Battle of Reading (871)
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The Battle of Reading (871) was an early Viking victory over the Anglo-Saxons during the campaigns of the Great Heathen Army in Wessex.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Reading (871) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5441140 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Reading (871) Context triple: [Great Heathen Army, notableBattle, Battle of Reading (871)]
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A.
Battle of York (866)
The Battle of York (866) was a pivotal Viking conquest in which the Great Heathen Army captured the Northumbrian city of York, marking a major turning point in the Norse invasion of Anglo-Saxon England.
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B.
Battle of Edington
The Battle of Edington was a decisive 878 clash in which Alfred the Great defeated Viking forces, securing Wessex and marking a turning point in the struggle against Norse invasions of England.
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C.
Battle of Nottingham (868)
The Battle of Nottingham (868) was a key early clash in which the Viking Great Heathen Army confronted Anglo-Saxon forces in the Midlands during its campaign in England.
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D.
The Battle of Brunanburh
The Battle of Brunanburh is a famous Old English poem celebrating King Æthelstan’s decisive 10th-century victory that helped secure the unification of England.
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E.
Battle of White Horse
The Battle of White Horse was a major Korean War engagement in 1952 in which United Nations and South Korean forces fiercely defended a strategically vital hill against repeated Chinese assaults.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Reading (871) Target entity description: The Battle of Reading (871) was an early Viking victory over the Anglo-Saxons during the campaigns of the Great Heathen Army in Wessex.
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A.
Battle of York (866)
The Battle of York (866) was a pivotal Viking conquest in which the Great Heathen Army captured the Northumbrian city of York, marking a major turning point in the Norse invasion of Anglo-Saxon England.
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B.
Battle of Edington
The Battle of Edington was a decisive 878 clash in which Alfred the Great defeated Viking forces, securing Wessex and marking a turning point in the struggle against Norse invasions of England.
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C.
Battle of Nottingham (868)
The Battle of Nottingham (868) was a key early clash in which the Viking Great Heathen Army confronted Anglo-Saxon forces in the Midlands during its campaign in England.
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D.
The Battle of Brunanburh
The Battle of Brunanburh is a famous Old English poem celebrating King Æthelstan’s decisive 10th-century victory that helped secure the unification of England.
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E.
Battle of White Horse
The Battle of White Horse was a major Korean War engagement in 1952 in which United Nations and South Korean forces fiercely defended a strategically vital hill against repeated Chinese assaults.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Anglo-Saxons
NERFINISHED
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Danes NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Heathen Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Viking army
ⓘ
West Saxon army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alfred the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Æthelred of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Great Heathen Army campaign in Wessex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking invasions of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 871 ⓘ |
| describedIn | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Anglo-Saxon period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Ashdown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContext | struggle between Wessex and the Great Heathen Army in 871 ⓘ |
| location |
Berkshire
NERFINISHED
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Reading NERFINISHED ⓘ Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defeat of Anglo-Saxon counterattack on Viking base at Reading
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early Viking victory over Wessex ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Bagsecg
NERFINISHED
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Halfdan Ragnarsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Heathen Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking campaign in Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Viking occupation of Reading (871) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Viking victory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Reading (871) Description of subject: The Battle of Reading (871) was an early Viking victory over the Anglo-Saxons during the campaigns of the Great Heathen Army in Wessex.
Referenced by (3)
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