soldiers of Coroticus
E386476
The soldiers of Coroticus were British warriors, some likely Christian, criticized by Saint Patrick for participating in slave raids and the killing and enslavement of newly baptized Irish converts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| soldiers of Coroticus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3775632 — 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: soldiers of Coroticus Context triple: [Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus, mainAddressee, soldiers of Coroticus]
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Crannogmen
The Crannogmen are a reclusive, swamp-dwelling people of the Neck in Westeros, known for their guerrilla tactics, use of poison, and close ties to House Reed.
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B.
Saxon Army
The Saxon Army was the military force of the Kingdom of Saxony, later integrated into the unified German military structure of the Imperial German Army.
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C.
Batavian cohorts
The Batavian cohorts were elite auxiliary infantry and cavalry units of the Roman army, renowned for their discipline, swimming assaults, and key role in major imperial campaigns.
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D.
Lachians
Lachians are a West Slavic ethnographic group traditionally inhabiting the Cieszyn Silesia region, known for their distinct dialect and folk culture within the broader Polish cultural sphere.
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E.
Galloanserae
Galloanserae is a major clade of birds that unites waterfowl (like ducks and geese) and landfowl (such as chickens and turkeys) as close evolutionary relatives.
- 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: soldiers of Coroticus Target entity description: The soldiers of Coroticus were British warriors, some likely Christian, criticized by Saint Patrick for participating in slave raids and the killing and enslavement of newly baptized Irish converts.
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A.
Crannogmen
The Crannogmen are a reclusive, swamp-dwelling people of the Neck in Westeros, known for their guerrilla tactics, use of poison, and close ties to House Reed.
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B.
Saxon Army
The Saxon Army was the military force of the Kingdom of Saxony, later integrated into the unified German military structure of the Imperial German Army.
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C.
Batavian cohorts
The Batavian cohorts were elite auxiliary infantry and cavalry units of the Roman army, renowned for their discipline, swimming assaults, and key role in major imperial campaigns.
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D.
Lachians
Lachians are a West Slavic ethnographic group traditionally inhabiting the Cieszyn Silesia region, known for their distinct dialect and folk culture within the broader Polish cultural sphere.
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E.
Galloanserae
Galloanserae is a major clade of birds that unites waterfowl (like ducks and geese) and landfowl (such as chickens and turkeys) as close evolutionary relatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of warriors
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military unit ⓘ |
| accusedBy | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| activity |
killing of newly baptized Irish Christians
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raiding Irish territories ⓘ taking captives as slaves ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Coroticus
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surface form:
Coroticus, a British ruler
|
| associatedWithEvent | enslavement of Irish neophytes ⓘ |
| condemnedIn | early Christian literature ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| country |
sub-Roman Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Sub-Roman Britain
|
| employer | Coroticus ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
British people
ⓘ
surface form:
Britons
|
| hasMember |
Christian warriors
ⓘ
non-Christian warriors ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Confessio of Saint Patrick
ⓘ
surface form:
writings of Saint Patrick
|
| historicalStatus | poorly documented group ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Brittonic
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
|
| mentionedIn |
Letter to the soldiers of Coroticus
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surface form:
Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus
|
| moralAssessmentBySaintPatrick |
allies of pagans
ⓘ
apostates ⓘ |
| moralJudgmentInTradition | example of Christian complicity in slavery ⓘ |
| notableWork | enslavement of Irish converts ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Irish Christian communities
ⓘ
Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| participantIn |
raids on newly baptized Irish Christians
ⓘ
slave raids on Ireland ⓘ |
| persecuted | Irish Christians ⓘ |
| regionOfOperation | Irish Sea region ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
paganism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century ⓘ |
| typeOfCrime |
massacre of converts
ⓘ
slave-taking ⓘ |
| victimOf | condemnation by Saint Patrick ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: soldiers of Coroticus Description of subject: The soldiers of Coroticus were British warriors, some likely Christian, criticized by Saint Patrick for participating in slave raids and the killing and enslavement of newly baptized Irish converts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus