Votadini
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The Votadini were an Iron Age and early medieval Brittonic tribe inhabiting what is now southeastern Scotland and northeastern England, known from Roman and later historical sources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Votadini canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22452974 — 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: Votadini Context triple: [Brigantes, neighbour, Votadini]
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A.
Brigantes
The Brigantes were a powerful Celtic tribal confederation in northern Britain, occupying much of what is now northern England during the Roman period.
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B.
Cantii
The Cantii were an Iron Age Celtic tribe that inhabited what is now Kent in southeastern Britain before and during the Roman conquest.
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C.
Isurium Brigantum
Isurium Brigantum was a significant Roman town and military center in northern Britain, located at modern Aldborough in North Yorkshire.
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D.
Noviodunum
Noviodunum was an important Roman military and naval base on the lower Danube, in the province of Moesia (modern-day Romania).
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E.
Cornovii
Cornovii were an Iron Age and Roman-era Celtic tribe that inhabited what is now the West Midlands of England, centered around their later Roman town of Viroconium Cornoviorum (modern Wroxeter).
- 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: Votadini Target entity description: The Votadini were an Iron Age and early medieval Brittonic tribe inhabiting what is now southeastern Scotland and northeastern England, known from Roman and later historical sources.
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A.
Brigantes
The Brigantes were a powerful Celtic tribal confederation in northern Britain, occupying much of what is now northern England during the Roman period.
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B.
Cantii
The Cantii were an Iron Age Celtic tribe that inhabited what is now Kent in southeastern Britain before and during the Roman conquest.
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C.
Isurium Brigantum
Isurium Brigantum was a significant Roman town and military center in northern Britain, located at modern Aldborough in North Yorkshire.
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D.
Noviodunum
Noviodunum was an important Roman military and naval base on the lower Danube, in the province of Moesia (modern-day Romania).
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E.
Cornovii
Cornovii were an Iron Age and Roman-era Celtic tribe that inhabited what is now the West Midlands of England, centered around their later Roman town of Viroconium Cornoviorum (modern Wroxeter).
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.