Hildebrandslied
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Hildebrandslied is an early medieval Old High German heroic poem that recounts a tragic duel between a father and son and is one of the oldest surviving works in the German language.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hildebrandslied canonical | 1 |
| Jüngeres Hildebrandslied | 1 |
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Target entity: Hildebrandslied Context triple: [Old High German, notableText, Hildebrandslied]
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A.
Norse sagas
Norse sagas are medieval Icelandic prose narratives that recount the legendary heroes, gods, and historical events of the Norse and wider Scandinavian world.
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance poem that tells the story of King Arthur’s knight Sir Gawain and his beheading game encounter with the mysterious Green Knight.
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C.
Heer
The Heer was the land-based component of Nazi Germany’s armed forces, serving as its primary army during World War II.
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D.
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin is the original revolutionary war song composed in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle that later became known as “La Marseillaise,” the French national anthem.
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E.
Vikingskipet
Vikingskipet is an indoor speed skating arena in Hamar, Norway, renowned for hosting major international competitions including events at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hildebrandslied Target entity description: Hildebrandslied is an early medieval Old High German heroic poem that recounts a tragic duel between a father and son and is one of the oldest surviving works in the German language.
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A.
Norse sagas
Norse sagas are medieval Icelandic prose narratives that recount the legendary heroes, gods, and historical events of the Norse and wider Scandinavian world.
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B.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance poem that tells the story of King Arthur’s knight Sir Gawain and his beheading game encounter with the mysterious Green Knight.
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C.
Heer
The Heer was the land-based component of Nazi Germany’s armed forces, serving as its primary army during World War II.
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D.
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin is the original revolutionary war song composed in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle that later became known as “La Marseillaise,” the French national anthem.
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E.
Vikingskipet
Vikingskipet is an indoor speed skating arena in Hamar, Norway, renowned for hosting major international competitions including events at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German heroic lay
ⓘ
Old High German heroic poem ⓘ early medieval poem ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 830 ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Carolingian Renaissance ⓘ |
| containsCharacter | Dietrich von Bern ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Frankish Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of the Franks
|
| culturalSignificance |
earliest substantial monument of Old High German poetry
ⓘ
one of the oldest surviving works in the German language ⓘ |
| currentRepository | Universitätsbibliothek Kassel ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 9th century ⓘ |
| ending | incomplete ⓘ |
| firstEdition | published 1729 by Johann Georg von Eckhart ⓘ |
| genre | heroic poetry ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
Modern German ⓘ
linked to:
New High German
many modern languages ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
historical linguistics of German
ⓘ
study of Germanic heroic legend ⓘ |
| language | Old High German ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Germanic heroic tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hadubrand
ⓘ
Hildebrand ⓘ |
| manuscript | Kassel manuscript ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation | Kassel, Germany ⓘ |
| meter | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| motif |
returning exile
ⓘ
unknowing combat between relatives ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dialogue-based narrative ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 68 ⓘ |
| originalLanguageScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Fulda Abbey
ⓘ
linked to:
monastery of Fulda
|
| plotSummary | Hildebrand meets his son Hadubrand in battle after long exile and they fight without recognizing their kinship ⓘ |
| probablePlaceOfComposition | Fulda ⓘ |
| relatedMotif |
Hildebrand legend
ⓘ
linked to:
Hildebrand
|
| relatedWork |
Jüngeres Hildebrandslied
ⓘ
linked to:
Hildebrandslied
Þiðreks saga ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Germanic philology
ⓘ
medieval German studies ⓘ |
| script | Carolingian minuscule ⓘ |
| setting | heroic-legendary Germanic world ⓘ |
| textualState | fragmentary ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between kinship and warrior honor
ⓘ
fate and inevitability ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ tragic duel between father and son ⓘ |
| writtenOn | Codex Kassel 2° Ms. theol. 54 ⓘ |
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