The Summer of the Danes
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The Summer of the Danes is a historical mystery novel in Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael series, set in 12th-century Wales amid political unrest and church intrigue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Summer of the Danes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2684119 — 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 Summer of the Danes Context triple: [Ellis Peters, notableWork, The Summer of the Danes]
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A.
Kings in the North
Kings in the North is an independent supporters’ group known for organizing passionate fan support, chants, and matchday atmosphere for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.
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B.
The Lion of the North
The Lion of the North is the famous martial nickname of Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, celebrated as a brilliant Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years’ War.
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C.
The Master of Hestviken
The Master of Hestviken is a historical novel cycle by Norwegian author Sigrid Undset that portrays medieval Norwegian life through the tragic story of a deeply religious but tormented man.
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D.
De Dannan
De Dannan is an influential Irish traditional music group known for its innovative arrangements and for launching the careers of several prominent Irish singers and musicians.
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E.
The Heathens
The Heathens is the historic nickname of Newton Heath F.C., the football club that later became Manchester United.
- 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 Summer of the Danes Target entity description: The Summer of the Danes is a historical mystery novel in Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael series, set in 12th-century Wales amid political unrest and church intrigue.
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A.
Kings in the North
Kings in the North is an independent supporters’ group known for organizing passionate fan support, chants, and matchday atmosphere for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.
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B.
The Lion of the North
The Lion of the North is the famous martial nickname of Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, celebrated as a brilliant Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years’ War.
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C.
The Master of Hestviken
The Master of Hestviken is a historical novel cycle by Norwegian author Sigrid Undset that portrays medieval Norwegian life through the tragic story of a deeply religious but tormented man.
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D.
De Dannan
De Dannan is an influential Irish traditional music group known for its innovative arrangements and for launching the careers of several prominent Irish singers and musicians.
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E.
The Heathens
The Heathens is the historic nickname of Newton Heath F.C., the football club that later became Manchester United.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brother Cadfael novel
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historical mystery novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Ellis Peters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresHistoricalContext |
Norman conquest of south-west Wales
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surface form:
Welsh–Norman conflicts
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| featuresHistoricalFigure | Owain Gwynedd ⓘ |
| featuresReligiousContext | medieval Catholic Church ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Holy Thief ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
historical mystery ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | medieval mystery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeriesNumber | 23 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Heretic’s Apprentice ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
Benedictine monk
ⓘ
herbalist ⓘ |
| publisher |
Headline Publishing Group
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surface form:
Headline Book Publishing
|
| series | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Kingdom of Gwynedd
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Wales ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
church intrigue
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justice ⓘ loyalty ⓘ political unrest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Summer of the Danes Description of subject: The Summer of the Danes is a historical mystery novel in Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael series, set in 12th-century Wales amid political unrest and church intrigue.
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