Coat of arms of Arendal
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The Coat of arms of Arendal is the official heraldic emblem of the Norwegian town of Arendal, symbolizing its maritime heritage and historical status as a coastal trading center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms of Arendal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1044387 — 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: Coat of arms of Arendal Context triple: [Arendal, hasCoatOfArms, Coat of arms of Arendal]
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A.
Royal Coat of Arms of Norway
The Royal Coat of Arms of Norway is the national emblem featuring a golden crowned lion holding a silver axe on a red shield, symbolizing the Norwegian monarchy and state authority.
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B.
Halden coat of arms
The Halden coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of the Norwegian town of Halden, symbolizing its historical fortress and strategic border location.
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C.
Royal Standard of Norway
The Royal Standard of Norway is the personal flag of the Norwegian monarch, featuring a golden lion holding an axe on a red field.
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D.
Coat of arms of Friesland
The Coat of arms of Friesland is the historic heraldic emblem of the Dutch province of Friesland, featuring blue and silver stripes with red water lily leaves symbolizing its medieval Frisian “sea countries.”
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E.
Coat of arms of Sundbyberg Municipality
The Coat of arms of Sundbyberg Municipality is the official heraldic emblem representing Sundbyberg, a suburban municipality within the Stockholm urban area in Sweden.
- 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: Coat of arms of Arendal Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Arendal is the official heraldic emblem of the Norwegian town of Arendal, symbolizing its maritime heritage and historical status as a coastal trading center.
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A.
Royal Coat of Arms of Norway
The Royal Coat of Arms of Norway is the national emblem featuring a golden crowned lion holding a silver axe on a red shield, symbolizing the Norwegian monarchy and state authority.
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B.
Halden coat of arms
The Halden coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of the Norwegian town of Halden, symbolizing its historical fortress and strategic border location.
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C.
Royal Standard of Norway
The Royal Standard of Norway is the personal flag of the Norwegian monarch, featuring a golden lion holding an axe on a red field.
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D.
Coat of arms of Friesland
The Coat of arms of Friesland is the historic heraldic emblem of the Dutch province of Friesland, featuring blue and silver stripes with red water lily leaves symbolizing its medieval Frisian “sea countries.”
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E.
Coat of arms of Sundbyberg Municipality
The Coat of arms of Sundbyberg Municipality is the official heraldic emblem representing Sundbyberg, a suburban municipality within the Stockholm urban area in Sweden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
municipal coat of arms ⓘ |
| anchorColor | gold ⓘ |
| anchorTincture | or ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
North Sea trade
ⓘ
Norwegian heraldry ⓘ Skagerrak coast ⓘ |
| background | blue shield ⓘ |
| category |
Arendal
ⓘ
Coats of arms of municipalities of Norway ⓘ |
| charge | golden anchor ⓘ |
| chargeColor | gold ⓘ |
| chargeTincture | or ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| emblemOf |
Arendal
ⓘ
Arendal Municipality ⓘ |
| fieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| governmentFunction | identification of municipal authority ⓘ |
| hasMotto | no official motto ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | local historical symbol ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Norwegian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official emblem of Arendal Municipality ⓘ |
| location |
Agder
ⓘ
Southern Norway ⓘ |
| mainCharge | anchor ⓘ |
| municipality | Arendal ⓘ |
| region |
Agder
ⓘ
surface form:
Agder county
|
| represents |
Arendal’s port
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historical status as a coastal trading center ⓘ importance of shipping in Arendal’s history ⓘ |
| shieldShape | escutcheon ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Arendal as a coastal trading center
ⓘ
commerce ⓘ harbour town identity ⓘ maritime heritage of Arendal ⓘ seafaring ⓘ shipping ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| tincture | azure ⓘ |
| typeOfSymbol | civic heraldic symbol ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Arendal
ⓘ
Arendal Municipality ⓘ Arendal ⓘ
surface form:
town of Arendal
|
| usedOn |
flags of Arendal Municipality
ⓘ
municipal buildings in Arendal ⓘ official documents of Arendal ⓘ signage of Arendal Municipality ⓘ |
| usedSince | 19th–20th century (approximate) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coat of arms of Arendal Description of subject: The Coat of arms of Arendal is the official heraldic emblem of the Norwegian town of Arendal, symbolizing its maritime heritage and historical status as a coastal trading center.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.