Edmund II
E463030
Edmund II, known as Edmund Ironside, was a king of England in 1016 renowned for his fierce resistance against Danish invasion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edmund II canonical | 2 |
| Edmund II of England | 1 |
| King Edmund II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4719693 — 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: Edmund II Context triple: [Edmund Ironside, royalStyle, Edmund II]
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A.
Eadwig of England
Eadwig of England was a 10th-century king of the English whose short and turbulent reign was marked by political conflict with powerful nobles and church leaders.
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B.
Æthelstan Atheling
Æthelstan Atheling was an early 10th-century English prince and heir apparent, renowned as a skilled military leader and the eldest son of King Edward the Elder.
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C.
Edmund I of England
Edmund I of England was a 10th-century king of the English, known for consolidating royal authority and defending his realm against Norse and Scottish threats.
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D.
Edgar Ætheling
Edgar Ætheling was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon prince and briefly proclaimed, though never crowned, king of England after the Norman Conquest.
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E.
Alfred Aetheling
Alfred Aetheling was an 11th-century English prince of the House of Wessex, son of King Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, and a rival claimant to the English throne during the Norman Conquest period.
- 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: Edmund II Target entity description: Edmund II, known as Edmund Ironside, was a king of England in 1016 renowned for his fierce resistance against Danish invasion.
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A.
Eadwig of England
Eadwig of England was a 10th-century king of the English whose short and turbulent reign was marked by political conflict with powerful nobles and church leaders.
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B.
Æthelstan Atheling
Æthelstan Atheling was an early 10th-century English prince and heir apparent, renowned as a skilled military leader and the eldest son of King Edward the Elder.
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C.
Edmund I of England
Edmund I of England was a 10th-century king of the English, known for consolidating royal authority and defending his realm against Norse and Scottish threats.
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D.
Edgar Ætheling
Edgar Ætheling was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon prince and briefly proclaimed, though never crowned, king of England after the Norman Conquest.
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E.
Alfred Aetheling
Alfred Aetheling was an 11th-century English prince of the House of Wessex, son of King Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, and a rival claimant to the English throne during the Norman Conquest period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of England
ⓘ
human ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Anglo-Saxon resistance to Vikings ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Assandun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Brentford (1016) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Otford (1016) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sherston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Glastonbury Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | disputed ⓘ |
| child |
Edmund Ætheling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward the Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | 11th century ⓘ |
| conflict |
Danish invasion of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
wars against Cnut the Great ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 30 November 1016 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| dynasty | House of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Æthelred the Unready NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old English ⓘ |
| monarchOf | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Ælfgifu of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Edmund Ironside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
military leadership
ⓘ
resistance to Danish invasion ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Æthelred the Unready NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1016 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1016 ⓘ |
| relative |
Edward the Confessor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Æthelstan Ætheling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signedTreaty | Treaty of Olney (division of England with Cnut) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Ealdgyth (Edmund Ironside’s wife) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Cnut the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialControl | Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Ironside
NERFINISHED
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King of the English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edmund II Description of subject: Edmund II, known as Edmund Ironside, was a king of England in 1016 renowned for his fierce resistance against Danish invasion.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edmund II of England
this entity surface form:
King Edmund II