filid (poets)
E222867
The filid were a learned professional class of poets in Gaelic Ireland who served as custodians of history, genealogy, and law through highly formalized verse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| filid (poets) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1984991 — 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: filid (poets) Context triple: [Gaelic Ireland, socialClass, filid (poets)]
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A.
The Poets
The Poets is the English title of the 26th chapter (Surah Ash-Shu'ara) of the Qur'an, which focuses on the stories of earlier prophets and contrasts divine revelation with the misleading speech of poets and disbelievers.
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B.
Faizi
Faizi was a renowned 16th-century Persian-language poet and scholar who served as one of the prominent intellectuals in the Mughal emperor Akbar’s court.
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C.
Ferdowsi
Ferdowsi was a renowned 10th–11th century Persian poet best known for composing the epic Shahnameh, a cornerstone of Persian literature and cultural identity.
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D.
Fus’ha
Fus’ha is the standardized, formal variety of Arabic used in writing, education, media, and official communication across the Arab world.
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E.
Sibawayh
Sibawayh was an 8th-century Persian scholar whose foundational treatise on Arabic grammar, al-Kitāb, established the systematic study and rules of Classical Arabic.
- 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: filid (poets) Target entity description: The filid were a learned professional class of poets in Gaelic Ireland who served as custodians of history, genealogy, and law through highly formalized verse.
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A.
The Poets
The Poets is the English title of the 26th chapter (Surah Ash-Shu'ara) of the Qur'an, which focuses on the stories of earlier prophets and contrasts divine revelation with the misleading speech of poets and disbelievers.
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B.
Faizi
Faizi was a renowned 16th-century Persian-language poet and scholar who served as one of the prominent intellectuals in the Mughal emperor Akbar’s court.
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C.
Ferdowsi
Ferdowsi was a renowned 10th–11th century Persian poet best known for composing the epic Shahnameh, a cornerstone of Persian literature and cultural identity.
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D.
Fus’ha
Fus’ha is the standardized, formal variety of Arabic used in writing, education, media, and official communication across the Arab world.
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E.
Sibawayh
Sibawayh was an 8th-century Persian scholar whose foundational treatise on Arabic grammar, al-Kitāb, established the systematic study and rules of Classical Arabic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
custodians of oral tradition
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learned professional class ⓘ poets ⓘ social class in Gaelic Ireland ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish kings
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noble households ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Gaelic Ireland ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | bards ⓘ |
| duty |
maintaining dynastic genealogies
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recording the deeds of patrons ⓘ upholding legal and moral norms through verse ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Gaelic ⓘ |
| function |
composition of praise poetry
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composition of satire ⓘ preservation of genealogies ⓘ preservation of legal precedents ⓘ recitation of historical narratives ⓘ |
| hierarchy | ranked by grades of poetic learning ⓘ |
| highestRankTitle | ollam ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
later Irish literary tradition
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preservation of early Irish sagas ⓘ |
| knowledgeDomain |
genealogy
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history ⓘ law ⓘ mythology ⓘ poetics ⓘ |
| language |
Middle Irish
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Old Irish ⓘ |
| medium | highly formalized verse ⓘ |
| method | memorization of large poetic corpora ⓘ |
| profession |
genealogist
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historian ⓘ legal expert ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| region | Ireland ⓘ |
| role |
custodians of genealogy
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custodians of history ⓘ custodians of law ⓘ keepers of traditional learning ⓘ |
| socialStatus | elite learned class ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early medieval Ireland
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high medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| tradition |
Brehon law culture
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early Irish literary tradition ⓘ |
| training |
formal poetic education
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long apprenticeship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: filid (poets) Description of subject: The filid were a learned professional class of poets in Gaelic Ireland who served as custodians of history, genealogy, and law through highly formalized verse.
Referenced by (1)
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