The Vikings
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The Vikings is a 1958 historical adventure film starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis that dramatizes the violent exploits and rivalries of Norse warriors in medieval England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Vikings canonical | 5 |
| The Vikings (1958 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6869869 — 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: The Vikings Context triple: [Richard Fleischer, notableWork, The Vikings]
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A.
Vikings
Vikings is a historical drama television series that follows the legendary Norse hero Ragnar Lothbrok and his fellow warriors as they explore, raid, and battle across medieval Europe.
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B.
Vikings
Vikings is the mascot and team name used by La Jolla High School for its athletic programs.
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C.
Vikings
The Vikings are the athletic teams representing Portland State University in NCAA Division I sports.
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D.
Vikings
Vikings were seafaring Norse peoples from Scandinavia known for their raids, exploration, trade, and settlement across wide areas of Europe and the North Atlantic during the late eighth to early eleventh centuries.
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E.
Vikings
The Vikings are the athletic teams representing Cleveland State University in NCAA Division I sports.
- 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: The Vikings Target entity description: The Vikings is a 1958 historical adventure film starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis that dramatizes the violent exploits and rivalries of Norse warriors in medieval England.
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A.
Vikings
Vikings is a historical drama television series that follows the legendary Norse hero Ragnar Lothbrok and his fellow warriors as they explore, raid, and battle across medieval Europe.
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B.
Vikings
Vikings is the mascot and team name used by La Jolla High School for its athletic programs.
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C.
Vikings
The Vikings are the athletic teams representing Portland State University in NCAA Division I sports.
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D.
Vikings
Vikings were seafaring Norse peoples from Scandinavia known for their raids, exploration, trade, and settlement across wide areas of Europe and the North Atlantic during the late eighth to early eleventh centuries.
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E.
Vikings
The Vikings are the athletic teams representing Cleveland State University in NCAA Division I sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
historical adventure film ⓘ |
| aspectOf | depiction of Viking invasions of England ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Viking (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Edison Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificate | PG ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jack Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Richard Fleischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Elmo Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Brittany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
historical film ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement | hand-loss scene involving a hawk ⓘ |
| hasNotableScene | Viking longship raid ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Einar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Viking raids
ⓘ
dynastic rivalry ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mario Nascimbene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | influential cinematic portrayal of Vikings in popular culture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Norse warriors
ⓘ
Viking culture ⓘ |
| producer | Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Bryna Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1958-06-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 116 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Calder Willingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dale Wasserman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alexander Knox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ernest Borgnine NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Thring NERFINISHED ⓘ James Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ Janet Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Vikings Description of subject: The Vikings is a 1958 historical adventure film starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis that dramatizes the violent exploits and rivalries of Norse warriors in medieval England.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
The Vikings (1958 film)