The Gododdin: The Oldest Scottish Poem
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The Gododdin: The Oldest Scottish Poem is a scholarly edition and study of the early medieval Welsh heroic poem Y Gododdin, presenting it as a foundational work of Scottish literary and historical tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Gododdin: The Oldest Scottish Poem canonical | 3 |
| Y Gododdin (early Welsh poem) | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Gododdin: The Oldest Scottish Poem Context triple: [Kenneth H. Jackson, notableWork, The Gododdin: The Oldest Scottish Poem]
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A.
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is a medieval Scottish historical text that records the reigns of early Scottish kings and is a key source for the history of the kingdom of Alba.
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B.
A Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian
A Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian is an influential 18th-century literary essay by Hugh Blair that analyzes and defends the authenticity and aesthetic value of the Ossianic poems.
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C.
The Bannatyne Manuscript
The Bannatyne Manuscript is a 16th-century Scottish anthology of poetry that preserves a major collection of medieval and early Renaissance Scots literature.
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D.
Poems of the Gogynfeirdd
Poems of the Gogynfeirdd is a corpus of medieval Welsh court poetry composed by the so‑called “less early poets,” bridging the period between the earliest Welsh verse and the later works of the Poets of the Princes.
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E.
Kings of the Picts
The Kings of the Picts were the early medieval monarchs who ruled the Pictish kingdoms in what is now eastern and northern Scotland before their eventual unification with the Scots.
- 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: The Gododdin: The Oldest Scottish Poem Target entity description: The Gododdin: The Oldest Scottish Poem is a scholarly edition and study of the early medieval Welsh heroic poem Y Gododdin, presenting it as a foundational work of Scottish literary and historical tradition.
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A.
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is a medieval Scottish historical text that records the reigns of early Scottish kings and is a key source for the history of the kingdom of Alba.
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B.
A Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian
A Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian is an influential 18th-century literary essay by Hugh Blair that analyzes and defends the authenticity and aesthetic value of the Ossianic poems.
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C.
The Bannatyne Manuscript
The Bannatyne Manuscript is a 16th-century Scottish anthology of poetry that preserves a major collection of medieval and early Renaissance Scots literature.
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D.
Poems of the Gogynfeirdd
Poems of the Gogynfeirdd is a corpus of medieval Welsh court poetry composed by the so‑called “less early poets,” bridging the period between the earliest Welsh verse and the later works of the Poets of the Princes.
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E.
Kings of the Picts
The Kings of the Picts were the early medieval monarchs who ruled the Pictish kingdoms in what is now eastern and northern Scotland before their eventual unification with the Scots.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
critical edition
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literary study ⓘ scholarly book ⓘ |
| aboutEvent | battle traditions of the Gododdin ⓘ |
| aimsTo | present Y Gododdin as foundational to Scottish tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celtic studies
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Scottish literature ⓘ Welsh literature ⓘ literary history ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| describesAs |
foundational work of Scottish historical tradition
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foundational work of Scottish literary tradition ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Gododdin people
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linked to:
Britons of Strathclyde
battle poetry ⓘ early medieval Britain ⓘ heroic poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
academic monograph
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textual commentary ⓘ |
| includes |
edition of Y Gododdin
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historical analysis ⓘ literary analysis ⓘ scholarly commentary ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
historians of Scotland
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scholars ⓘ students of medieval literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| subject |
Scottish historical tradition
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Scottish literary tradition ⓘ Y Gododdin ⓘ
linked to:
Gododdin
early medieval Welsh poetry ⓘ |
| title | The Gododdin: The Oldest Scottish Poem ⓘ |
| workType | non-fiction ⓘ |
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linked to: The Gododdin: The Oldest Scottish Poem