Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent
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Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent, was a prominent late 9th- to early 10th-century Anglo-Saxon nobleman and military leader who died fighting Vikings and was the father of Eadgifu, later queen consort of England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22673151 — 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: Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent Context triple: [Eadgifu of Kent, father, Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent]
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A.
Ealhmund of Kent
Ealhmund of Kent was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king of Kent, chiefly known as the father of Egbert, who later became king of Wessex and the first king to effectively rule much of England.
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B.
Eorcenberht of Kent
Eorcenberht of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for promoting Christianity and ordering the destruction of pagan idols in his realm.
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C.
Ealdwulf of Sussex
Ealdwulf of Sussex was an early medieval king who ruled the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Sussex in what is now southern England.
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D.
Eorcenred of Kent
Eorcenred of Kent was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon king who ruled the Kingdom of Kent in what is now southeastern England.
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E.
Eormenred of Kent
Eormenred of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon prince traditionally regarded as a sub-king or junior member of the Kentish royal dynasty.
- 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: Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent Target entity description: Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent, was a prominent late 9th- to early 10th-century Anglo-Saxon nobleman and military leader who died fighting Vikings and was the father of Eadgifu, later queen consort of England.
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A.
Ealhmund of Kent
Ealhmund of Kent was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king of Kent, chiefly known as the father of Egbert, who later became king of Wessex and the first king to effectively rule much of England.
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B.
Eorcenberht of Kent
Eorcenberht of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for promoting Christianity and ordering the destruction of pagan idols in his realm.
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C.
Ealdwulf of Sussex
Ealdwulf of Sussex was an early medieval king who ruled the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Sussex in what is now southern England.
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D.
Eorcenred of Kent
Eorcenred of Kent was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon king who ruled the Kingdom of Kent in what is now southeastern England.
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E.
Eormenred of Kent
Eormenred of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon prince traditionally regarded as a sub-king or junior member of the Kentish royal dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.