Origo Gentis Langobardorum
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Origo Gentis Langobardorum is a short early medieval Latin origin legend that recounts the mythical beginnings and early history of the Lombard people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Origo Gentis Langobardorum canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9338961 — 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: Origo Gentis Langobardorum Context triple: [Alboin, notableSource, Origo Gentis Langobardorum]
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A.
Historia Langobardorum
Historia Langobardorum is an 8th-century historical chronicle by Paul the Deacon that narrates the origins, migrations, and rule of the Lombards in Italy.
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B.
Gesta Francorum
Gesta Francorum is an anonymous 11th-century Latin chronicle that provides a firsthand account of the events and battles of the First Crusade.
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C.
Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae
Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae is a 10th-century Latin historical work that chronicles the deeds of the Saxons and the reign of King (later Emperor) Otto I, serving as a key narrative source for early Ottonian history.
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D.
Desiderata of the Lombards
Desiderata of the Lombards was a Lombard princess who briefly became queen of the Franks through her short-lived marriage to Charlemagne, forged as a political alliance between the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms.
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E.
Frankish annals
The Frankish annals are a series of early medieval Latin chronicles that record the political, military, and religious history of the Frankish realms, including encounters with Viking raiders.
- 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: Origo Gentis Langobardorum Target entity description: Origo Gentis Langobardorum is a short early medieval Latin origin legend that recounts the mythical beginnings and early history of the Lombard people.
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A.
Historia Langobardorum
Historia Langobardorum is an 8th-century historical chronicle by Paul the Deacon that narrates the origins, migrations, and rule of the Lombards in Italy.
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B.
Gesta Francorum
Gesta Francorum is an anonymous 11th-century Latin chronicle that provides a firsthand account of the events and battles of the First Crusade.
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C.
Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae
Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae is a 10th-century Latin historical work that chronicles the deeds of the Saxons and the reign of King (later Emperor) Otto I, serving as a key narrative source for early Ottonian history.
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D.
Desiderata of the Lombards
Desiderata of the Lombards was a Lombard princess who briefly became queen of the Franks through her short-lived marriage to Charlemagne, forged as a political alliance between the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms.
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E.
Frankish annals
The Frankish annals are a series of early medieval Latin chronicles that record the political, military, and religious history of the Frankish realms, including encounters with Viking raiders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical source
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medieval Latin text ⓘ narrative prose work ⓘ origin legend ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Germanic peoples
ⓘ
Kingdom of the Lombards ⓘ Lombards ⓘ early medieval Italy ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| authorship | anonymous ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Agelmund
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Aio ⓘ Frea ⓘ
linked to:
Freyja
Gambara ⓘ Godan ⓘ Ibor ⓘ Lamissio ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of the Lombards ⓘ |
| dateWritten |
7th century
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8th century ⓘ |
| describes |
conversion of the Lombards to Christianity
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early Lombard kings ⓘ migration of the Lombards ⓘ mythical beginnings of the Lombard people ⓘ pagan past of the Lombards ⓘ |
| explainsEtymologyOf |
name Langobardi
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name of the Lombards ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnogenetic myth
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historiographical work ⓘ origin legend ⓘ |
| influenced | later Lombard historiography ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| length | short ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Lombards
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early history of the Lombards ⓘ origin of the Lombards ⓘ |
| mentionsEthnicGroup | Winnili ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | Germanic mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscripts of Lombard law codes ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Historia Langobardorum ⓘ |
| religiousContext | transition from paganism to Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Germanic philology
ⓘ
early medieval history ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| setting |
Scandinavia
ⓘ
continental Europe ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | Paul the Deacon ⓘ |
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Subject: Origo Gentis Langobardorum Description of subject: Origo Gentis Langobardorum is a short early medieval Latin origin legend that recounts the mythical beginnings and early history of the Lombard people.
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