Wiglaf
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Wiglaf is a loyal warrior and the only thane who remains to aid the hero Beowulf in his final battle with the dragon in the Old English epic poem "Beowulf."
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5252868 — 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: Wiglaf Context triple: [Geatland, associatedWithPeople, Wiglaf]
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A.
Hrothmund
Hrothmund is a legendary Danish prince from the Old English epic Beowulf, known as one of King Hrothgar’s sons and a member of the Scylding royal line.
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B.
Hygelac
Hygelac is the legendary king of the Geats and uncle to the hero Beowulf in the Old English epic poem.
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C.
Alfrid
Alfrid is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly associated with medieval and fantasy settings.
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D.
Sigurd
Sigurd is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, historically associated with legendary heroes and figures in Scandinavian culture.
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E.
Hrethel
Hrethel is a legendary king of the Geats in the Old English epic Beowulf, known as Beowulf’s foster-father and a central figure in the poem’s royal lineage.
- 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: Wiglaf Target entity description: Wiglaf is a loyal warrior and the only thane who remains to aid the hero Beowulf in his final battle with the dragon in the Old English epic poem "Beowulf."
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A.
Hrothmund
Hrothmund is a legendary Danish prince from the Old English epic Beowulf, known as one of King Hrothgar’s sons and a member of the Scylding royal line.
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B.
Hygelac
Hygelac is the legendary king of the Geats and uncle to the hero Beowulf in the Old English epic poem.
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C.
Alfrid
Alfrid is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly associated with medieval and fantasy settings.
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D.
Sigurd
Sigurd is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, historically associated with legendary heroes and figures in Scandinavian culture.
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E.
Hrethel
Hrethel is a legendary king of the Geats in the Old English epic Beowulf, known as Beowulf’s foster-father and a central figure in the poem’s royal lineage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary character
ⓘ
retainer ⓘ thane ⓘ warrior ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Beowulf ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beowulf (character)
ⓘ
Geats ⓘ dragon (Beowulf) ⓘ
linked to:
Dragon
|
| characterType | heroic secondary protagonist ⓘ |
| commands | rebuke of fleeing warriors after Beowulf's death ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | Geatland ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Geat ⓘ |
| firstAttestedIn |
Beowulf (Old English poem)
ⓘ
linked to:
Beowulf
|
| genreOfWork | epic poetry ⓘ |
| inheritsFrom | Beowulf's kingship (implied in poem) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Germanic heroic tradition ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Beowulf (character) ⓘ |
| loyaltyContrastWith | other Geatish thanes who flee ⓘ |
| mediumOfWork | poetry ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | good ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | war-remnant (commonly interpreted) ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
foil to cowardly thanes
ⓘ
successor to Beowulf ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aiding Beowulf against the dragon
ⓘ
exemplifying loyalty and courage ⓘ remaining with Beowulf in the final battle ⓘ |
| originalLanguageName |
Wiglāf
ⓘ
linked to:
Wiglaf
|
| participatesIn | final battle with the dragon ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
ideal thane
ⓘ
young warrior ⓘ |
| presentAt | death of Beowulf ⓘ |
| receives | Beowulf's final instructions ⓘ |
| relationship |
kinsman of Beowulf
ⓘ
retainer of Beowulf ⓘ |
| rescues | Beowulf in the dragon fight ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
loyal retainer of Beowulf
ⓘ
supporter of the hero ⓘ |
| standsAgainst | cowardice of other thanes ⓘ |
| symbolizes | ideal comitatus bond ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | Migration Age (legendary setting) ⓘ |
| virtue |
bravery
ⓘ
honor ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | sword ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ |
| workTitle | Beowulf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Wiglaf Description of subject: Wiglaf is a loyal warrior and the only thane who remains to aid the hero Beowulf in his final battle with the dragon in the Old English epic poem "Beowulf."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wiglaf