Gododdin
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Gododdin was an early medieval Brittonic kingdom in what is now southeastern Scotland and northeastern England, remembered in Welsh tradition and poetry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gododdin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7979876 — 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: Gododdin Context triple: [Bernicia, borders, Gododdin]
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A.
Brut y Tywysogion
Brut y Tywysogion is a medieval Welsh chronicle that records the history of the princes of Wales from the 7th to the 13th century.
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B.
Lords of Deheubarth
The Lords of Deheubarth were a medieval Welsh royal dynasty that ruled much of southwest Wales, notably resisting Norman and English encroachment during the High Middle Ages.
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C.
Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd
Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd is a legendary 12th-century Welsh prince who, according to later folklore, is said to have voyaged to and discovered lands in the Americas long before Columbus.
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D.
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is a medieval Scottish historical text that records the reigns of early Scottish kings and is a key source for the history of the kingdom of Alba.
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E.
Yr Wyddgrug
Yr Wyddgrug is the Welsh name for the historic market town of Mold in Flintshire, northeast Wales.
- 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: Gododdin Target entity description: Gododdin was an early medieval Brittonic kingdom in what is now southeastern Scotland and northeastern England, remembered in Welsh tradition and poetry.
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A.
Brut y Tywysogion
Brut y Tywysogion is a medieval Welsh chronicle that records the history of the princes of Wales from the 7th to the 13th century.
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B.
Lords of Deheubarth
The Lords of Deheubarth were a medieval Welsh royal dynasty that ruled much of southwest Wales, notably resisting Norman and English encroachment during the High Middle Ages.
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C.
Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd
Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd is a legendary 12th-century Welsh prince who, according to later folklore, is said to have voyaged to and discovered lands in the Americas long before Columbus.
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D.
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is a medieval Scottish historical text that records the reigns of early Scottish kings and is a key source for the history of the kingdom of Alba.
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E.
Yr Wyddgrug
Yr Wyddgrug is the Welsh name for the historic market town of Mold in Flintshire, northeast Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early medieval Brittonic kingdom
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historical polity ⓘ sub-Roman kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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Traprain Law hillfort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPoet | Aneirin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Din Eidyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Traprain Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Kingdoms of the Hen Ogledd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sub-Roman Brittonic kingdoms ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreTerritory |
Lothian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne–Forth region NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Dumfriesshire ⓘ |
| culture | Brittonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Brittonic people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 7th century
ⓘ
late 6th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gododdin (Welsh form of Votadini)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guotodin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryWorkAbout | Y Gododdin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSource |
early Welsh poetry
ⓘ
medieval Welsh tradition ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
northern England
ⓘ
southern Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Common Brittonic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumbric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeastern England
ⓘ
southeastern Scotland ⓘ |
| modernCountry |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Votadini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Catraeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hen Ogledd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | kingdom ⓘ |
| predecessor | Votadini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Celtic paganism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| rememberedIn |
Welsh poetry
ⓘ
Welsh tradition ⓘ |
| successor | Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Middle Ages
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post-Roman Britain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gododdin Description of subject: Gododdin was an early medieval Brittonic kingdom in what is now southeastern Scotland and northeastern England, remembered in Welsh tradition and poetry.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.