Symeon of Durham
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Symeon of Durham was a 12th-century English monk and chronicler known for his detailed histories of the church and kingdom of Northumbria.
All labels observed (1)
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| Symeon of Durham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21200441 — 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: Symeon of Durham Context triple: [Osberht of Northumbria, historicalSource, Symeon of Durham]
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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.
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B.
Aldhun of Durham
Aldhun of Durham was an early medieval English bishop who oversaw the transfer of the Northumbrian see from Chester-le-Street to Durham and helped establish Durham as a major ecclesiastical center.
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C.
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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D.
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame was an early medieval Northumbrian hermit and missionary revered as a Christian saint and patron of the East Lothian coast in Scotland.
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E.
Walter of Durham
Walter of Durham was a 13th-century English royal painter and craftsman known for his work on the decoration of Westminster Palace and Westminster Abbey.
- 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: Symeon of Durham Target entity description: Symeon of Durham was a 12th-century English monk and chronicler known for his detailed histories of the church and kingdom of Northumbria.
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A.
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.
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B.
Aldhun of Durham
Aldhun of Durham was an early medieval English bishop who oversaw the transfer of the Northumbrian see from Chester-le-Street to Durham and helped establish Durham as a major ecclesiastical center.
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C.
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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D.
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame was an early medieval Northumbrian hermit and missionary revered as a Christian saint and patron of the East Lothian coast in Scotland.
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E.
Walter of Durham
Walter of Durham was a 13th-century English royal painter and craftsman known for his work on the decoration of Westminster Palace and Westminster Abbey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
King Osberht of Northumbria