Rokeby
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Rokeby is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, set during the English Civil War and known for its blend of romance, adventure, and historical detail.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rokeby canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1866437 — 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: Rokeby Context triple: [Sir Walter Scott, notableWork, Rokeby]
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A.
Broket Hall
Broket Hall is a historic English country house in Hertfordshire, notable as the former residence and death place of 19th-century Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne.
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B.
Frere Hall
Frere Hall is a historic British colonial-era building and cultural landmark in Karachi, Pakistan, known for its Venetian-Gothic architecture and public gardens.
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C.
Bracebridge Hall
Bracebridge Hall is a collection of sketches and stories by Washington Irving that nostalgically depict English country life and customs in the early 19th century.
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D.
Houghton Hall
Houghton Hall is a grand 18th-century Palladian country house in Norfolk, England, renowned for its architecture, art collections, and role in British political history.
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E.
Hall’s Croft
Hall’s Croft is a historic timber-framed house in Stratford-upon-Avon, best known as the former home of William Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna and her husband, physician John Hall.
- 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: Rokeby Target entity description: Rokeby is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, set during the English Civil War and known for its blend of romance, adventure, and historical detail.
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A.
Broket Hall
Broket Hall is a historic English country house in Hertfordshire, notable as the former residence and death place of 19th-century Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne.
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B.
Frere Hall
Frere Hall is a historic British colonial-era building and cultural landmark in Karachi, Pakistan, known for its Venetian-Gothic architecture and public gardens.
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C.
Bracebridge Hall
Bracebridge Hall is a collection of sketches and stories by Washington Irving that nostalgically depict English country life and customs in the early 19th century.
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D.
Houghton Hall
Houghton Hall is a grand 18th-century Palladian country house in Norfolk, England, renowned for its architecture, art collections, and role in British political history.
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E.
Hall’s Croft
Hall’s Croft is a historic timber-framed house in Stratford-upon-Avon, best known as the former home of William Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna and her husband, physician John Hall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author |
Sir Walter Scott
ⓘ
Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
surface form:
Walter Scott
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | octavo ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Lady of the Lake ⓘ |
| genre |
historical poetry
ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ romantic poetry ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bertram Risingham
ⓘ
Matilda Rokeby ⓘ Wilfrid Wycliffe ⓘ
surface form:
Oswald Wycliffe
Rokeby self-link ⓘ Wilfrid Wycliffe ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationInSomeEditions | engraved plates ⓘ |
| hasStyle | blend of romance and history ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adventure
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ political conflict ⓘ romance ⓘ war ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English Civil War between Royalists and Parliamentarians ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
complex plot
ⓘ
detailed historical background ⓘ interweaving of personal and political conflicts ⓘ |
| literaryForm | romantic narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainLocationInFiction |
Rokeby Park, County Durham
ⓘ
surface form:
Rokeby Park
|
| meter | iambic tetrameter ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | poetic works of Walter Scott ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| precedesWork |
Lord of the Isles
ⓘ
surface form:
The Lord of the Isles
|
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1813 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Constable
ⓘ
Longman ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Yorkshire ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | English Civil War ⓘ |
| structure | six cantos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rokeby Description of subject: Rokeby is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, set during the English Civil War and known for its blend of romance, adventure, and historical detail.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.