Getica
E792055
Getica is a 6th-century historical work by Jordanes that recounts the origins, history, and legends of the Gothic people.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Getica canonical | 7 |
| De origine actibusque Getarum | 1 |
| Jordanes "Getica" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9311378 — 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: Getica Context triple: [Jordanes, notableWork, Getica]
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A.
La Lawe
La Lawe is a small river in northern France that flows through the town of Béthune and forms part of the region’s local waterway network.
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B.
Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum
Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum is a 12th–13th century Latin chronicle of Danish history and legend that includes the Amleth story later adapted by Shakespeare into Hamlet.
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C.
Heliand
Heliand is a 9th-century Old Saxon epic poem that retells the life of Jesus in the style of a Germanic heroic saga.
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D.
Olonkho epic
The Olonkho epic is a traditional heroic narrative cycle of the Sakha (Yakut) people, renowned for its complex mythology, poetic language, and performance-based storytelling.
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E.
Chronica
Chronica is an ancient chronological work by Apollodorus of Athens that systematically records Greek history and mythology in verse form.
- 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: Getica Target entity description: Getica is a 6th-century historical work by Jordanes that recounts the origins, history, and legends of the Gothic people.
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A.
La Lawe
La Lawe is a small river in northern France that flows through the town of Béthune and forms part of the region’s local waterway network.
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B.
Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum
Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum is a 12th–13th century Latin chronicle of Danish history and legend that includes the Amleth story later adapted by Shakespeare into Hamlet.
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C.
Heliand
Heliand is a 9th-century Old Saxon epic poem that retells the life of Jesus in the style of a Germanic heroic saga.
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D.
Olonkho epic
The Olonkho epic is a traditional heroic narrative cycle of the Sakha (Yakut) people, renowned for its complex mythology, poetic language, and performance-based storytelling.
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E.
Chronica
Chronica is an ancient chronological work by Apollodorus of Athens that systematically records Greek history and mythology in verse form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
6th-century text
ⓘ
Latin prose work ⓘ historical work ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Getica of Jordanes
ⓘ
Jordanes’ Getica ⓘ
linked to:
Getica of Jordanes
|
| approximateDateWritten | c. 551 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWithDebate | identity of Goths and Getae ⓘ |
| author | Jordanes ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cassiodorus’ lost Gothic history ⓘ |
| contains |
ethnographic descriptions
ⓘ
genealogies of Gothic rulers ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ legendary material ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Late Antique Roman-Gothic milieu ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 6th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
kings of the Goths
ⓘ
migration of the Goths ⓘ origins of the Goths ⓘ wars of the Goths ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnographic history
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| historicalScope | from legendary origins to 6th century ⓘ |
| importance |
major source for early Gothic history
ⓘ
major source for late Roman and barbarian interactions ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mentionsEvent |
Gothic wars with the Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Gothic War (376–382)
Hunnic invasions ⓘ
linked to:
Hunnic invasions of the Balkans
|
| mentionsFigure |
Attila the Hun
ⓘ
Theodoric the Great ⓘ
linked to:
Theoderic the Great
|
| mentionsPeople |
Getae
ⓘ
Huns ⓘ Ostrogoths ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
Romans ⓘ Visigoths ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
|
| originalTitle |
De origine actibusque Getarum
ⓘ
linked to:
Getica
|
| placeOfComposition |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| regionDescribed |
Black Sea region
ⓘ
Danube frontier ⓘ
linked to:
Danubian frontier
Scandza (Scandinavia) ⓘ
linked to:
Scandinavia
|
| religiousContext | Christian ⓘ |
| subject |
Gothic history
ⓘ
Gothic legends ⓘ Goths ⓘ |
| survivesAs | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Getic (Gothic) History ⓘ |
| usedBy |
medieval historians
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modern scholars of Late Antiquity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Getica Description of subject: Getica is a 6th-century historical work by Jordanes that recounts the origins, history, and legends of the Gothic people.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Getica
linked to: Getica