Asser of St David’s
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Asser of St David’s was a 9th-century Welsh monk and scholar who became a close associate and biographer of King Alfred the Great of Wessex.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Asser of St David’s canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21127499 — 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: Asser of St David’s Context triple: [Asser’s Life of King Alfred, writtenBy, Asser of St David’s]
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A.
Roger of Worcester
Roger of Worcester was a 12th-century English bishop and nobleman, notable as a son of Robert of Gloucester and for his influential role in the medieval English Church.
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B.
William Dunstan
William Dunstan was an Australian soldier in World War I who received the Victoria Cross for exceptional bravery during the Gallipoli campaign.
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C.
Godric of Finchale
Godric of Finchale was a 12th-century English hermit and saint known for his life of asceticism, pilgrimage, and devotion near Durham.
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D.
William of Vercelli
William of Vercelli was an Italian hermit and monastic founder of the 12th century who established the Abbey of Montevergine and became venerated as a Catholic saint.
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E.
William of Durham
William of Durham was a 13th-century English cleric and benefactor best known for endowing the funds that led to the creation of University College, Oxford, one of the university’s oldest colleges.
- 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: Asser of St David’s Target entity description: Asser of St David’s was a 9th-century Welsh monk and scholar who became a close associate and biographer of King Alfred the Great of Wessex.
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A.
Roger of Worcester
Roger of Worcester was a 12th-century English bishop and nobleman, notable as a son of Robert of Gloucester and for his influential role in the medieval English Church.
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B.
William Dunstan
William Dunstan was an Australian soldier in World War I who received the Victoria Cross for exceptional bravery during the Gallipoli campaign.
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C.
Godric of Finchale
Godric of Finchale was a 12th-century English hermit and saint known for his life of asceticism, pilgrimage, and devotion near Durham.
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D.
William of Vercelli
William of Vercelli was an Italian hermit and monastic founder of the 12th century who established the Abbey of Montevergine and became venerated as a Catholic saint.
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E.
William of Durham
William of Durham was a 13th-century English cleric and benefactor best known for endowing the funds that led to the creation of University College, Oxford, one of the university’s oldest colleges.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.