the ballad "The Battle of Otterburn"
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The ballad "The Battle of Otterburn" is a traditional English-Scottish border ballad that recounts the famous 1388 clash between Scottish and English forces, celebrating heroic deeds and tragic loss.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish Border ballads | 1 |
| the ballad "The Battle of Otterburn" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2695343 — 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 ballad "The Battle of Otterburn" Context triple: [Battle of Otterburn, representedIn, the ballad "The Battle of Otterburn"]
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A.
Robert Burns poem "The Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses"
"The Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses" is a poem by Scottish national bard Robert Burns, celebrating the people of Ayrshire and inspiring the nickname and motto of Ayr United F.C.
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B.
Scots Wha Hae
"Scots Wha Hae" is a patriotic Scottish song and poem by Robert Burns, written as a stirring speech by Robert the Bruce before the Battle of Bannockburn and long regarded as an unofficial national anthem of Scotland.
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C.
Poems of Robert Burns
Poems of Robert Burns is a celebrated collection of verse by the 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns, renowned for its use of Scots language and its enduring influence on Scottish literature and culture.
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D.
The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy
The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy is a famous early 16th-century Scots poetic exchange of elaborate insults between poets William Dunbar and Walter Kennedy, often cited as one of the earliest examples of flyting in Scottish literature.
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E.
Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave is a famous traditional Scottish patriotic song and pipe tune widely regarded as one of Scotland’s unofficial national anthems.
- 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 ballad "The Battle of Otterburn" Target entity description: The ballad "The Battle of Otterburn" is a traditional English-Scottish border ballad that recounts the famous 1388 clash between Scottish and English forces, celebrating heroic deeds and tragic loss.
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A.
Robert Burns poem "The Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses"
"The Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses" is a poem by Scottish national bard Robert Burns, celebrating the people of Ayrshire and inspiring the nickname and motto of Ayr United F.C.
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B.
Scots Wha Hae
"Scots Wha Hae" is a patriotic Scottish song and poem by Robert Burns, written as a stirring speech by Robert the Bruce before the Battle of Bannockburn and long regarded as an unofficial national anthem of Scotland.
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C.
Poems of Robert Burns
Poems of Robert Burns is a celebrated collection of verse by the 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns, renowned for its use of Scots language and its enduring influence on Scottish literature and culture.
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D.
The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy
The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy is a famous early 16th-century Scots poetic exchange of elaborate insults between poets William Dunbar and Walter Kennedy, often cited as one of the earliest examples of flyting in Scottish literature.
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E.
Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave is a famous traditional Scottish patriotic song and pipe tune widely regarded as one of Scotland’s unofficial national anthems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Child ballad
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border ballad ⓘ narrative song ⓘ traditional ballad ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Northern England
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Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Anglo-Scottish border ballad tradition
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oral tradition ⓘ |
| celebrates | Scottish martial prowess ⓘ |
| ChildBalladNumber | 161 ⓘ |
| collectedBy | Francis James Child ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | more partisan later ballads about Anglo-Scottish wars ⓘ |
| describesConflictBetween |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| describesEvent | Battle of Otterburn ⓘ |
| emphasizes | mutual respect between enemies ⓘ |
| featuresHistoricalFigure |
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
ⓘ
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ Sir Henry "Hotspur" Percy ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Percy
|
| focusesOnSide |
English forces
ⓘ
Scottish forces ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
heroic ballad
ⓘ
historical ballad ⓘ war ballad ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
chivalry
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death in war ⓘ heroism ⓘ honour in battle ⓘ loyalty ⓘ martial glory ⓘ national rivalry ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
English version
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Scottish version ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
boasting before battle
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heroic death of a leader ⓘ lament for the fallen ⓘ single combat ⓘ |
| inspiredByEvent |
Battle of Otterburn in Northumberland
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Otterburn
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterRecordedIn | printed broadsides ⓘ |
| listedIn |
Child Ballads
ⓘ
linked to:
Border ballads
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| portraysOutcomeAs | Scottish victory ⓘ |
| recountsYearOfEvent | 1388 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Ballad of Chevy Chase ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| transmissionMode | oral performance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the ballad "The Battle of Otterburn" Description of subject: The ballad "The Battle of Otterburn" is a traditional English-Scottish border ballad that recounts the famous 1388 clash between Scottish and English forces, celebrating heroic deeds and tragic loss.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: the ballad "The Battle of Otterburn"