Entity Periods

Period assignments linking entities to the historical periods when they are attested. An entity may span multiple periods. All Greek entities are assigned; Egyptian tradition is fully covered; total coverage exceeds 70%.

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confidence
{'description': 'high / medium / low — certainty of the period assignment'}
rationale
{'description': 'Justification with source citations'}

15 rows where period_id = "PER_GERMANIC_SAGA"

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Link entity_id period_id confidence rationale source_id review_status
ENT_GSAGA_BRYNHILD,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Brynhild ENT_GSAGA_BRYNHILD Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Shieldmaiden/valkyrie betrothed to Sigurd; her betrayal via the Gjukungs drives the tragedy. Nibelungenlied's Brünhild. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_FAFNIR,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Fafnir ENT_GSAGA_FAFNIR Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Dwarf-turned-dragon who guards the cursed gold of Andvari; slain by Sigurd. Brother of Reginn. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_GUDRUN,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Gudrun ENT_GSAGA_GUDRUN Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Gjukung princess, wife of Sigurd; her grief and revenge drive the cycle's later tragedies. Nibelungenlied's Kriemhild. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_GUNNAR,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Gunnar ENT_GSAGA_GUNNAR Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Gjukung king, brother of Gudrun, who wins Brynhild through deceit and conspires in Sigurd's death. Nibelungenlied's Gunther. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_HERVOR,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Hervor ENT_GSAGA_HERVOR Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Shieldmaiden who claims the cursed sword Tyrfing from her father's barrow; central to Hervarar saga. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_HOGNI,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Hogni ENT_GSAGA_HOGNI Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Gjukung brother of Gunnar and Gudrun, party to Sigurd's killing; dies defiantly in the hall of Atli. Nibelungenlied's Hagen. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_RAGNARR,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Ragnarr Lodbrok ENT_GSAGA_RAGNARR Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Legendary Viking king and serpent-slayer; subject of Ragnars saga lodbrokar, loosely linked to the Volsung material through his wife Aslaug, daughter of Sigurd and Brynhild. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_REGINN,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Reginn ENT_GSAGA_REGINN Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Smith and foster-father of Sigurd who reforges the sword Gram and incites the slaying of his brother Fafnir; later slain by Sigurd. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_SIGMUND,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Sigmund ENT_GSAGA_SIGMUND Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Son of Volsung, wielder of the sword drawn from Barnstokkr; father of Sigurd. Twin of Signy. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_SIGNY,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Signy ENT_GSAGA_SIGNY Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Daughter of Volsung, twin of Sigmund; engineers vengeance against Siggeir for the slaughter of her kin. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_SIGURD,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Sigurd ENT_GSAGA_SIGURD Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high The dragon-slayer (Old High German Siegfried), central hero of Volsunga saga who slays Fafnir and wins the cursed Andvari hoard; son of Sigmund. Sigurðr Fáfnisbani = Nibelungenlied's Siegfried. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_STARKADR,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Starkadr ENT_GSAGA_STARKADR Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Multi-generational warrior-hero blessed and cursed by the gods; prominent in Saxo's Gesta Danorum and Gautreks saga. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_VOLSUNG,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Volsung ENT_GSAGA_VOLSUNG Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Eponymous king and ancestor of the Volsung line, descendant of Odin; father of Sigmund and Signy. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_VOLSUNG_CYCLE,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Volsung Cycle (Matter of the North) ENT_GSAGA_VOLSUNG_CYCLE Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Organizing hub for the Volsung/Nibelung legendary cycle, attested across Volsunga saga, the Poetic Edda heroic lays, and the Nibelungenlied. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed
ENT_GSAGA_VOLUNDR,PER_GERMANIC_SAGA Volundr (Wayland the Smith) ENT_GSAGA_VOLUNDR Germanic Heroic-Legendary Cycle (Matter of the North) PER_GERMANIC_SAGA high Legendary master smith (Old English Weland, German Wieland); his captivity and vengeance are told in the eddic Volundarkvida and Old English Deor/Franks Casket. Volundr = Old English Weland/Wayland = German Wieland; cross-attested beyond Byock in the Poetic Edda. SRC_BYOCK_VOLSUNGS reviewed

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CREATE TABLE "entity_periods" (
   [entity_id] TEXT REFERENCES [entities]([entity_id]),
   [period_id] TEXT REFERENCES [periods]([period_id]),
   [confidence] TEXT,
   [rationale] TEXT,
   [source_id] TEXT,
   [review_status] TEXT,
   PRIMARY KEY ([entity_id], [period_id])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_periods_period_id]
    ON [entity_periods] ([period_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_periods_entity_id]
    ON [entity_periods] ([entity_id]);