Poetic Edda
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The Poetic Edda is a medieval Icelandic collection of anonymous Old Norse poems that preserves many of the central myths, heroic legends, and cosmological beliefs of Norse mythology.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poetic Edda canonical | 160 |
| Eddic poetry | 4 |
| Eddas | 1 |
| Eddic lays | 1 |
| Lokasenna (Loki’s flyting) | 1 |
| Poetic Edda (indirectly) | 1 |
| Poetic Edda manuscripts | 1 |
| PoeticEdda | 1 |
| The Poetic Edda | 1 |
| Völuspá | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T579424 — 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: Poetic Edda Context triple: [Norse mythology, hasSource, Poetic Edda]
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A.
Norse sagas
Norse sagas are medieval Icelandic prose narratives that recount the legendary heroes, gods, and historical events of the Norse and wider Scandinavian world.
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B.
Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem that recounts the heroic deeds of its eponymous warrior as he battles monsters and a dragon, and is considered one of the most important works of early English literature.
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C.
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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D.
The Seafarer
The Seafarer is an Old English elegiac poem that reflects on the hardships of life at sea and the spiritual journey of the speaker.
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E.
Homeric Hymns
The Homeric Hymns are a collection of ancient Greek devotional poems celebrating various gods, traditionally attributed to Homer but actually composed by multiple anonymous poets.
- 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: Poetic Edda Target entity description: The Poetic Edda is a medieval Icelandic collection of anonymous Old Norse poems that preserves many of the central myths, heroic legends, and cosmological beliefs of Norse mythology.
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A.
Norse sagas
Norse sagas are medieval Icelandic prose narratives that recount the legendary heroes, gods, and historical events of the Norse and wider Scandinavian world.
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B.
Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem that recounts the heroic deeds of its eponymous warrior as he battles monsters and a dragon, and is considered one of the most important works of early English literature.
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C.
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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D.
The Seafarer
The Seafarer is an Old English elegiac poem that reflects on the hardships of life at sea and the spiritual journey of the speaker.
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E.
Homeric Hymns
The Homeric Hymns are a collection of ancient Greek devotional poems celebrating various gods, traditionally attributed to Homer but actually composed by multiple anonymous poets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Norse poetry collection
ⓘ
medieval literary work ⓘ primary source for Norse mythology ⓘ |
| alsoPreservedIn | AM 748 I 4to ⓘ |
| author | anonymous ⓘ |
| basedOn | oral tradition ⓘ |
| contains |
Atlakviða
ⓘ
Atlamál in grœnlenzku ⓘ Baldrs draumar ⓘ Grímnismál ⓘ Guðrúnarkviða ⓘ Hamðismál ⓘ Helgakviða Hundingsbana I ⓘ Helgakviða Hundingsbana II ⓘ
linked to:
Helgakviða Hundingsbana I
Hávamál ⓘ Lokasenna ⓘ Sigurðarkviða ⓘ Skírnismál ⓘ Vafþrúðnismál ⓘ Völuspá ⓘ Þrymskviða ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Skaldic poetry ⓘ |
| earlierOralMaterialFrom |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Eddic poetry
ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ heroic poetry ⓘ mythological poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| influenced |
J. R. R. Tolkien
ⓘ
Richard Wagner ⓘ modern fantasy literature ⓘ |
| language |
Old Norse
ⓘ
linked to:
Norse
|
| mainSubject |
Germanic heroic legend
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Norse mythology ⓘ Ragnarök ⓘ
linked to:
Ragnarok
cosmology ⓘ gods and goddesses ⓘ |
| meter |
fornyrðislag
ⓘ
ljóðaháttr ⓘ málaháttr ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Codex Regius ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Prose Edda ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Old Norse studies
ⓘ
comparative mythology ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Poetic Edda Description of subject: The Poetic Edda is a medieval Icelandic collection of anonymous Old Norse poems that preserves many of the central myths, heroic legends, and cosmological beliefs of Norse mythology.
Referenced by (172)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Norse god Thor