Battle of Maserfield
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The Battle of Maserfield was a 7th-century clash in Anglo-Saxon England in which the Northumbrian king Oswald was defeated and killed, marking a significant shift in power among the early English kingdoms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Maserfield canonical | 10 |
| Battle of Orewin Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1608103 — 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: Battle of Maserfield Context triple: [Mercia, militaryConflict, Battle of Maserfield]
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A.
Battle of Selby
The Battle of Selby was a key 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax defeated the Royalists, opening the way for the capture of York.
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B.
Battle of Edington
The Battle of Edington was a decisive 878 clash in which Alfred the Great defeated Viking forces, securing Wessex and marking a turning point in the struggle against Norse invasions of England.
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C.
Battle of Ashdown
The Battle of Ashdown was a key 9th-century engagement in which the future King Alfred the Great helped secure a crucial victory for the Anglo-Saxons against Viking invaders.
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D.
Battle of White Horse
The Battle of White Horse was a major Korean War engagement in 1952 in which United Nations and South Korean forces fiercely defended a strategically vital hill against repeated Chinese assaults.
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E.
Battle of Peterwardein
The Battle of Peterwardein was a major 1716 engagement in which Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy decisively defeated the Ottoman Empire, helping to shift the balance of power in Central and Southeastern Europe.
- 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: Battle of Maserfield Target entity description: The Battle of Maserfield was a 7th-century clash in Anglo-Saxon England in which the Northumbrian king Oswald was defeated and killed, marking a significant shift in power among the early English kingdoms.
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A.
Battle of Selby
The Battle of Selby was a key 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax defeated the Royalists, opening the way for the capture of York.
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B.
Battle of Edington
The Battle of Edington was a decisive 878 clash in which Alfred the Great defeated Viking forces, securing Wessex and marking a turning point in the struggle against Norse invasions of England.
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C.
Battle of Ashdown
The Battle of Ashdown was a key 9th-century engagement in which the future King Alfred the Great helped secure a crucial victory for the Anglo-Saxons against Viking invaders.
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D.
Battle of White Horse
The Battle of White Horse was a major Korean War engagement in 1952 in which United Nations and South Korean forces fiercely defended a strategically vital hill against repeated Chinese assaults.
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E.
Battle of Peterwardein
The Battle of Peterwardein was a major 1716 engagement in which Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy decisively defeated the Ottoman Empire, helping to shift the balance of power in Central and Southeastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Maserfelth
ⓘ
Battle of Oswestry ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Deorham
|
| associatedWith | cult of Saint Oswald ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Mercia
ⓘ
linked to:
Mercia
Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ |
| casualty | Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Oswald of Northumbria
ⓘ
Penda of Mercia ⓘ |
| conflictType | Anglo-Saxon battle ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| date |
641
ⓘ
642 ⓘ |
| era | Heptarchy ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Winwaed
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Winwaed
|
| historicalSource | Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ |
| outcome | death of Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Saxon warfare ⓘ |
| place | Maserfield ⓘ |
| possibleLocation |
Oswestry
ⓘ
Shropshire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Battle of Heavenfield ⓘ |
| region | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| religiousContext | conflict between Christian Northumbria and largely pagan Mercia ⓘ |
| result | Mercian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
end of Oswald’s dominance in Northumbria
ⓘ
shift in power among early English kingdoms ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 7th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Battle of Maserfield Description of subject: The Battle of Maserfield was a 7th-century clash in Anglo-Saxon England in which the Northumbrian king Oswald was defeated and killed, marking a significant shift in power among the early English kingdoms.
Referenced by (11)
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