Qassiarsuk Norse ruins
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Qassiarsuk Norse ruins are the remains of a Viking-era settlement in southern Greenland, traditionally identified with Erik the Red’s Brattahlid farmstead and part of the Eastern Settlement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Igaliku Norse ruins | 1 |
| Qassiarsuk Norse ruins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13408167 — 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: Qassiarsuk Norse ruins Context triple: [Kujalleq municipality, containsNorseArchaeologicalSite, Qassiarsuk Norse ruins]
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A.
Gardar ruins
Gardar ruins are the remains of a major Norse settlement in Greenland, notable for its medieval episcopal farm and church complex.
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B.
Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes is a historic village in Rogaland county, Norway, known as one of the country’s oldest royal seats and a key center in Viking-era history.
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C.
Kirkjubøur Cathedral ruins
Kirkjubøur Cathedral ruins are the remains of a medieval, unfinished Gothic cathedral and major historical landmark in the village of Kirkjubøur in the Faroe Islands.
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D.
Thorsminde
Thorsminde is a small coastal fishing village in western Denmark, situated on a narrow strip of land between the North Sea and Nissum Fjord.
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E.
Svartholm Sea Fortress
Svartholm Sea Fortress is an 18th-century Swedish-built coastal stronghold located on an island off Loviisa, Finland, constructed as part of the country’s historical maritime defenses.
- 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: Qassiarsuk Norse ruins Target entity description: Qassiarsuk Norse ruins are the remains of a Viking-era settlement in southern Greenland, traditionally identified with Erik the Red’s Brattahlid farmstead and part of the Eastern Settlement.
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A.
Gardar ruins
Gardar ruins are the remains of a major Norse settlement in Greenland, notable for its medieval episcopal farm and church complex.
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B.
Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes is a historic village in Rogaland county, Norway, known as one of the country’s oldest royal seats and a key center in Viking-era history.
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C.
Kirkjubøur Cathedral ruins
Kirkjubøur Cathedral ruins are the remains of a medieval, unfinished Gothic cathedral and major historical landmark in the village of Kirkjubøur in the Faroe Islands.
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D.
Thorsminde
Thorsminde is a small coastal fishing village in western Denmark, situated on a narrow strip of land between the North Sea and Nissum Fjord.
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E.
Svartholm Sea Fortress
Svartholm Sea Fortress is an 18th-century Swedish-built coastal stronghold located on an island off Loviisa, Finland, constructed as part of the country’s historical maritime defenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse ruins
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Viking Age settlement ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Erik the Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | occupied from late 10th century to late medieval period ⓘ |
| climateContext | subarctic ⓘ |
| coordinateRegion | Erik the Red’s former farmstead area ⓘ |
| country | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| edgeOf | Greenland ice cap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Erik the Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf | early Christian church in Greenland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
byre ruins
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church ruins ⓘ dwelling house ruins ⓘ field systems ⓘ ruins of farm buildings ⓘ workshop ruins ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction |
reconstructed church
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reconstructed longhouse ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | late 10th century ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Norse exploration of North Atlantic
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sagas about Erik the Red ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greenland
NERFINISHED
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Qassiarsuk NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tunulliarfik Fjord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialEvidence |
archaeological artifacts
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stone foundations ⓘ turf walls ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Settlement
NERFINISHED
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Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kujalleq municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity (historical) ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest known Norse settlement in Greenland
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key site for study of Norse Greenlandic farming ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Medieval period
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Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfAbandonment | 14th–15th century ⓘ |
| topLevelDomainOfHeritageListing | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| traditionalName | Brattahlid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cattle raising
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farming ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ sheep raising ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Qassiarsuk Norse ruins Description of subject: Qassiarsuk Norse ruins are the remains of a Viking-era settlement in southern Greenland, traditionally identified with Erik the Red’s Brattahlid farmstead and part of the Eastern Settlement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Igaliku Norse ruins