulf, comprising three sections that meditate on key events in the life of Christ, including the Advent, Ascension, and Last Judgment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.