Poems of the Gogynfeirdd
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Poems of the Gogynfeirdd is a corpus of medieval Welsh court poetry composed by the so‑called “less early poets,” bridging the period between the earliest Welsh verse and the later works of the Poets of the Princes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Poems of the Gogynfeirdd canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poems of the Gogynfeirdd Context triple: [Middle Welsh, notableWorkInLanguage, Poems of the Gogynfeirdd]
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Pomes Penyeach
Pomes Penyeach is a short collection of poems by James Joyce, first published in 1927 and known for its lyrical, intimate reflections on love, loss, and memory.
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B.
Carmina (poems)
Carmina is a collection of Latin poems by Theodulf of Orléans, reflecting the intellectual and religious culture of the Carolingian Renaissance.
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C.
Llinell Calon Cymru
Llinell Calon Cymru is the Welsh name for the Heart of Wales Line, a scenic rural railway route running through central Wales.
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Glanmore Sonnets
Glanmore Sonnets is a sequence of autobiographical sonnets by Seamus Heaney reflecting on rural life, memory, and creative renewal at his retreat in Glanmore, County Wicklow.
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E.
The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems
The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems is William Morris’s first published collection of poetry, noted for its medieval themes, Pre-Raphaelite sensibility, and innovative use of dramatic monologue.
- 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: Poems of the Gogynfeirdd Target entity description: Poems of the Gogynfeirdd is a corpus of medieval Welsh court poetry composed by the so‑called “less early poets,” bridging the period between the earliest Welsh verse and the later works of the Poets of the Princes.
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A.
Pomes Penyeach
Pomes Penyeach is a short collection of poems by James Joyce, first published in 1927 and known for its lyrical, intimate reflections on love, loss, and memory.
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B.
Carmina (poems)
Carmina is a collection of Latin poems by Theodulf of Orléans, reflecting the intellectual and religious culture of the Carolingian Renaissance.
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C.
Llinell Calon Cymru
Llinell Calon Cymru is the Welsh name for the Heart of Wales Line, a scenic rural railway route running through central Wales.
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D.
Glanmore Sonnets
Glanmore Sonnets is a sequence of autobiographical sonnets by Seamus Heaney reflecting on rural life, memory, and creative renewal at his retreat in Glanmore, County Wicklow.
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E.
The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems
The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems is William Morris’s first published collection of poetry, noted for its medieval themes, Pre-Raphaelite sensibility, and innovative use of dramatic monologue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary corpus
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medieval Welsh poetry collection ⓘ primary historical source ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageStage | Middle Welsh ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gogynfeirdd ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | between earliest Welsh verse and the Poets of the Princes ⓘ |
| contains |
elegies
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panegyric poems ⓘ religious poems ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Wales ⓘ |
| culturalContext | medieval Welsh princely courts ⓘ |
| describesPeriod |
High Middle Ages in Wales
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linked to:
High Middle Ages
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| follows | earliest Welsh verse ⓘ |
| form |
courtly praise poems
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strict-metre verse ⓘ |
| function |
commemoration of rulers
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praise of patrons ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
court poetry
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medieval poetry ⓘ praise poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Poets of the Princes
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later Welsh bardic poetry ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Welsh nobility
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Welsh princes ⓘ heroic ideals ⓘ patronage ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Welsh aristocracy
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Welsh royal courts ⓘ |
| language | Welsh ⓘ |
| literaryForm | syllabic verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Gogynfeirdd school ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Welsh bardic tradition ⓘ |
| medium | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Welsh literature ⓘ |
| precedes | Poets of the Princes ⓘ |
| region | medieval Wales ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
development of Welsh poetic forms
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history of medieval Wales ⓘ medieval Welsh court culture ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Welsh literary scholarship ⓘ |
| timePeriod | c. 1100–c. 1350 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Celtic studies
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historical linguistics of Welsh ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| writtenBy | professional court poets ⓘ |
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Subject: Poems of the Gogynfeirdd Description of subject: Poems of the Gogynfeirdd is a corpus of medieval Welsh court poetry composed by the so‑called “less early poets,” bridging the period between the earliest Welsh verse and the later works of the Poets of the Princes.
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