Robert Henryson
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Robert Henryson was a 15th-century Scottish poet and makar, best known for his moral fables and contributions to early Scots literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Henryson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6936117 — 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: Robert Henryson Context triple: [The Bannatyne Manuscript, containsWorkBy, Robert Henryson]
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A.
John Barbour
John Barbour was a 14th-century Scottish poet and cleric, best known as one of the earliest major figures in Scots literature.
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B.
William Langland
William Langland was a 14th-century English poet best known as the probable author of the allegorical Middle English poem "Piers Plowman."
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C.
John Lydgate
John Lydgate was a prolific 15th-century English monk and poet known for his lengthy narrative and allegorical works that helped shape late medieval English literature.
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D.
John Gower
John Gower was a 14th-century English poet known for his major works in multiple languages, including Middle English, Latin, and Anglo-Norman, and for being a contemporary and friend of Geoffrey Chaucer.
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E.
William Dunbar
William Dunbar was a prominent late 15th- to early 16th-century Scottish makar (poet) known for his richly inventive verse and significant contribution to early Scots literature.
- 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: Robert Henryson Target entity description: Robert Henryson was a 15th-century Scottish poet and makar, best known for his moral fables and contributions to early Scots literature.
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A.
John Barbour
John Barbour was a 14th-century Scottish poet and cleric, best known as one of the earliest major figures in Scots literature.
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B.
William Langland
William Langland was a 14th-century English poet best known as the probable author of the allegorical Middle English poem "Piers Plowman."
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C.
John Lydgate
John Lydgate was a prolific 15th-century English monk and poet known for his lengthy narrative and allegorical works that helped shape late medieval English literature.
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D.
John Gower
John Gower was a 14th-century English poet known for his major works in multiple languages, including Middle English, Latin, and Anglo-Norman, and for being a contemporary and friend of Geoffrey Chaucer.
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E.
William Dunbar
William Dunbar was a prominent late 15th- to early 16th-century Scottish makar (poet) known for his richly inventive verse and significant contribution to early Scots literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century writer
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Scottish poet ⓘ human ⓘ makar ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1420 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 1500 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
NERFINISHED
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Glasgow
NERFINISHED
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University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 15th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical poetry
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fable ⓘ moral poetry ⓘ |
| hasPartInBibliography |
The Morall Fabillis
NERFINISHED
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The Testament of Cresseid and Seven Fables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gavin Douglas
NERFINISHED
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William Dunbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Middle Scots
NERFINISHED
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Scots ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Northern Renaissance literature
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Scottish literature ⓘ |
| movement |
Early Scots literature
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Scottish makars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Orpheus and Eurydice
NERFINISHED
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Robene and Makyne NERFINISHED ⓘ The Morall Fabillis of Esope the Phrygian NERFINISHED ⓘ The Testament of Cresseid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
continuation of Chaucerian narratives
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innovative use of Scots language ⓘ moral fables ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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schoolmaster ⓘ |
| partOf | canon of Middle Scots poetry ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | schoolmaster at Dunfermline Abbey ⓘ |
| workLocation | Dunfermline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
allegory
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moral didacticism ⓘ use of Middle Scots vernacular ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Henryson Description of subject: Robert Henryson was a 15th-century Scottish poet and makar, best known for his moral fables and contributions to early Scots literature.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.