The Troy Book
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The Troy Book is a lengthy 15th-century Middle English poem by John Lydgate that retells the story of the Trojan War, drawing on classical and medieval sources.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Troy Book canonical | 2 |
| Troy Book | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2567746 — 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 Troy Book Context triple: [John Lydgate, notableWork, The Troy Book]
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A.
The Twelve
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The Eleven
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The Tale
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- 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 Troy Book Target entity description: The Troy Book is a lengthy 15th-century Middle English poem by John Lydgate that retells the story of the Trojan War, drawing on classical and medieval sources.
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A.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
-
B.
The Eleven
The Eleven is the nickname of Indy Eleven, a professional soccer club based in Indianapolis that competes in the USL Championship.
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C.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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D.
De Heraut
De Heraut was a Dutch Reformed newspaper associated with theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper and his neo-Calvinist movement.
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E.
The Anthem
The Anthem is a major music and entertainment venue in Washington, D.C., known for hosting large-scale concerts and live events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English poem
ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ retelling of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lancastrian court culture ⓘ |
| author | John Lydgate ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| basedOn |
classical sources
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medieval sources ⓘ story of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| circulation | read in aristocratic and courtly circles ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Henry V of England ⓘ |
| commissionedWhen | as Prince of Wales ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 15th century ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Achilles
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Cressida ⓘ Hector ⓘ Helen of Troy ⓘ Paris ⓘ Priam ⓘ Troilus ⓘ |
| form | octosyllabic couplets ⓘ |
| genre |
chivalric narrative
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historical romance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Geoffrey Chaucer's works
ⓘ
linked to:
Geoffrey Chaucer
|
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | medieval historiographical poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Troy narrative tradition in medieval England ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | multiple surviving manuscripts ⓘ |
| meter | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| narrativeScope |
aftermath of the Trojan War
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events leading up to the Trojan War ⓘ the Trojan War itself ⓘ
linked to:
Trojan War
|
| notableFor |
fusion of classical material with medieval chivalric ideals
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length ⓘ moral and didactic commentary ⓘ |
| primarySource | Guido delle Colonne's Historia destructionis Troiae ⓘ |
| relatedWork | John Lydgate's Fall of Princes ⓘ |
| setting |
Troy
ⓘ
ancient Mediterranean world ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
fate and fortune
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heroism and chivalry ⓘ the fall of cities ⓘ |
| theme |
moral lessons drawn from classical history
ⓘ
transience of worldly glory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Troy Book Description of subject: The Troy Book is a lengthy 15th-century Middle English poem by John Lydgate that retells the story of the Trojan War, drawing on classical and medieval sources.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: The Troy Book