Guthlac poems
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The Guthlac poems are a pair of Old English religious poems that recount the life, spiritual struggles, and death of the Anglo-Saxon hermit-saint Guthlac of Crowland.
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| Guthlac poems canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guthlac poems Context triple: [Exeter Book, content, Guthlac poems]
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A.
Daniel (Old English poem)
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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B.
The Seafarer
The Seafarer is an Old English elegiac poem that reflects on the hardships of life at sea and the spiritual journey of the speaker.
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C.
Genesis (Old English poem)
Genesis (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative retelling of the biblical Book of Genesis, preserved in the Junius Manuscript and notable for its poetic adaptation of creation and early biblical narratives.
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D.
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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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.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guthlac poems Target entity description: The Guthlac poems are a pair of Old English religious poems that recount the life, spiritual struggles, and death of the Anglo-Saxon hermit-saint Guthlac of Crowland.
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A.
Daniel (Old English poem)
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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B.
The Seafarer
The Seafarer is an Old English elegiac poem that reflects on the hardships of life at sea and the spiritual journey of the speaker.
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C.
Genesis (Old English poem)
Genesis (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative retelling of the biblical Book of Genesis, preserved in the Junius Manuscript and notable for its poetic adaptation of creation and early biblical narratives.
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D.
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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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 (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon literature
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Old English poem ⓘ hagiographical poem ⓘ religious poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Exeter Cathedral Library ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Latin life of Saint Guthlac by Felix
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Vita Sancti Guthlaci ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Guthlac
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linked to:
Guthlac of Crowland
Guthlac’s sister Pega ⓘ angels ⓘ demons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons
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linked to:
Heptarchy
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| depicts |
death of Saint Guthlac
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life of Saint Guthlac ⓘ spiritual struggles of Saint Guthlac ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
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religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Guthlac A
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Guthlac B ⓘ
linked to:
Guthlac (Exeter Book)
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| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative poem ⓘ |
| literaryLanguage | West Saxon dialect (standardized form) ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Old English religious verse ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Guthlac of Crowland
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Guthlac’s final illness ⓘ Guthlac’s withdrawal to the hermitage ⓘ death of Guthlac ⓘ early life of Guthlac ⓘ |
| manuscript | Exeter Book ⓘ |
| meter | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| period | Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| saintDepicted | Guthlac of Crowland ⓘ |
| setting | Crowland ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Old English studies
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hagiographical studies ⓘ medieval English literature ⓘ |
| theme |
asceticism
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divine grace ⓘ hermitic life ⓘ salvation ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ temptation by demons ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
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