The Sailing of the Sword
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"The Sailing of the Sword" is a narrative poem by William Morris included in his 1858 collection *The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems*, reflecting his early medievalist and romantic style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sailing of the Sword canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8326251 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sailing of the Sword Context triple: [The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems, hasPoem, The Sailing of the Sword]
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A.
The Shape of the Sword
"The Shape of the Sword" is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, included in his collection *Ficciones*, that explores themes of identity, betrayal, and narrative unreliability through a framed tale of a mysterious scarred man.
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B.
The Dawntreader
The Dawntreader is a travelogue-style work that chronicles a journey filled with exploration, reflection, and encounters across diverse places and experiences.
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C.
Lady of Driftmark
Lady of Driftmark is the noble title held by Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, a prominent Targaryen princess and Velaryon matriarch during the events surrounding the Dance of the Dragons in George R. R. Martin’s fictional history of Westeros.
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D.
Lord of Kyle
Lord of Kyle was a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the Stewart family’s authority over the district of Kyle in southwestern Scotland.
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E.
The Narrow Sea
The Narrow Sea is the body of water in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire"/"Game of Thrones" that separates the continent of Westeros from Essos and serves as a crucial route for trade, travel, and invasion.
- 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 Sailing of the Sword Target entity description: "The Sailing of the Sword" is a narrative poem by William Morris included in his 1858 collection *The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems*, reflecting his early medievalist and romantic style.
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A.
The Shape of the Sword
"The Shape of the Sword" is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, included in his collection *Ficciones*, that explores themes of identity, betrayal, and narrative unreliability through a framed tale of a mysterious scarred man.
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B.
The Dawntreader
The Dawntreader is a travelogue-style work that chronicles a journey filled with exploration, reflection, and encounters across diverse places and experiences.
-
C.
Lady of Driftmark
Lady of Driftmark is the noble title held by Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, a prominent Targaryen princess and Velaryon matriarch during the events surrounding the Dance of the Dragons in George R. R. Martin’s fictional history of Westeros.
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D.
Lord of Kyle
Lord of Kyle was a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the Stewart family’s authority over the district of Kyle in southwestern Scotland.
-
E.
The Narrow Sea
The Narrow Sea is the body of water in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire"/"Game of Thrones" that separates the continent of Westeros from Essos and serves as a crucial route for trade, travel, and invasion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | narrative poem ⓘ |
| author | William Morris ⓘ |
| authorBirthName | William Morris ⓘ |
| authorBirthYear | 1834 ⓘ |
| authorDeathYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| collectionType | poetry collection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | book ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
medievalist poetry
ⓘ
romantic poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasCollectionAuthor | William Morris ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Pre-Raphaelite
ⓘ
linked to:
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
|
| meter | variable meter ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorEarlyWork | true ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| publicationYear | 1858 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Bell and Daldy ⓘ |
| style |
medievalist
ⓘ
romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
chivalric imagery
ⓘ
heroic adventure ⓘ medieval themes ⓘ |
| writer | William Morris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Sailing of the Sword Description of subject: "The Sailing of the Sword" is a narrative poem by William Morris included in his 1858 collection *The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems*, reflecting his early medievalist and romantic style.
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