Old High German poem "Muspilli"
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The Old High German poem "Muspilli" is a fragmentary 9th-century Christian eschatological poem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment and the final destruction of the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old High German poem "Muspilli" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5052944 — 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: Old High German poem "Muspilli" Context triple: [Clm 14098, hasPart, Old High German poem "Muspilli"]
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A.
Merseburg Incantations
The Merseburg Incantations are a pair of early medieval Germanic pagan charms preserved in a 10th-century manuscript, notable as the only known examples of pre-Christian Old High German magical poetry.
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B.
Hildebrandslied
Hildebrandslied is an early medieval Old High German heroic poem that recounts a tragic duel between a father and son and is one of the oldest surviving works in the German language.
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C.
Ludwigslied
Ludwigslied is a short Old High German poem, composed in the late 9th century, that praises King Louis III’s victory over the Vikings and is notable as one of the earliest substantial works in the language.
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D.
Nibelungenlied
The Nibelungenlied is a medieval German epic poem that recounts the heroic exploits and tragic downfall of the dragon-slayer Siegfried, his wife Kriemhild, and the Burgundian kings.
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E.
Minna von Barnhelm
Minna von Barnhelm is a seminal 1767 comedy by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing that explores themes of honor, love, and social status in post–Seven Years’ War Prussia.
- 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: Old High German poem "Muspilli" Target entity description: The Old High German poem "Muspilli" is a fragmentary 9th-century Christian eschatological poem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment and the final destruction of the world.
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A.
Merseburg Incantations
The Merseburg Incantations are a pair of early medieval Germanic pagan charms preserved in a 10th-century manuscript, notable as the only known examples of pre-Christian Old High German magical poetry.
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B.
Hildebrandslied
Hildebrandslied is an early medieval Old High German heroic poem that recounts a tragic duel between a father and son and is one of the oldest surviving works in the German language.
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C.
Ludwigslied
Ludwigslied is a short Old High German poem, composed in the late 9th century, that praises King Louis III’s victory over the Vikings and is notable as one of the earliest substantial works in the language.
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D.
Nibelungenlied
The Nibelungenlied is a medieval German epic poem that recounts the heroic exploits and tragic downfall of the dragon-slayer Siegfried, his wife Kriemhild, and the Burgundian kings.
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E.
Minna von Barnhelm
Minna von Barnhelm is a seminal 1767 comedy by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing that explores themes of honor, love, and social status in post–Seven Years’ War Prussia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian eschatological poem
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Old High German poem ⓘ literary fragment ⓘ |
| anonymous | true ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 103 lines ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Carolingian court culture ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
battle between Elijah and the Antichrist
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cosmic conflagration ⓘ division of the blessed and the damned ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | East Francia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Carolingian Renaissance ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 9th century ⓘ |
| extent | fragmentary ⓘ |
| form | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic literature
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religious poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Biblical apocalyptic texts
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patristic eschatological writings ⓘ |
| language | Old High German ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Old High German literature ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation |
Bavarian State Library
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linked to:
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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| manuscriptShelfmark | Clm 14098 ⓘ |
| meter | Germanic alliterative meter ⓘ |
| placeOfManuscriptOrigin | Bavaria ⓘ |
| preservationState | single manuscript witness ⓘ |
| purpose | moral admonition to prepare for judgment ⓘ |
| regionOfDialect | Bavarian Old High German ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Christian moral exhortation ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterest |
development of Old High German poetic language
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history of German eschatological thought ⓘ |
| script | Carolingian minuscule ⓘ |
| subject |
conflict between heavenly and demonic powers
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destruction of the cosmos by fire ⓘ fate of the soul after death ⓘ final judgment by Christ ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
| survival | incomplete beginning and end ⓘ |
| textType | didactic poem ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian eschatology
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Last Judgment ⓘ
linked to:
The Last Judgment
final destruction of the world ⓘ |
| timeOfManuscript | mid-9th century ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | term related to eschatological destruction or doom ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Old High German poem "Muspilli" Description of subject: The Old High German poem "Muspilli" is a fragmentary 9th-century Christian eschatological poem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment and the final destruction of the world.
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