Exodus (Old English poem)
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Exodus (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative retelling of the biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt, notable for its heroic style and place in the Anglo-Saxon poetic tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Exodus (Old English poem) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5206034 — 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: Exodus (Old English poem) Context triple: [Anglo-Saxon literature, notableWork, Exodus (Old English poem)]
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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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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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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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Exodus (Old English poem) Target entity description: Exodus (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative retelling of the biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt, notable for its heroic style and place in the Anglo-Saxon poetic tradition.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon literature
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Old English poem ⓘ alliterative verse ⓘ biblical paraphrase ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Exodus (Anglo-Saxon poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| anonymous | true ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Exodus
NERFINISHED
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biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Moses
NERFINISHED
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Pharaoh ⓘ |
| genre |
alliterative poetry
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biblical epic ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | Old English biblical poetry ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important example of Old English biblical epic
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important witness to Anglo-Saxon religious poetry ⓘ notable for heroic recasting of biblical narrative ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Anglo-Saxon poetic tradition ⓘ |
| manuscript | Junius Manuscript NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | Old English alliterative meter ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Israelites’ escape from Egypt
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crossing of the Red Sea ⓘ |
| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| period | early medieval ⓘ |
| poeticForm | alliterative long line ⓘ |
| portrays |
Israelites as a war-band
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Moses as heroic leader ⓘ Pharaoh and Egyptians as enemies ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
alliterative
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heroic ⓘ |
| subject | Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between God’s people and their enemies
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deliverance ⓘ faith and obedience ⓘ salvation history ⓘ |
| title | Exodus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
divine intervention in battle
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journey or exile ⓘ sea as barrier ⓘ |
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Subject: Exodus (Old English poem) Description of subject: Exodus (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative retelling of the biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt, notable for its heroic style and place in the Anglo-Saxon poetic tradition.
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