Chronica of Romuald of Salerno
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The Chronica of Romuald of Salerno is a 12th-century Latin chronicle by Archbishop Romuald that records the political and ecclesiastical history of southern Italy, including the Norman rulers of the Kingdom of Sicily.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chronica of Romuald of Salerno canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12903908 — 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: Chronica of Romuald of Salerno Context triple: [Tancred of Lecce, describedBySource, Chronica of Romuald of Salerno]
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A.
Gallus Anonymus chronicle
The Gallus Anonymus chronicle is a 12th-century Latin narrative of the early history and rulers of Poland, considered the oldest extant Polish chronicle and a key source on the Piast dynasty.
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B.
Gesta Francorum
Gesta Francorum is an anonymous 11th-century Latin chronicle that provides a firsthand account of the events and battles of the First Crusade.
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C.
Gesta Tancredi in expeditione Hierosolymitana by Ralph of Caen
Gesta Tancredi in expeditione Hierosolymitana by Ralph of Caen is a Latin chronicle of the First Crusade focusing on the deeds of the Norman leader Tancred, offering a detailed and partly eyewitness account of his campaigns in the Holy Land.
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D.
Melk Abbey Chronicle
The Melk Abbey Chronicle is a medieval historical record that documents the history, events, and monastic life of the Benedictine abbey at Melk in Austria.
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E.
Liber annalis
Liber annalis is a lost historical work by the Roman scholar Titus Pomponius Atticus, likely compiling chronological records and notable events of Roman history.
- 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: Chronica of Romuald of Salerno Target entity description: The Chronica of Romuald of Salerno is a 12th-century Latin chronicle by Archbishop Romuald that records the political and ecclesiastical history of southern Italy, including the Norman rulers of the Kingdom of Sicily.
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A.
Gallus Anonymus chronicle
The Gallus Anonymus chronicle is a 12th-century Latin narrative of the early history and rulers of Poland, considered the oldest extant Polish chronicle and a key source on the Piast dynasty.
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B.
Gesta Francorum
Gesta Francorum is an anonymous 11th-century Latin chronicle that provides a firsthand account of the events and battles of the First Crusade.
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C.
Gesta Tancredi in expeditione Hierosolymitana by Ralph of Caen
Gesta Tancredi in expeditione Hierosolymitana by Ralph of Caen is a Latin chronicle of the First Crusade focusing on the deeds of the Norman leader Tancred, offering a detailed and partly eyewitness account of his campaigns in the Holy Land.
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D.
Melk Abbey Chronicle
The Melk Abbey Chronicle is a medieval historical record that documents the history, events, and monastic life of the Benedictine abbey at Melk in Austria.
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E.
Liber annalis
Liber annalis is a lost historical work by the Roman scholar Titus Pomponius Atticus, likely compiling chronological records and notable events of Roman history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin chronicle
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historical work ⓘ medieval chronicle ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Archbishopric of Salerno ⓘ |
| author | Romuald of Salerno ⓘ |
| containsInformationAbout |
Norman kings of Sicily
ⓘ
local affairs of Salerno ⓘ relations between papacy and Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| genre | chronicle ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalPerspective |
ecclesiastical
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pro-Norman ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Norman rulers of the Kingdom of Sicily
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ecclesiastical history of southern Italy ⓘ political history of southern Italy ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Salerno ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
southern Italy
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linked to:
Southern Italy
|
| religiousAffiliationOfAuthor |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| religiousContext |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| timePeriodCovered |
11th century
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12th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
Norman conquest of southern Italy
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history of the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ medieval church history in southern Italy ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation | archbishop ⓘ |
| writtenIn | medieval Latin ⓘ |
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