Gamla Uppsala burial mounds
E190726
The Gamla Uppsala burial mounds are a group of large, ancient royal grave mounds near Uppsala in Sweden, traditionally associated with early Scandinavian kings and Norse pagan worship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gamla Uppsala | 3 |
| Gamla Uppsala archaeological area | 1 |
| Gamla Uppsala burial mounds canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1682089 — 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: Gamla Uppsala burial mounds Context triple: [Uppsala, hasLandmark, Gamla Uppsala burial mounds]
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A.
Borgholm
Borgholm is a small coastal town in southeastern Sweden, known as a popular summer resort and for the nearby Borgholm Castle ruins on the island of Öland.
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B.
Slagsta
Slagsta is a residential district and locality in Botkyrka Municipality, part of the Stockholm urban area in Sweden.
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C.
Skarpöborgarna
Skarpöborgarna is a small island in Sweden’s Stockholm archipelago that forms part of Vaxholm Municipality.
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D.
Botkyrka Church
Botkyrka Church is a historic medieval church in Botkyrka, Sweden, known for giving its name to the surrounding municipality and for its long-standing role as a local religious and cultural landmark.
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E.
Vaxholm Fortress
Vaxholm Fortress is a historic coastal stronghold in the Stockholm archipelago of Sweden, built to defend the approach to the capital and now serving as a museum and cultural attraction.
- 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: Gamla Uppsala burial mounds Target entity description: The Gamla Uppsala burial mounds are a group of large, ancient royal grave mounds near Uppsala in Sweden, traditionally associated with early Scandinavian kings and Norse pagan worship.
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A.
Borgholm
Borgholm is a small coastal town in southeastern Sweden, known as a popular summer resort and for the nearby Borgholm Castle ruins on the island of Öland.
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B.
Slagsta
Slagsta is a residential district and locality in Botkyrka Municipality, part of the Stockholm urban area in Sweden.
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C.
Skarpöborgarna
Skarpöborgarna is a small island in Sweden’s Stockholm archipelago that forms part of Vaxholm Municipality.
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D.
Botkyrka Church
Botkyrka Church is a historic medieval church in Botkyrka, Sweden, known for giving its name to the surrounding municipality and for its long-standing role as a local religious and cultural landmark.
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E.
Vaxholm Fortress
Vaxholm Fortress is a historic coastal stronghold in the Stockholm archipelago of Sweden, built to defend the approach to the capital and now serving as a museum and cultural attraction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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burial mound complex ⓘ prehistoric cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norse pagan worship
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royal cult of the Yngling dynasty ⓘ sacrificial rituals ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Old Norse religion ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| culture |
Germanic Iron Age culture
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Norse pagan culture ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | 6th century ⓘ |
| excavated |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Hjalmar Stolpe
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Sune Lindqvist ⓘ |
| foundInExcavation |
cremated human remains
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imported objects ⓘ luxury grave goods ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Eastern Mound
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Middle Mound ⓘ Western Mound ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | Gamla Uppsala Museum ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
national cultural heritage site of Sweden
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riksintresse för kulturmiljövården ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gamla Uppsala burial mounds
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gamla Uppsala
Uppland ⓘ Uppsala County ⓘ Uppsala ⓘ
surface form:
Uppsala Municipality
eastern Sweden ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Uppsala ⓘ |
| material |
earth
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stone ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Heimskringla
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Ynglinga saga ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Gamla Uppsala church
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site of the pagan temple at Uppsala (according to written sources) ⓘ |
| numberOfMounds | 3 large royal mounds ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gamla Uppsala burial mounds
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gamla Uppsala archaeological area
|
| shape | circular burial mounds ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Migration Period
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Vendell Period ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| traditionallyAssociatedWith |
early Swedish kings
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legendary Yngling kings ⓘ mythical royal burials ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cremation burials
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elite burials ⓘ royal funerary ceremonies ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Gamla Uppsala burial mounds Description of subject: The Gamla Uppsala burial mounds are a group of large, ancient royal grave mounds near Uppsala in Sweden, traditionally associated with early Scandinavian kings and Norse pagan worship.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gamla Uppsala
this entity surface form:
Gamla Uppsala
this entity surface form:
Gamla Uppsala
this entity surface form:
Gamla Uppsala archaeological area