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Walpurga

Walpurga or Walpurgis may refer to * Saint Walpurga (8th century), an English missionary in Germany * Walpurgis Night, a holiday celebrated in Central Europe and Northern Europe * Royal Armouries Ms. I.33, a medieval manuscript on swordsmanship which is also called "Walpugis MS" * , a Spanish horror movie * 256 Walpurga, Main Belt asteroid * Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria (1724–1780), princess of Bavaria * Walpurga von Isacescu (born 1870), Austrian swimmer

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Walpurga or Walpurgis may refer to * Saint Walpurga (8th century), an English missionary in Germany * Walpurgis Night, a holiday celebrated in Central Europe and Northern Europe * Royal Armouries Ms. I.33, a medieval manuscript on swordsmanship which is also called "Walpugis MS" * , a Spanish horror movie * 256 Walpurga, Main Belt asteroid * Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria (1724–1780), princess of Bavaria * Walpurga von Isacescu (born 1870), Austrian swimmer

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1870 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1870". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1317231462

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