Oseberg ship burial
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The Oseberg ship burial is one of the most richly furnished and well-preserved Viking Age graves, featuring an ornate longship and numerous high-status artifacts discovered in Norway.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oseberg ship | 2 |
| Oseberg animal-head posts | 1 |
| Oseberg cart | 1 |
| Oseberg ship burial canonical | 1 |
| Oseberg tapestries | 1 |
| Oseberg, Vestfold, Norway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3174418 — 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: Oseberg ship burial Context triple: [Viking ship, excavatedAt, Oseberg ship burial]
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A.
Gokstad ship
The Gokstad ship is a well-preserved 9th-century Viking burial ship, renowned as one of the finest examples of Viking naval craftsmanship.
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B.
Jelling stones
The Jelling stones are monumental 10th-century runestones in Denmark that commemorate the unification of Denmark and the Christianization of the Danes.
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C.
Viking Ship Museum
The Viking Ship Museum in Oslo is a renowned cultural institution that houses some of the world’s best-preserved Viking ships and artifacts, offering insight into Norse maritime history and craftsmanship.
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D.
Sutton Hoo treasure
The Sutton Hoo treasure is a renowned early medieval Anglo-Saxon burial hoard, famous for its richly furnished ship burial and iconic helmet, which has greatly illuminated our understanding of early English history and craftsmanship.
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E.
Skarpöborgarna
Skarpöborgarna is a small island in Sweden’s Stockholm archipelago that forms part of Vaxholm Municipality.
- 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: Oseberg ship burial Target entity description: The Oseberg ship burial is one of the most richly furnished and well-preserved Viking Age graves, featuring an ornate longship and numerous high-status artifacts discovered in Norway.
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A.
Gokstad ship
The Gokstad ship is a well-preserved 9th-century Viking burial ship, renowned as one of the finest examples of Viking naval craftsmanship.
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B.
Jelling stones
The Jelling stones are monumental 10th-century runestones in Denmark that commemorate the unification of Denmark and the Christianization of the Danes.
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C.
Viking Ship Museum
The Viking Ship Museum in Oslo is a renowned cultural institution that houses some of the world’s best-preserved Viking ships and artifacts, offering insight into Norse maritime history and craftsmanship.
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D.
Sutton Hoo treasure
The Sutton Hoo treasure is a renowned early medieval Anglo-Saxon burial hoard, famous for its richly furnished ship burial and iconic helmet, which has greatly illuminated our understanding of early English history and craftsmanship.
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E.
Skarpöborgarna
Skarpöborgarna is a small island in Sweden’s Stockholm archipelago that forms part of Vaxholm Municipality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking Age grave
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Viking Age ship burial ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norwegian cultural heritage
ⓘ
Viking elite women ⓘ |
| burialType | ship burial ⓘ |
| contains |
Oseberg ship burial
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Oseberg ship
carved animal-head posts ⓘ carved wooden chests ⓘ farming tools ⓘ kitchen utensils ⓘ two female human skeletons ⓘ wagon ⓘ wooden beds ⓘ wooden sleighs ⓘ woven textiles ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| culture | Viking Age ⓘ |
| currentMainArtifactsLocation |
Viking Ship Museum
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surface form:
Viking Ship Museum, Oslo
|
| dateOfBurial | 834 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | farmer Oskar Rom ⓘ |
| discoveredOn | 1904-08-08 ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDateOfShip | early 9th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Gabriel Gustafson
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Haakon Shetelig ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | 1905 ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1904 ⓘ |
| hasIconicArtifact |
Oseberg ship burial
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Oseberg animal-head posts
Oseberg ship burial self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Oseberg cart
Oseberg ship burial self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Oseberg tapestries
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| heritageStatus | protected cultural heritage site in Norway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oseberg ship burial
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Oseberg, Vestfold, Norway
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| moundName | Oseberghaugen ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptional woodcarving
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rich grave goods ⓘ well-preserved Viking ship ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian archaeological record ⓘ |
| period | early Viking Age ⓘ |
| preservationEnvironment | clay mound ⓘ |
| region |
Vestfold og Telemark
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surface form:
Vestfold og Telemark county
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| shipBeamMetres | about 5.1 ⓘ |
| shipLengthMetres | about 21.5 ⓘ |
| shipMaterial | oak ⓘ |
| shipType | clinker-built longship ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for Viking art history
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key source for Viking shipbuilding techniques ⓘ key source for Viking social structure ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 9th century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Oseberg ship burial Description of subject: The Oseberg ship burial is one of the most richly furnished and well-preserved Viking Age graves, featuring an ornate longship and numerous high-status artifacts discovered in Norway.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oseberg, Vestfold, Norway
this entity surface form:
Oseberg ship
this entity surface form:
Oseberg cart
this entity surface form:
Oseberg animal-head posts
this entity surface form:
Oseberg tapestries