Battle of Svolder
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The Battle of Svolder was a pivotal early 11th-century naval engagement in the Baltic Sea in which a coalition of Scandinavian rulers defeated and killed King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway, reshaping the region’s political landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Svolder canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Svolder (at sea in the Baltic region) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12084086 — 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: Battle of Svolder Context triple: [Olaf Tryggvason, knownFor, Battle of Svolder]
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A.
Battle of Drøbak Sound
The Battle of Drøbak Sound was a World War II naval engagement in April 1940 in which Norwegian coastal defenses famously sank the German heavy cruiser Blücher during Germany’s invasion of Norway.
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B.
Battle of Byland
The Battle of Byland was a 1322 engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence in which Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce decisively defeated an English army in Yorkshire, further securing Scotland’s military advantage.
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C.
Battle of Vågen
The Battle of Vågen was a 1665 naval engagement in Bergen, Norway, where English and Dutch forces clashed over a valuable Dutch treasure convoy during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
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D.
Battle of Svensksund
The Battle of Svensksund was a major 1790 naval engagement of the Russo-Swedish War, remembered as one of Sweden’s greatest naval victories and one of the largest galley battles in history.
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E.
Battle of Sankelmark
The Battle of Sankelmark was a key 1864 engagement between Danish and Prussian-Austrian forces during the Second Schleswig War, noted for fierce fighting and significant Danish casualties.
- 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 Svolder Target entity description: The Battle of Svolder was a pivotal early 11th-century naval engagement in the Baltic Sea in which a coalition of Scandinavian rulers defeated and killed King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway, reshaping the region’s political landscape.
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A.
Battle of Drøbak Sound
The Battle of Drøbak Sound was a World War II naval engagement in April 1940 in which Norwegian coastal defenses famously sank the German heavy cruiser Blücher during Germany’s invasion of Norway.
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B.
Battle of Byland
The Battle of Byland was a 1322 engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence in which Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce decisively defeated an English army in Yorkshire, further securing Scotland’s military advantage.
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C.
Battle of Vågen
The Battle of Vågen was a 1665 naval engagement in Bergen, Norway, where English and Dutch forces clashed over a valuable Dutch treasure convoy during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
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D.
Battle of Svensksund
The Battle of Svensksund was a major 1790 naval engagement of the Russo-Swedish War, remembered as one of Sweden’s greatest naval victories and one of the largest galley battles in history.
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E.
Battle of Sankelmark
The Battle of Sankelmark was a key 1864 engagement between Danish and Prussian-Austrian forces during the Second Schleswig War, noted for fierce fighting and significant Danish casualties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
King Olaf I of Norway
linked to: Battle of Svolder
subject linked to:
King Olaf I of Norway