Daniel (Old English poem)
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Daniel (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative verse retelling of the biblical Book of Daniel, notable for its Christian moral themes and place within the corpus of Anglo-Saxon religious poetry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Daniel (Old English poem) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5206035 — 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: Daniel (Old English poem) Context triple: [Anglo-Saxon literature, notableWork, Daniel (Old English poem)]
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A.
The Dream of the Rood
The Dream of the Rood is an Old English Christian poem that presents a visionary, first-person account of Christ’s crucifixion narrated by the Cross itself.
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B.
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.
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C.
Exeter Book
The Exeter Book is a 10th-century Old English manuscript and one of the most important surviving collections of Anglo-Saxon poetry, including religious and secular works.
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D.
Ælfric’s Colloquy
Ælfric’s Colloquy is an Old English Latin-learning dialogue that offers insight into everyday life and social roles in late Anglo-Saxon England.
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E.
Wilfred
Wilfred is a masculine given name of English origin, notably borne by the World War I poet Wilfred Owen.
- 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: Daniel (Old English poem) Target entity description: Daniel (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative verse retelling of the biblical Book of Daniel, notable for its Christian moral themes and place within the corpus of Anglo-Saxon religious poetry.
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A.
The Dream of the Rood
The Dream of the Rood is an Old English Christian poem that presents a visionary, first-person account of Christ’s crucifixion narrated by the Cross itself.
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B.
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.
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C.
Exeter Book
The Exeter Book is a 10th-century Old English manuscript and one of the most important surviving collections of Anglo-Saxon poetry, including religious and secular works.
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D.
Ælfric’s Colloquy
Ælfric’s Colloquy is an Old English Latin-learning dialogue that offers insight into everyday life and social roles in late Anglo-Saxon England.
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E.
Wilfred
Wilfred is a masculine given name of English origin, notably borne by the World War I poet Wilfred Owen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English poem
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alliterative verse ⓘ biblical paraphrase ⓘ religious poem ⓘ |
| adaptationType | retelling ⓘ |
| basedOn | Book of Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalBookAdapted | Book of Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Abednego
NERFINISHED
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Daniel (biblical figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ Meshach NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebuchadnezzar NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadrach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Saxon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| didacticFocus | Christian ethical instruction ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent |
Dreams of Nebuchadnezzar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fiery furnace episode ⓘ |
| form | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical poetry
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religious poetry ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory |
Old English biblical poetry
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Old English religious poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Anglo-Saxon Christian poetry ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Anglo-Saxon literature
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Old English literature ⓘ |
| meter | Old English alliterative meter ⓘ |
| moralPurpose | didactic ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAudience | Christian Anglo-Saxons ⓘ |
| partOf |
corpus of Anglo-Saxon religious poetry
ⓘ
corpus of Old English biblical verse ⓘ |
| period | Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| stylisticFeature |
alliteration
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formulaic diction ⓘ traditional heroic style applied to biblical material ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian morality
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divine justice ⓘ faith under persecution ⓘ kingship and authority ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ pride and its punishment ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
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Subject: Daniel (Old English poem) Description of subject: Daniel (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative verse retelling of the biblical Book of Daniel, notable for its Christian moral themes and place within the corpus of Anglo-Saxon religious poetry.
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