The Haystack in the Floods
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"The Haystack in the Floods" is a dramatic narrative poem by William Morris that vividly depicts betrayal, doomed love, and brutal violence against the backdrop of the Hundred Years' War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Haystack in the Floods canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8326237 — 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 Haystack in the Floods Context triple: [The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems, hasPoem, The Haystack in the Floods]
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A.
The Tumbling Weir
The Tumbling Weir is an unusual circular weir and historic water feature on the River Otter in Ottery St Mary, Devon, known for its distinctive doughnut-shaped design.
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B.
Lost in the Flood
"Lost in the Flood" is a dark, cinematic rock song by Bruce Springsteen that blends vivid urban imagery with themes of war, disillusionment, and spiritual struggle.
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C.
River Folly
River Folly is a small tributary watercourse in Shropshire, England, that feeds into the River Clun within the River Teme catchment.
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D.
Wake of the Flood
"Wake of the Flood" is a 1973 studio album by the Grateful Dead that marked their first release on their own label and introduced a jazzier, more polished sound to their music.
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E.
The Water Mill
The Water Mill is a celebrated 17th-century landscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Meindert Hobbema, renowned for its detailed rural scenery and atmospheric depiction of water and light.
- 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 Haystack in the Floods Target entity description: "The Haystack in the Floods" is a dramatic narrative poem by William Morris that vividly depicts betrayal, doomed love, and brutal violence against the backdrop of the Hundred Years' War.
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A.
The Tumbling Weir
The Tumbling Weir is an unusual circular weir and historic water feature on the River Otter in Ottery St Mary, Devon, known for its distinctive doughnut-shaped design.
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B.
Lost in the Flood
"Lost in the Flood" is a dark, cinematic rock song by Bruce Springsteen that blends vivid urban imagery with themes of war, disillusionment, and spiritual struggle.
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C.
River Folly
River Folly is a small tributary watercourse in Shropshire, England, that feeds into the River Clun within the River Teme catchment.
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D.
Wake of the Flood
"Wake of the Flood" is a 1973 studio album by the Grateful Dead that marked their first release on their own label and introduced a jazzier, more polished sound to their music.
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E.
The Water Mill
The Water Mill is a celebrated 17th-century landscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Meindert Hobbema, renowned for its detailed rural scenery and atmospheric depiction of water and light.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | narrative poem ⓘ |
| author | William Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCollection | The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
battlefield aftermath
ⓘ
medieval warfare ⓘ |
| featuresExecution | true ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1858 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative poetry
ⓘ
romantic tragedy ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalBackdrop | true ⓘ |
| hasTone |
grim
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
| hasViolentEnding | true ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| isAmongBestKnownPoemsOf | William Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Pre-Raphaelite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
abrupt ending
ⓘ
dramatic dialogue ⓘ vivid visual imagery ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Godmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jehan de la Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert de Marny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBook | Bell and Daldy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
ⓘ
death ⓘ despair ⓘ doomed love ⓘ honour ⓘ violence ⓘ war ⓘ |
| verseForm | accentual-syllabic verse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Haystack in the Floods Description of subject: "The Haystack in the Floods" is a dramatic narrative poem by William Morris that vividly depicts betrayal, doomed love, and brutal violence against the backdrop of the Hundred Years' War.
Referenced by (1)
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