Jolly Roger
E232796
Jolly Roger is the iconic skull-and-crossbones flag widely recognized as the emblem of FC St. Pauli’s rebellious, anti-establishment fan culture.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jolly Roger canonical | 3 |
| Jolly Roger with additional motifs | 1 |
| JollyRoger | 1 |
| skull and crossbones (Jolly Roger) of FC St. Pauli | 1 |
| skull-and-crossbones (Jolly Roger) of FC St. Pauli | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2073914 — 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: Jolly Roger Context triple: [FC St. Pauli, supporterSymbol, Jolly Roger]
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A.
The Pirate
The Pirate is an 1822 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the Orkney and Shetland Islands, blending romance, adventure, and local folklore around the figure of a mysterious seafarer.
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B.
The Pirate
The Pirate is a romantic musical comedy film best known for its vibrant Technicolor production and the iconic pairing of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
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C.
Flagg
Flagg is a surname most notably associated with American artist and illustrator James Montgomery Flagg, famed for creating the iconic "I Want YOU for U.S. Army" Uncle Sam poster.
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D.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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E.
Kraken
Kraken is the National Hockey League team based in Seattle, Washington, known for its maritime-themed branding and deep-sea mythological namesake.
- 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: Jolly Roger Target entity description: Jolly Roger is the iconic skull-and-crossbones flag widely recognized as the emblem of FC St. Pauli’s rebellious, anti-establishment fan culture.
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A.
The Pirate
The Pirate is an 1822 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the Orkney and Shetland Islands, blending romance, adventure, and local folklore around the figure of a mysterious seafarer.
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B.
The Pirate
The Pirate is a romantic musical comedy film best known for its vibrant Technicolor production and the iconic pairing of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
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C.
Flagg
Flagg is a surname most notably associated with American artist and illustrator James Montgomery Flagg, famed for creating the iconic "I Want YOU for U.S. Army" Uncle Sam poster.
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D.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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E.
Kraken
Kraken is the National Hockey League team based in Seattle, Washington, known for its maritime-themed branding and deep-sea mythological namesake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fan culture emblem
ⓘ
flag ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
banners
ⓘ
scarves ⓘ shirts ⓘ stickers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | FC St. Pauli ⓘ |
| clubBasedIn | Hamburg ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| context |
German football culture
ⓘ
global fan culture ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
icon of alternative football culture
ⓘ
merchandising symbol for FC St. Pauli ⓘ |
| depicts | skull and crossbones ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | traditional club crest of FC St. Pauli ⓘ |
| fanGroup | ultras and left-wing supporters of FC St. Pauli ⓘ |
| fanPerception |
emblem of resistance to commercialization of football
ⓘ
marker of solidarity with marginalized groups ⓘ |
| ideologicalAssociation |
anti-fascism
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anti-homophobia ⓘ anti-racism ⓘ anti-sexism ⓘ |
| medium | visual symbol ⓘ |
| name | Jolly Roger ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | pirate flag motif ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | iconic football fan symbol in Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo | pirate imagery in popular culture ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| status | widely recognized symbol beyond Germany ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
anti-establishment attitude
ⓘ
counterculture ⓘ left-wing fan identity ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| symbolOf | FC St. Pauli fan culture ⓘ |
| theme |
defiance
ⓘ
nonconformity ⓘ |
| usedAs | unofficial emblem of FC St. Pauli ⓘ |
| usedAt | Millerntor-Stadion ⓘ |
| usedBy | FC St. Pauli supporters ⓘ |
| usedIn | football matches ⓘ |
| visualElement |
crossed bones
ⓘ
human skull ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Jolly Roger Description of subject: Jolly Roger is the iconic skull-and-crossbones flag widely recognized as the emblem of FC St. Pauli’s rebellious, anti-establishment fan culture.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.