seal of Volodymyr the Great
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The seal of Volodymyr the Great is an early medieval princely emblem of the Kyivan Rus ruler Volodymyr (Vladimir) the Great, whose trident-like symbol later inspired Ukraine’s modern national coat of arms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| seal of Volodymyr the Great canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8136929 — 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: seal of Volodymyr the Great Context triple: [Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine, designBasis, seal of Volodymyr the Great]
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A.
Volodymyr the Great
Volodymyr the Great was the Grand Prince of Kyiv who consolidated the Kievan Rus' state and is renowned for Christianizing it in the late 10th century.
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B.
Grand Prince of Kiev
The Grand Prince of Kiev was the supreme ruler of Kievan Rus', traditionally regarded as the foremost prince among the East Slavic principalities and a central figure in early medieval Eastern European politics.
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C.
Igor of Kiev
Igor of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus', a member of the Rurik dynasty who ruled from Kiev and continued the consolidation of the early East Slavic state.
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D.
Pouchenie Vladimira Monomakha
Pouchenie Vladimira Monomakha is a didactic Old Russian text attributed to Grand Prince Vladimir II Monomakh, offering moral guidance and practical advice to his sons and future rulers of Kievan Rus'.
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E.
Шивелуч
Шивелуч — один из крупнейших и наиболее активных стратовулканов Камчатки, известный своими мощными взрывными извержениями.
- 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: seal of Volodymyr the Great Target entity description: The seal of Volodymyr the Great is an early medieval princely emblem of the Kyivan Rus ruler Volodymyr (Vladimir) the Great, whose trident-like symbol later inspired Ukraine’s modern national coat of arms.
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A.
Volodymyr the Great
Volodymyr the Great was the Grand Prince of Kyiv who consolidated the Kievan Rus' state and is renowned for Christianizing it in the late 10th century.
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B.
Grand Prince of Kiev
The Grand Prince of Kiev was the supreme ruler of Kievan Rus', traditionally regarded as the foremost prince among the East Slavic principalities and a central figure in early medieval Eastern European politics.
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C.
Igor of Kiev
Igor of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus', a member of the Rurik dynasty who ruled from Kiev and continued the consolidation of the early East Slavic state.
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D.
Pouchenie Vladimira Monomakha
Pouchenie Vladimira Monomakha is a didactic Old Russian text attributed to Grand Prince Vladimir II Monomakh, offering moral guidance and practical advice to his sons and future rulers of Kievan Rus'.
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E.
Шивелуч
Шивелуч — один из крупнейших и наиболее активных стратовулканов Камчатки, известный своими мощными взрывными извержениями.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heraldic emblem
ⓘ
medieval seal ⓘ princely seal ⓘ symbol of Kyivan Rus ⓘ |
| associatedRulerTitle |
Grand Prince of Kyiv
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Prince of Kiev
|
| associatedWith |
Christian ruler title
ⓘ
Christianization of Rus ⓘ
linked to:
Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Rurikid dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Rurik dynasty
|
| category |
Ukrainian national symbols
ⓘ
medieval sigillography ⓘ |
| chronology | reign of Volodymyr the Great ⓘ |
| country | Kyivan Rus ⓘ |
| culture | Kyivan Rus culture ⓘ |
| depicts | trident-like symbol ⓘ |
| era | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Kyiv
ⓘ
territory of modern Ukraine ⓘ |
| function |
authentication of documents
ⓘ
symbol of princely authority ⓘ |
| hasDesign |
bident-trident monogram
ⓘ
stylized trident ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | medieval Ukrainian heritage ⓘ |
| iconographicType | dynastic emblem ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ukrainian heraldry
ⓘ
state symbols of Ukraine ⓘ |
| inspired |
coat of arms of Ukraine
ⓘ
linked to:
Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine
modern Ukrainian trident emblem ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Greek ⓘ |
| material | lead ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Ukraine ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Volodymyr the Great ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
national symbols of Ukraine
ⓘ
tryzub ⓘ |
| religiousSymbolism | Christian symbolism ⓘ |
| scriptOnReverse | Greek inscription ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
continuity of Ukrainian statehood
ⓘ
sovereignty of Volodymyr the Great ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 11th century
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late 10th century ⓘ |
| usedBetween |
c. 1015
ⓘ
c. 980 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Vladimir the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Vladimir I of Kiev
Volodymyr the Great ⓘ |
| usedFor |
princely correspondence
ⓘ
state documents of Kyivan Rus ⓘ |
| usedIn | Kyivan Rus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: seal of Volodymyr the Great Description of subject: The seal of Volodymyr the Great is an early medieval princely emblem of the Kyivan Rus ruler Volodymyr (Vladimir) the Great, whose trident-like symbol later inspired Ukraine’s modern national coat of arms.
Referenced by (2)
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