The Destruction of Troy
E335143
Middle English poem
alliterative poem
retelling of the Trojan War
work of medieval English literature
The Destruction of Troy is a Middle English alliterative poem retelling the fall of Troy, notable as a key work of the Alliterative Revival in 14th-century English literature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Destruction of Troy canonical | 2 |
| Fall of Troy | 1 |
| La Prise de Troie | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3203439 — 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 Destruction of Troy Context triple: [Alliterative Revival, producedWork, The Destruction of Troy]
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A.
Les Troyens
Les Troyens is a grand five-act French opera by Hector Berlioz, inspired by Virgil’s Aeneid and renowned for its epic scale and rich orchestration.
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B.
Les Phocéens
Les Phocéens is the traditional nickname for Olympique de Marseille, referencing the ancient Greek settlers of the city of Marseille (Phocaea).
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C.
Little Iliad
The Little Iliad is a lost ancient Greek epic poem of the Trojan Cycle that narrated events between the end of the Iliad and the fall of Troy, including episodes involving Helen of Troy.
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D.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
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E.
Troy
Troy is a small city in southeastern Alabama known for being the home of Troy University and its vibrant college-town atmosphere.
- 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 Destruction of Troy Target entity description: The Destruction of Troy is a Middle English alliterative poem retelling the fall of Troy, notable as a key work of the Alliterative Revival in 14th-century English literature.
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A.
Les Troyens
Les Troyens is a grand five-act French opera by Hector Berlioz, inspired by Virgil’s Aeneid and renowned for its epic scale and rich orchestration.
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B.
Les Phocéens
Les Phocéens is the traditional nickname for Olympique de Marseille, referencing the ancient Greek settlers of the city of Marseille (Phocaea).
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C.
Little Iliad
The Little Iliad is a lost ancient Greek epic poem of the Trojan Cycle that narrated events between the end of the Iliad and the fall of Troy, including episodes involving Helen of Troy.
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D.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
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E.
Troy
Troy is a small city in southeastern Alabama known for being the home of Troy University and its vibrant college-town atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English poem
ⓘ
alliterative poem ⓘ retelling of the Trojan War ⓘ work of medieval English literature ⓘ |
| anonymousWork | true ⓘ |
| audience | medieval English aristocratic readers ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| basedOn | Historia Destructionis Troiae ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Guido delle Colonne ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | Latin prose history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 14th century ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Achilles
ⓘ
Hector ⓘ Helen ⓘ Paris ⓘ Priam ⓘ Ulysses ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
destruction of the city of Troy
ⓘ
siege of Troy ⓘ
linked to:
Trojan War
use of the Trojan Horse ⓘ |
| genre |
Trojan narrative
ⓘ
chivalric romance ⓘ historical romance ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryInfluence | influenced later English Troy narratives ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Alliterative Revival ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important Middle English Troy narrative
ⓘ
major work of the Alliterative Revival ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Middle English alliterative tradition ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Fall of Troy
ⓘ
linked to:
The Destruction of Troy
Greek heroes ⓘ Trojan War ⓘ Trojan heroes ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | survives in Middle English manuscripts ⓘ |
| metricalFeatures | long alliterative lines ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| period | 14th century ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Northern England ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Alliterative Morte Arthure
ⓘ
The Siege of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Jerusalem
Troy Book ⓘ
linked to:
The Troy Book
|
| setting |
Troy
ⓘ
ancient Asia Minor ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
elaborate battle descriptions
ⓘ
moral and didactic commentary ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Destruction of Troy ⓘ |
| verseForm | alliterative verse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Destruction of Troy Description of subject: The Destruction of Troy is a Middle English alliterative poem retelling the fall of Troy, notable as a key work of the Alliterative Revival in 14th-century English literature.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Destruction of Troy
linked to: The Destruction of Troy