The Wonders of the East
E493764
The Wonders of the East is an Old English illustrated marvels text that describes fantastical peoples, creatures, and places in distant lands.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wonders of the East canonical | 4 |
| Marvels of the East | 2 |
| The Land East of the Sun and West of the Moon | 1 |
| Wonders of the East | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5094201 — 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 Wonders of the East Context triple: [Nowell Codex, containsWork, The Wonders of the East]
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A.
The Wonders
The Wonders are the fictional 1960s pop band from the film "That Thing You Do!", known for their catchy one-hit-wonder title track and Beatles-inspired image.
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B.
Lady of the East
Lady of the East is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, highlighting her protective and benevolent aspects associated with the rising sun and the eastern horizon.
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C.
North to the Orient
North to the Orient is a 1935 travel memoir by Anne Morrow Lindbergh recounting her pioneering survey flights with her husband Charles Lindbergh across the North Atlantic and into East Asia.
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D.
Realm of the Four Parts
Realm of the Four Parts is the English translation of the Quechua name "Tawantinsuyu," referring to the vast, four-region domain of the Inca Empire in pre-Columbian South America.
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E.
Daughter of the East
Daughter of the East is the autobiography of Pakistani politician and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, chronicling her life, political struggles, and family legacy.
- 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 Wonders of the East Target entity description: The Wonders of the East is an Old English illustrated marvels text that describes fantastical peoples, creatures, and places in distant lands.
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A.
The Wonders
The Wonders are the fictional 1960s pop band from the film "That Thing You Do!", known for their catchy one-hit-wonder title track and Beatles-inspired image.
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B.
Lady of the East
Lady of the East is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, highlighting her protective and benevolent aspects associated with the rising sun and the eastern horizon.
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C.
North to the Orient
North to the Orient is a 1935 travel memoir by Anne Morrow Lindbergh recounting her pioneering survey flights with her husband Charles Lindbergh across the North Atlantic and into East Asia.
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D.
Realm of the Four Parts
Realm of the Four Parts is the English translation of the Quechua name "Tawantinsuyu," referring to the vast, four-region domain of the Inca Empire in pre-Columbian South America.
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E.
Daughter of the East
Daughter of the East is the autobiography of Pakistani politician and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, chronicling her life, political struggles, and family legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English text
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illustrated manuscript text ⓘ marvels text ⓘ medieval literary work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beowulf manuscript
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linked to:
Beowulf Manuscript (Nowell Codex)
|
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | around 10th–11th century ⓘ |
| describes |
fantastical creatures
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fantastical peoples ⓘ fantastical places ⓘ |
| describesMotif |
exotic landscapes
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hybrid creatures ⓘ monstrous races ⓘ wondrous animals ⓘ |
| describesRegion |
Ethiopia
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India ⓘ Near East ⓘ
linked to:
Middle East
|
| genre |
marvels literature
ⓘ
travel marvels ⓘ |
| hasAcademicField |
Old English studies
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history of cartography and geography ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
accompanying images of marvels
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illustrations ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptWitness |
Bodleian Library MS Bodley 614
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Cotton Tiberius B. v ⓘ
linked to:
Cotton Tiberius B.v
Cotton Vitellius A. xv ⓘ
linked to:
Cotton Vitellius A XV
Nowell Codex ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyNameVariant |
Marvels of the East
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linked to:
The Wonders of the East
|
| influencedBy |
Alexander romance tradition
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late antique geographical marvels texts ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | medieval Latin and Greek marvels tradition ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | descriptive catalogue of marvels ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval English literature ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Bodleian Library
ⓘ
British Library ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Letter of Alexander to Aristotle
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Mappa mundi tradition ⓘ Marvels of the East ⓘ
linked to:
The Wonders of the East
|
| settingLocation | distant lands ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
manuscript illustration
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medieval ethnography ⓘ medieval perceptions of the East ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Wonders of the East Description of subject: The Wonders of the East is an Old English illustrated marvels text that describes fantastical peoples, creatures, and places in distant lands.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Wonders of the East
linked to: The Wonders of the East
linked to: The Wonders of the East
linked to: The Wonders of the East
subject linked to:
Beowulf Manuscript (Nowell Codex)