The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

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Old English text annalistic work historical chronicle medieval manuscript

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle	41
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle manuscripts	4
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle canonical	2
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (retrospective entries)	1
Anglo-Saxon chronicles	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T169155 — 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: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Context triple: [Old English, hasLiteraryWork, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]

A. Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem that recounts the heroic deeds of its eponymous warrior as he battles monsters and a dragon, and is considered one of the most important works of early English literature.
B. 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.
C. Ancrene Wisse
Ancrene Wisse is an early 13th-century Middle English devotional and instructional guide written for female religious recluses (anchoresses), notable for its spiritual counsel and insight into medieval religious life.
D. Piers Plowman
Piers Plowman is a major Middle English allegorical poem, attributed to William Langland, that explores social justice and Christian spirituality through a series of dream visions.
E. Hildebrandslied
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.
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: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Target entity description: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.

A. Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem that recounts the heroic deeds of its eponymous warrior as he battles monsters and a dragon, and is considered one of the most important works of early English literature.
B. 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.
C. Ancrene Wisse
Ancrene Wisse is an early 13th-century Middle English devotional and instructional guide written for female religious recluses (anchoresses), notable for its spiritual counsel and insight into medieval religious life.
D. Piers Plowman
Piers Plowman is a major Middle English allegorical poem, attributed to William Langland, that explores social justice and Christian spirituality through a series of dream visions.
E. Hildebrandslied
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Old English text ⓘ annalistic work ⓘ historical chronicle ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
commissionedBy	King Alfred the Great ⓘ surface form: Alfred the Great
compiledIn	9th century ⓘ
contains	annalistic entries arranged by year ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
coversRegion	Kent ⓘ Mercia ⓘ Northumbria ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Wessex
describesEvent	Norman Conquest of England ⓘ Viking invasions of England ⓘ reign of Alfred the Great ⓘ unification of England under West Saxon kings ⓘ
earliestManuscriptDate	late 9th century ⓘ
genre	annals ⓘ chronicle ⓘ
hasVersion	A manuscript ⓘ B manuscript ⓘ C manuscript ⓘ D manuscript ⓘ E manuscript ⓘ F manuscript ⓘ G manuscript ⓘ
includes	poetic passages ⓘ prose narratives ⓘ
influenced	English historiography ⓘ
language	Old English ⓘ
latestEntriesDate	12th century ⓘ
mainSubject	early history of England ⓘ history of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
manuscriptsHeldAt	Bodleian Library ⓘ British Library ⓘ Corpus Christi College, Cambridge ⓘ
placeOfCompilation	Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Wessex
significance	major source for Old English prose ⓘ primary source for early English history ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	10th century ⓘ 11th century ⓘ 5th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy	Henry of Huntingdon ⓘ William of Malmesbury ⓘ
usedBy	medieval chroniclers ⓘ

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