Tale of Bygone Years
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Tale of Bygone Years is a foundational medieval East Slavic chronicle that narrates the early history, legends, and Christianization of the Kievan Rus'.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tale of Bygone Years canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tale of Bygone Years Context triple: [Rus' chronicles, includesWork, Tale of Bygone Years]
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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.
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B.
Three Tales
Three Tales is a collection of three short stories by Gustave Flaubert that exemplify his precise realist style and exploration of human psychology and faith.
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C.
La Edad de Oro
La Edad de Oro is a 19th-century Spanish-language magazine and collection of stories and essays for children written by José Martí, aimed at educating and inspiring young Latin Americans.
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D.
La Légende des siècles
La Légende des siècles is a monumental cycle of narrative poems by Victor Hugo that traces the moral and spiritual evolution of humanity across history and myth.
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E.
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.
- 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: Tale of Bygone Years Target entity description: Tale of Bygone Years is a foundational medieval East Slavic chronicle that narrates the early history, legends, and Christianization of the Kievan Rus'.
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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.
Three Tales
Three Tales is a collection of three short stories by Gustave Flaubert that exemplify his precise realist style and exploration of human psychology and faith.
-
C.
La Edad de Oro
La Edad de Oro is a 19th-century Spanish-language magazine and collection of stories and essays for children written by José Martí, aimed at educating and inspiring young Latin Americans.
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D.
La Légende des siècles
La Légende des siècles is a monumental cycle of narrative poems by Victor Hugo that traces the moral and spiritual evolution of humanity across history and myth.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East Slavic chronicle
ⓘ
historical source ⓘ literary work ⓘ medieval chronicle ⓘ primary source ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
c. 1110
ⓘ
c. 1113 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiev Pechersk Lavra
|
| attributedTo | Nestor the Chronicler ⓘ |
| authorRole | monk ⓘ |
| compiledIn |
Kyiv
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiev
|
| containsAccountOf |
Rus'–Byzantine Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Rus' relations
Oleg of Novgorod ⓘ Vladimir the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Vladimir the Great
Rurik ⓘ Varangians ⓘ baptism of Rus' ⓘ foundation of Kiev ⓘ steppe nomads ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
| coversPeriodEnd | early 12th century ⓘ |
| coversPeriodStart |
Noah's descendants
ⓘ
biblical times ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 12th century ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ medieval literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Povest vremennykh let
ⓘ
Rus' chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
Primary Chronicle
Rus' chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Primary Chronicle
Rus' chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
Повесть временных лет
|
| historicalImportance |
foundational source for East Slavic history
ⓘ
key source for early Belarusian history ⓘ key source for early Russian history ⓘ key source for early Ukrainian history ⓘ |
| language |
Church Slavonic
ⓘ
Old East Slavic ⓘ |
| literaryFeature |
Christian moral interpretation of events
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annalistic structure ⓘ blend of legend and history ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christianization of Kievan Rus'
ⓘ
East Slavic legends ⓘ history of Kievan Rus' ⓘ origins of the Rus' ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
| preservedIn |
Codex Zographensis
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surface form:
Hypatian Codex
Laurentian Codex ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
Christianization
ⓘ
divine providence in history ⓘ |
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