Deor
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Deor is an Old English elegiac poem in which a scop reflects on personal misfortune and the transience of suffering by recalling legendary hardships that eventually passed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Deor canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5206041 — 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: Deor Context triple: [Anglo-Saxon literature, notableWork, Deor]
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A.
Alfrid
Alfrid is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly associated with medieval and fantasy settings.
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B.
Wulf
Wulf is the given name of Wulf Wolodia Grajonca, better known as the American singer and songwriter Bill Graham.
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C.
Godric of Mappestone
Godric of Mappestone was a Norman-era nobleman and landholder in Herefordshire, England, known as the medieval lord responsible for establishing Goodrich Castle.
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D.
Ceolwulf I of Mercia
Ceolwulf I of Mercia was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king who briefly ruled the powerful kingdom of Mercia during a period of political instability in early medieval England.
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E.
Wilfrid
Wilfrid is a masculine given name of Old English origin, often associated with early medieval saints and historical figures in Britain.
- 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: Deor Target entity description: Deor is an Old English elegiac poem in which a scop reflects on personal misfortune and the transience of suffering by recalling legendary hardships that eventually passed.
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A.
Alfrid
Alfrid is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly associated with medieval and fantasy settings.
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B.
Wulf
Wulf is the given name of Wulf Wolodia Grajonca, better known as the American singer and songwriter Bill Graham.
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C.
Godric of Mappestone
Godric of Mappestone was a Norman-era nobleman and landholder in Herefordshire, England, known as the medieval lord responsible for establishing Goodrich Castle.
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D.
Ceolwulf I of Mercia
Ceolwulf I of Mercia was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king who briefly ruled the powerful kingdom of Mercia during a period of political instability in early medieval England.
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E.
Wilfrid
Wilfrid is a masculine given name of Old English origin, often associated with early medieval saints and historical figures in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English poem
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elegy ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| approximateCenturyOfComposition | 10th century or earlier ⓘ |
| centralIdea | no suffering is permanent ⓘ |
| consolatoryStrategy | exempla of past hardships that ended ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Germanic heroic legend ⓘ |
| currentLocationOfManuscript | Exeter Cathedral Library ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | early medieval period ⓘ |
| focus | comparison of legendary and personal suffering ⓘ |
| function | meditation on change and resilience ⓘ |
| genre | elegiac poetry ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | Old English elegies ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ |
| manuscript | Exeter Book ⓘ |
| manuscriptShelfmark |
Exeter Book (MS 3501)
ⓘ
linked to:
Exeter Book
|
| mentionsLegend |
Beadohild
ⓘ
Eormanric ⓘ Geat ⓘ Theodoric ⓘ Weland ⓘ
linked to:
Eitri
|
| meter | Old English alliterative verse ⓘ |
| motif | ubi sunt motif ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first-person ⓘ |
| originalScript | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| plotElement | speaker replaced by a rival poet ⓘ |
| preservation | single manuscript source ⓘ |
| refrain | Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg ⓘ |
| refrainMeaning | That passed over; so may this ⓘ |
| relatedWorkGroup |
Exeter Book elegies
ⓘ
linked to:
Exeter Book
|
| scholarlyInterest |
consolation literature
ⓘ
poetics of exile and patronage ⓘ |
| setting | Germanic legendary past ⓘ |
| speaker | scop ⓘ |
| speakerRole | displaced court poet ⓘ |
| structure | alternating narrative episodes and refrain ⓘ |
| textualForm | short lyric-epic hybrid ⓘ |
| theme |
consolation
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exile ⓘ fate ⓘ impermanence of worldly conditions ⓘ loss of patronage ⓘ personal misfortune ⓘ transience of suffering ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Deor Description of subject: Deor is an Old English elegiac poem in which a scop reflects on personal misfortune and the transience of suffering by recalling legendary hardships that eventually passed.
Referenced by (3)
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