Tervingi
E949240
The Tervingi were a major branch of the Goths, a Germanic people who lived north of the Danube and played a central role in late Roman frontier conflicts and migrations.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11844094 — 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: Tervingi Context triple: [Gothic War (376–382), belligerent, Tervingi]
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A.
Tarama
Tarama is a small island municipality in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, known for its subtropical climate, traditional Ryukyuan culture, and surrounding coral reefs.
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B.
Torvalla
Torvalla is a residential district and suburb of Östersund in Jämtland County, Sweden.
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C.
Hannut
Hannut is a municipality in the French-speaking Walloon Region of Belgium, known for its rural character and location between Liège and Brussels.
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D.
Vaitele
Vaitele is a town on the island of Upolu in Samoa, situated near the capital Apia and functioning as a growing residential and industrial area.
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E.
Togninia
Togninia is a genus of fungi known for its ascomycetous species, some of which are associated with plant diseases.
- 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: Tervingi Target entity description: The Tervingi were a major branch of the Goths, a Germanic people who lived north of the Danube and played a central role in late Roman frontier conflicts and migrations.
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A.
Tarama
Tarama is a small island municipality in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, known for its subtropical climate, traditional Ryukyuan culture, and surrounding coral reefs.
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B.
Torvalla
Torvalla is a residential district and suburb of Östersund in Jämtland County, Sweden.
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C.
Hannut
Hannut is a municipality in the French-speaking Walloon Region of Belgium, known for its rural character and location between Liège and Brussels.
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D.
Vaitele
Vaitele is a town on the island of Upolu in Samoa, situated near the capital Apia and functioning as a growing residential and industrial area.
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E.
Togninia
Togninia is a genus of fungi known for its ascomycetous species, some of which are associated with plant diseases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic tribe
ⓘ
Gothic people ⓘ historical ethnic group ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Roman Empire (various periods)
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Empire
|
| alternativeName |
Teruingi
ⓘ
Tervings ⓘ
linked to:
Tervingi
|
| archaeologicalCulture | Chernyakhov culture (often associated) ⓘ |
| atWarWith | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| conflictTypeWithRome | foederati agreements and rebellions ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Empire (frontier region)
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Germania
|
| crossed |
Danube River
ⓘ
linked to:
Danube
|
| crossingOfDanube | 376 ⓘ |
| culture | Germanic ⓘ |
| economy | mixed agriculture and pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| ethnogenesis | part of Gothic ethnogenesis ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Battle of Adrianople (378)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Adrianople
Gothic War (376–382) ⓘ |
| language | Gothic ⓘ |
| laterIntegration | integrated into Roman military structures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Danube frontier
ⓘ
linked to:
Danubian frontier
north of the Danube River ⓘ region of Dacia (late Roman usage) ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Ammianus Marcellinus
ⓘ
Jordanes ⓘ |
| migratedBecauseOf | Hunnic pressure ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
Roman Empire (Balkan provinces)
ⓘ
linked to:
Danubian provinces of the Roman Empire
|
| notableLeader |
Athanaric
ⓘ
Fritigern ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Athanaric (internal rivalries)
ⓘ
linked to:
Athanaric
|
| partOf | barbarian peoples on the Roman frontier ⓘ |
| persecuted | Nicene Christians among the Goths (under Athanaric) ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | tribal confederation ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | areas north of the lower Danube and Black Sea hinterland ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Greuthungi
ⓘ
Ostrogoths ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
Visigoths ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
|
| religion |
Arian Christianity
ⓘ
linked to:
Arianism
paganism ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
central role in late Roman frontier conflicts
ⓘ
major participants in the Migration Period ⓘ |
| socialStructure | warrior aristocracy ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Goths ⓘ |
| successor |
Visigoths
ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
|
| timePeriod |
3rd century
ⓘ
4th century ⓘ late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Late Antiquity
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tervingi Description of subject: The Tervingi were a major branch of the Goths, a Germanic people who lived north of the Danube and played a central role in late Roman frontier conflicts and migrations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tervingi