King Alfred the Great
E22387
King Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king of Wessex renowned for defending Anglo-Saxon England against Viking invasions and promoting learning, law, and religious reform.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfred the Great | 51 |
| King Alfred the Great canonical | 3 |
| King Alfred of Wessex | 2 |
| Alfred the Great of Wessex | 1 |
| King of Wessex | 1 |
| King of the Anglo-Saxons | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T169160 — 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.
Target entity: King Alfred the Great Context triple: [Old English, hasAuthor, King Alfred the Great]
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Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon king of England whose pious reign and later canonization made him one of the last and most revered pre-Norman English monarchs.
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B.
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror was the 11th-century Duke of Normandy who became the first Norman king of England after his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
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C.
Rollo
Rollo is the central protagonist of the 1993 film "Stalingrad," a German soldier whose harrowing experiences on the Eastern Front depict the brutality and futility of war.
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D.
Rollo
Rollo was a Viking leader who became the first ruler of Normandy, laying the foundations for the Norman people and their later influence in European history.
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E.
Edward the Exile
Edward the Exile was an Anglo-Saxon prince of the House of Wessex and heir to the English throne who spent most of his life in exile before briefly returning to England shortly before his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: King Alfred the Great Target entity description: King Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king of Wessex renowned for defending Anglo-Saxon England against Viking invasions and promoting learning, law, and religious reform.
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A.
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon king of England whose pious reign and later canonization made him one of the last and most revered pre-Norman English monarchs.
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B.
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror was the 11th-century Duke of Normandy who became the first Norman king of England after his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
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C.
Rollo
Rollo is the central protagonist of the 1993 film "Stalingrad," a German soldier whose harrowing experiences on the Eastern Front depict the brutality and futility of war.
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D.
Rollo
Rollo was a Viking leader who became the first ruler of Normandy, laying the foundations for the Norman people and their later influence in European history.
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E.
Edward the Exile
Edward the Exile was an Anglo-Saxon prince of the House of Wessex and heir to the English throne who spent most of his life in exile before briefly returning to England shortly before his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon ruler
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Christian monarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king of Wessex ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Ashdown
ⓘ
Battle of Edington ⓘ Battle of Edington ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Ethandun
|
| birthDate | c. 849 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Berkshire
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Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ Wantage ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Winchester ⓘ |
| child |
Edward the Elder
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Ælfthryth of Wessex ⓘ Æthelflæd ⓘ Æthelweard ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ |
| deathDate | 26 October 899 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of Wessex
ⓘ
surface form:
Wessex
Winchester ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Wessex ⓘ |
| era | 9th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Anglo-Saxon ⓘ |
| father | Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ⓘ |
| fullName |
King Alfred the Great
self-link
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surface form:
Alfred the Great
|
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| honorific | the Great ⓘ |
| introduced | burh system of fortified towns ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defence of Wessex against Viking invasions
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legal reforms ⓘ military reforms ⓘ naval innovations ⓘ promotion of learning ⓘ religious reform ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundation for English monarchy
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unification of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| mother | Osburh ⓘ |
| opponent |
Great Heathen Army
ⓘ
Vikings ⓘ |
| patronage |
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
translation of Latin texts into Old English ⓘ |
| predecessor | Æthelred I of Wessex ⓘ |
| reform |
reform of legal code
ⓘ
reorganization of military service ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 899 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 871 ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Ealhswith ⓘ |
| successor | Edward the Elder ⓘ |
| title |
King Alfred the Great
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
King of Wessex
King Alfred the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Anglo-Saxons
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| treaty |
Treaty of Wedmore
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division of England with Guthrum ⓘ |
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Subject: King Alfred the Great Description of subject: King Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king of Wessex renowned for defending Anglo-Saxon England against Viking invasions and promoting learning, law, and religious reform.
Referenced by (59)
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