The Thrissil and the Rois
E160553
The Thrissil and the Rois is a Middle Scots allegorical poem by William Dunbar, composed to celebrate the marriage of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor of England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Thrissil and the Rois canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1402833 — 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: The Thrissil and the Rois Context triple: [William Dunbar, notableWork, The Thrissil and the Rois]
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A.
The Tale
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B.
La Voie royale
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C.
De Heraut
De Heraut was a Dutch Reformed newspaper associated with theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper and his neo-Calvinist movement.
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D.
Books of Kings
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E.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
- 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 Thrissil and the Rois Target entity description: The Thrissil and the Rois is a Middle Scots allegorical poem by William Dunbar, composed to celebrate the marriage of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor of England.
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A.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
-
B.
La Voie royale
La Voie royale is an early adventure novel by André Malraux that follows treasure hunters in the Cambodian jungle while exploring themes of existentialism, colonialism, and human destiny.
-
C.
De Heraut
De Heraut was a Dutch Reformed newspaper associated with theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper and his neo-Calvinist movement.
-
D.
Books of Kings
The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
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E.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Scots poem
ⓘ
allegorical poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
James IV of Scotland
ⓘ
Margaret Tudor ⓘ Scottish court poetry ⓘ |
| author | William Dunbar ⓘ |
| celebrates | dynastic union of Scotland and England ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | marriage of James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor of England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | early 16th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
James IV of Scotland
ⓘ
Margaret Tudor ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
lion
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rose ⓘ thistle ⓘ |
| genre | allegory ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Scottish national symbolism of the thistle ⓘ |
| hasTitleInModernEnglish | The Thistle and the Rose ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Anglo-Scottish relations in the early 16th century ⓘ |
| language |
Scots
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Scots
|
| literaryDevice | dream vision ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Scottish literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish makars
|
| meter | rhyme royal ⓘ |
| originalSpelling | The Thrissil and the Rois self-link ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of William Dunbar’s court poetry ⓘ |
| period | Renaissance literature in Scotland ⓘ |
| setting | allegorical garden ⓘ |
| subject | marriage of James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor of England ⓘ |
| symbolism |
rose as symbol of England
ⓘ
thistle as symbol of Scotland ⓘ |
| theme |
chivalric ideals
ⓘ
national symbolism ⓘ political union ⓘ royal marriage ⓘ |
| uses | personification of plants and animals ⓘ |
| writtenFor | royal wedding celebrations ⓘ |
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Subject: The Thrissil and the Rois Description of subject: The Thrissil and the Rois is a Middle Scots allegorical poem by William Dunbar, composed to celebrate the marriage of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor of England.
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