Iceland's Bell
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Iceland's Bell is a historical novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness that portrays 18th-century Iceland under Danish rule through a blend of satire, tragedy, and national awakening.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Íslandsklukkan | 2 |
| Iceland's Bell canonical | 1 |
| Iceland's Bell, Part I | 1 |
| Iceland's Bell, Part II | 1 |
| Iceland's Bell, Part III | 1 |
| Iceland’s Bell | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7651098 — 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: Iceland's Bell Context triple: [Halldór Laxness, notableWork, Iceland's Bell]
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A.
Beàrnaraigh na Hearadh
Beàrnaraigh na Hearadh is the Scottish Gaelic name for Berneray, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland known for its beaches, crofting community, and causeway link to North Uist.
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B.
Sæbraut
Sæbraut is a coastal road in Reykjavík, Iceland, known for its scenic waterfront views and public artworks along the shoreline.
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C.
New Iceland
New Iceland is a historic Icelandic-Canadian settlement region in Manitoba, Canada, founded by Icelandic immigrants in the 19th century.
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D.
Toftir
Toftir is a village on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, known for its coastal setting and local football culture.
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E.
The Fjording
The Fjording is a Norwegian-themed gift shop in Epcot’s Norway Pavilion at Walt Disney World, offering Scandinavian merchandise such as apparel, trolls, and other cultural souvenirs.
- 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: Iceland's Bell Target entity description: Iceland's Bell is a historical novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness that portrays 18th-century Iceland under Danish rule through a blend of satire, tragedy, and national awakening.
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A.
Beàrnaraigh na Hearadh
Beàrnaraigh na Hearadh is the Scottish Gaelic name for Berneray, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland known for its beaches, crofting community, and causeway link to North Uist.
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B.
Sæbraut
Sæbraut is a coastal road in Reykjavík, Iceland, known for its scenic waterfront views and public artworks along the shoreline.
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C.
New Iceland
New Iceland is a historic Icelandic-Canadian settlement region in Manitoba, Canada, founded by Icelandic immigrants in the 19th century.
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D.
Toftir
Toftir is a village on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, known for its coastal setting and local football culture.
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E.
The Fjording
The Fjording is a Norwegian-themed gift shop in Epcot’s Norway Pavilion at Walt Disney World, offering Scandinavian merchandise such as apparel, trolls, and other cultural souvenirs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Halldór Laxness ⓘ |
| awardedAuthorNobelPrize | Halldór Laxness ⓘ |
| containsFictionalRepresentationOf |
Danish royal administration in Iceland
ⓘ
Icelandic legal system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland ⓘ |
| depicts | Iceland under Danish rule ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ satirical fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Arnas Arnæus
ⓘ
Jón Hreggviðsson ⓘ Snæfríður Íslandssól ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Iceland's Bell, Part I
ⓘ
linked to:
Iceland's Bell
Iceland's Bell, Part II ⓘ
linked to:
Iceland's Bell
Iceland's Bell, Part III ⓘ
linked to:
Iceland's Bell
|
| hasSubject |
cultural preservation
ⓘ
law and justice in Iceland ⓘ peasant life in Iceland ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | Iceland's Bell (English translation) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Icelandic history
ⓘ
Icelandic sagas ⓘ
linked to:
Íslendingasögur
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | Icelandic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | social realism ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
satire
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of satire and tragedy
ⓘ
critique of Danish colonial rule ⓘ portrayal of 18th-century Iceland ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Icelandic ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Íslandsklukkan
ⓘ
linked to:
Iceland's Bell
|
| partOf | Halldór Laxness bibliography ⓘ |
| publisher | Helgafell ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Denmark
ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ |
| theme |
Icelandic national identity
ⓘ
colonial oppression ⓘ national awakening ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | early 18th century ⓘ |
| translatedBy | Philip Roughton ⓘ |
| workOf | Halldór Laxness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iceland's Bell Description of subject: Iceland's Bell is a historical novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness that portrays 18th-century Iceland under Danish rule through a blend of satire, tragedy, and national awakening.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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