Battle of Visby (1361)
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The Battle of Visby (1361) was a brutal medieval conflict on the Swedish island of Gotland in which invading Danish forces defeated local defenders, now renowned for the mass graves and well-preserved armor that offer rare archaeological insight into 14th-century warfare.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Visby | 2 |
| Battle of Visby (1361) canonical | 1 |
| siege of Visby 1361 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Visby (1361) Context triple: [Visby, significantEvent, Battle of Visby (1361)]
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Battle of Landskrona
The Battle of Landskrona was a major engagement of the Scanian War in 1677, in which Swedish forces under King Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army near Landskrona in southern Sweden.
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Battle of Helsingborg
The Battle of Helsingborg was a 1710 engagement in which Swedish forces decisively repelled a Danish attempt to reconquer Scania, helping to secure Sweden’s control of southern Scandinavia during the Great Northern War.
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Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
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Battle of Lund
The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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Battle of Saintes (1242)
The Battle of Saintes (1242) was a key medieval clash in southwestern France between the forces of King Henry III of England and King Louis IX of France during the struggle for control of Poitou and other former Angevin territories.
- 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: Battle of Visby (1361) Target entity description: The Battle of Visby (1361) was a brutal medieval conflict on the Swedish island of Gotland in which invading Danish forces defeated local defenders, now renowned for the mass graves and well-preserved armor that offer rare archaeological insight into 14th-century warfare.
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A.
Battle of Landskrona
The Battle of Landskrona was a major engagement of the Scanian War in 1677, in which Swedish forces under King Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army near Landskrona in southern Sweden.
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B.
Battle of Helsingborg
The Battle of Helsingborg was a 1710 engagement in which Swedish forces decisively repelled a Danish attempt to reconquer Scania, helping to secure Sweden’s control of southern Scandinavia during the Great Northern War.
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C.
Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
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D.
Battle of Lund
The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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E.
Battle of Saintes (1242)
The Battle of Saintes (1242) was a key medieval clash in southwestern France between the forces of King Henry III of England and King Louis IX of France during the struggle for control of Poitou and other former Angevin territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavation | excavations in 1905–1906 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Gotlandic defenders
ⓘ
Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to:
Denmark
citizen militia of Visby and Gotland ⓘ local Gotlandic yeomen ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Danish invading forces
ⓘ
Gotlandic defenders outside Visby ⓘ |
| commander |
Valdemar IV of Denmark
ⓘ
linked to:
King Valdemar IV of Denmark
|
| conflictType | pitched battle ⓘ |
| consequence |
Gotland incorporated into Danish realm
ⓘ
surrender of Visby to Denmark ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ |
| date | 1361-07-27 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1361-07-27 ⓘ |
| estimatedDead | over 1,800 Gotlandic defenders ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
late medieval military equipment and trauma patterns
ⓘ
use of coats of plates in 14th-century Scandinavia ⓘ |
| feature | many bodies buried in armor ⓘ |
| followedBy | occupation and taxation of Gotland by Denmark ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | mass grave fields outside Visby city wall ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Baltic Sea region ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Battle of Visby
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Visby (1361)
Slaget vid Visby ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Gotland ⓘ |
| location |
Gotland
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ near Visby ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archaeological evidence of 14th-century warfare
ⓘ
exceptionally well-preserved armor and weapons ⓘ large number of poorly protected peasant soldiers ⓘ mass graves of fallen defenders ⓘ |
| numberOfMassGraves | at least 3 ⓘ |
| outcome | Gotland came under Danish control ⓘ |
| partOf |
Danish conquest of Gotland (1361)
ⓘ
Danish expansion in the Baltic ⓘ |
| precededBy | Danish landing on Gotland in 1361 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | book "Armour from the Battle of Wisby 1361" by Bengt Thordeman ⓘ |
| result | Danish victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1361-07-27 ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
battlefield archaeology
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osteology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century
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Middle Ages ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | city walls of Visby ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | Gotlandic countryside outside Visby ⓘ |
| year | 1361 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Visby (1361) Description of subject: The Battle of Visby (1361) was a brutal medieval conflict on the Swedish island of Gotland in which invading Danish forces defeated local defenders, now renowned for the mass graves and well-preserved armor that offer rare archaeological insight into 14th-century warfare.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
medieval town of Visby
linked to: Battle of Visby (1361)
linked to: Battle of Visby (1361)
linked to: Battle of Visby (1361)