Christ (Old English poem)
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Christ (Old English poem) is an Old English religious verse traditionally attributed to Cynewulf, comprising three sections that meditate on key events in the life of Christ, including the Advent, Ascension, and Last Judgment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christ (Exeter Book) | 2 |
| Christ (Old English poem) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5206178 — 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: Christ (Old English poem) Context triple: [Christ II, partOf, Christ (Old English poem)]
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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.
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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C.
Exodus (Old English poem)
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Christ (Old English poem) Target entity description: Christ (Old English poem) is an Old English religious verse traditionally attributed to Cynewulf, comprising three sections that meditate on key events in the life of Christ, including the Advent, Ascension, and Last Judgment.
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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.
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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C.
Exodus (Old English poem)
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian devotional poem
ⓘ
Old English religious poem ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 9th century ⓘ |
| author | Cynewulf ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| contains |
meditations on Christ’s Advent
ⓘ
meditations on Christ’s Ascension ⓘ meditations on the Last Judgment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Incarnation
ⓘ
Judgment Day ⓘ Second Coming ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian poetry
ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Advent lyrics
ⓘ
Ascension narrative ⓘ Judgment vision ⓘ |
| heldIn | Exeter Cathedral Library ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Biblical texts
ⓘ
Latin liturgy ⓘ patristic writings ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | Old English Christian epic fragment ⓘ |
| literaryForm | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| literaryLanguage | West Saxon dialect ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ |
| manuscript | Exeter Book ⓘ |
| meter | Old English alliterative meter ⓘ |
| numberOfSections | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | Exeter Book ⓘ |
| period | Old English period ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
devotional
ⓘ
didactic ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | homiletic poetry ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script |
Insular minuscule
ⓘ
linked to:
Insular script
|
| section |
Christ I
ⓘ
Christ II ⓘ Christ III ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Old English philology
ⓘ
medieval English literature ⓘ |
| subject | life of Christ ⓘ |
| textualState | survives in a single manuscript ⓘ |
| theme |
Advent of Christ
ⓘ
linked to:
Advent
Ascension of Christ ⓘ
linked to:
Ascension of Jesus
Last Judgment ⓘ
linked to:
The Last Judgment
|
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Cynewulf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Christ (Old English poem) Description of subject: Christ (Old English poem) is an Old English religious verse traditionally attributed to Cynewulf, comprising three sections that meditate on key events in the life of Christ, including the Advent, Ascension, and Last Judgment.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Christ (Old English poem)