The Order of the World
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The Order of the World is an Old English religious poem from the Exeter Book that reflects on divine creation, cosmic order, and the place of humanity within God’s design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Order of the World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5236069 — 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 Order of the World Context triple: [Exeter Book, content, The Order of the World]
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A.
The Order
The Order is a secretive Yale University society, more widely known as Skull and Bones, associated with influential political and business elites.
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B.
Nine Worlds
Nine Worlds are the interconnected realms of existence in Norse mythology, encompassing the domains of gods, humans, giants, and other beings within the world-tree Yggdrasil.
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C.
The Circle of the World
The Circle of the World is the English rendering of the Old Norse title "Heimskringla," a medieval collection of sagas about the Norwegian kings traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
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D.
Book of the Kingdom
Book of the Kingdom is an influential alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, reflecting his foundational contributions to experimental chemistry and esoteric philosophy.
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E.
The Tenth World
The Tenth World is a musical suite or section within Joni Mitchell’s 1977 album "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter," noted for its experimental, world-music-influenced percussion and atmospheric sound.
- 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 Order of the World Target entity description: The Order of the World is an Old English religious poem from the Exeter Book that reflects on divine creation, cosmic order, and the place of humanity within God’s design.
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A.
The Order
The Order is a secretive Yale University society, more widely known as Skull and Bones, associated with influential political and business elites.
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B.
Nine Worlds
Nine Worlds are the interconnected realms of existence in Norse mythology, encompassing the domains of gods, humans, giants, and other beings within the world-tree Yggdrasil.
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C.
The Circle of the World
The Circle of the World is the English rendering of the Old Norse title "Heimskringla," a medieval collection of sagas about the Norwegian kings traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
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D.
Book of the Kingdom
Book of the Kingdom is an influential alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, reflecting his foundational contributions to experimental chemistry and esoteric philosophy.
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E.
The Tenth World
The Tenth World is a musical suite or section within Joni Mitchell’s 1977 album "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter," noted for its experimental, world-music-influenced percussion and atmospheric sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Exeter Book poem
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Old English poem ⓘ religious poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
human responsibility before God
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proper understanding of creation ⓘ |
| anonymous | true ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| collection | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalContext | late Anglo-Saxon monastic culture ⓘ |
| didacticPurpose | to instruct listeners about God’s ordering of the world ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
God as creator
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human dependence on God ⓘ orderliness of creation ⓘ |
| form | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
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religious poetry ⓘ |
| intendedMode | oral performance ⓘ |
| language | Old English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | Old English wisdom poetry ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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biblical allusion ⓘ parallelism ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ |
| manuscript | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation | Exeter Cathedral Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | Old English alliterative meter ⓘ |
| originalMedium | parchment manuscript ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | extant in single manuscript ⓘ |
| reflects |
Anglo-Saxon Christian cosmology
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medieval theological views of creation ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Christ (Exeter Book)
NERFINISHED
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Guthlac (Exeter Book) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Phoenix (Exeter Book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Anglo-Saxon Christianity
NERFINISHED
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Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Christian didactic ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | relationship between God, creation, and humanity ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic order
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divine creation ⓘ divine wisdom ⓘ moral exhortation ⓘ place of humanity in God’s design ⓘ providence ⓘ transience of earthly life ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Order of the World Description of subject: The Order of the World is an Old English religious poem from the Exeter Book that reflects on divine creation, cosmic order, and the place of humanity within God’s design.
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