Widsith
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Widsith is an Old English poem in which a wandering scop (minstrel) recounts his travels among various Germanic tribes and legendary kings.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Widsith canonical | 4 |
| Widsith (fragmentary material) | 1 |
| Widsith (fragmentary or related material) | 1 |
| Widsith (scop) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5183774 — 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: Widsith Context triple: [Geats, mentionedIn, Widsith]
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A.
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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B.
Hildebrandslied
Hildebrandslied is an early medieval Old High German heroic poem that recounts a tragic duel between a father and son and is one of the oldest surviving works in the German language.
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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.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs is a 19th-century epic poem by William Morris that retells the Norse Volsunga saga and related legends in richly archaic English verse.
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E.
Amleth legend
The Amleth legend is a medieval Scandinavian tale of a prince who feigns madness to avenge his father’s murder, serving as a key source for Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
- 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: Widsith Target entity description: Widsith is an Old English poem in which a wandering scop (minstrel) recounts his travels among various Germanic tribes and legendary kings.
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A.
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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B.
Hildebrandslied
Hildebrandslied is an early medieval Old High German heroic poem that recounts a tragic duel between a father and son and is one of the oldest surviving works in the German language.
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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.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs is a 19th-century epic poem by William Morris that retells the Norse Volsunga saga and related legends in richly archaic English verse.
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E.
Amleth legend
The Amleth legend is a medieval Scandinavian tale of a prince who feigns madness to avenge his father’s murder, serving as a key source for Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon literature work
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Old English poem ⓘ heroic-legendary catalogue poem ⓘ |
| compiledIn | Exeter Book ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType |
minstrel
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scop ⓘ |
| dateOfManuscript | 10th century ⓘ |
| genre |
heroic poetry
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travel narrative ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 143 lines ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important source for Germanic legend and ethnography
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one of the earliest Old English heroic poems ⓘ |
| manuscript | Exeter Book ⓘ |
| mentionsFigure |
Attila
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linked to:
Attila the Hun
Caesar ⓘ Eormanric ⓘ Hagena ⓘ Hama ⓘ Heoden ⓘ Hildebrand ⓘ Hrothgar ⓘ Hrothulf ⓘ
linked to:
Hrodulf
Offa of Angel ⓘ Weland ⓘ
linked to:
Eitri
Wudga ⓘ |
| mentionsTribe |
Angles
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Burgundians ⓘ Danes ⓘ Franks ⓘ Geats ⓘ Goths ⓘ Huns ⓘ Lombards ⓘ Saxons ⓘ Swedes ⓘ |
| meter | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first-person ⓘ |
| narratorOccupation | court poet ⓘ |
| narratorRole | witness to many courts and rulers ⓘ |
| probableCompositionPeriod | early Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Widsith (scop)
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linked to:
Widsith
|
| setting |
legendary historical Europe
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various Germanic courts ⓘ |
| structure |
catalogue of kings and peoples
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first-person travel account ⓘ |
| theme |
Germanic heroic legend
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ethnography of Germanic tribes ⓘ fame and reputation ⓘ gift-giving and patronage ⓘ wandering poet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Widsith Description of subject: Widsith is an Old English poem in which a wandering scop (minstrel) recounts his travels among various Germanic tribes and legendary kings.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Widsith
linked to: Widsith
linked to: Widsith