Scylding dynasty
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The Scylding dynasty is the legendary royal house of Danish kings featured prominently in the Old English epic Beowulf and related Norse traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scylding dynasty canonical | 4 |
| Scylding royal line | 1 |
| Scyldings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19978506 — 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: Scylding dynasty Context triple: [Heorogar, memberOfDynasty, Scylding dynasty]
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A.
Jelling dynasty
The Jelling dynasty was a royal house of early medieval Denmark, known for uniting much of Scandinavia and for its association with the famous Jelling stones and the Christianization of the Danes.
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B.
Hunfriding dynasty
The Hunfriding dynasty was a prominent medieval noble family in the Duchy of Swabia that produced several influential dukes and regional rulers in what is now southwestern Germany.
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C.
Estridsen dynasty
The Estridsen dynasty was a medieval royal house that ruled Denmark from the mid-11th to late 14th century, overseeing the consolidation of the Danish kingdom and its influence in Scandinavia and the Baltic region.
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D.
Ingelgerian dynasty
The Ingelgerian dynasty was a medieval French noble house that produced the early counts of Anjou and laid the foundations for the later Angevin power in western France.
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E.
Wuffingas dynasty
The Wuffingas dynasty was the early royal house of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia, traditionally traced back to the semi-legendary king Wuffa.
- 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: Scylding dynasty Target entity description: The Scylding dynasty is the legendary royal house of Danish kings featured prominently in the Old English epic Beowulf and related Norse traditions.
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A.
Jelling dynasty
The Jelling dynasty was a royal house of early medieval Denmark, known for uniting much of Scandinavia and for its association with the famous Jelling stones and the Christianization of the Danes.
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B.
Hunfriding dynasty
The Hunfriding dynasty was a prominent medieval noble family in the Duchy of Swabia that produced several influential dukes and regional rulers in what is now southwestern Germany.
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C.
Estridsen dynasty
The Estridsen dynasty was a medieval royal house that ruled Denmark from the mid-11th to late 14th century, overseeing the consolidation of the Danish kingdom and its influence in Scandinavia and the Baltic region.
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D.
Ingelgerian dynasty
The Ingelgerian dynasty was a medieval French noble house that produced the early counts of Anjou and laid the foundations for the later Angevin power in western France.
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E.
Wuffingas dynasty
The Wuffingas dynasty was the early royal house of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia, traditionally traced back to the semi-legendary king Wuffa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Scylding dynasty