Norsefire regime
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The Norsefire regime is the fictional fascist government that rules a dystopian Britain in the graphic novel and film "V for Vendetta."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norsefire regime canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10494656 — 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: Norsefire regime Context triple: [Evey Hammond, enemyOf, Norsefire regime]
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Monarchy of the North
The Monarchy of the North was a short-lived monarchist uprising in northern Portugal in 1919 that briefly attempted to restore the Portuguese monarchy during the turbulent early years of the First Portuguese Republic.
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B.
Blue Horde
The Blue Horde was a medieval Mongol-Tatar khanate that emerged as an eastern successor state of the Golden Horde, centered in the steppes of Central Asia.
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C.
Council of Troubles
The Council of Troubles was a special tribunal established by the Spanish authorities in the Netherlands in 1567 to harshly suppress political and religious dissent during the early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
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D.
Ghiscari Empire (historical)
The Ghiscari Empire was an ancient, expansionist civilization in the world of Essos, famed for its slave-based economy, great brick cities like Old Ghis, and its long, ultimately losing struggle against the rising Valyrian Freehold.
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E.
Hotak Empire
The Hotak Empire was an early 18th-century Afghan state founded by the Hotak dynasty that briefly ruled large parts of present-day Afghanistan and Iran before being supplanted by the Afsharids.
- 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: Norsefire regime Target entity description: The Norsefire regime is the fictional fascist government that rules a dystopian Britain in the graphic novel and film "V for Vendetta."
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A.
Monarchy of the North
The Monarchy of the North was a short-lived monarchist uprising in northern Portugal in 1919 that briefly attempted to restore the Portuguese monarchy during the turbulent early years of the First Portuguese Republic.
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B.
Blue Horde
The Blue Horde was a medieval Mongol-Tatar khanate that emerged as an eastern successor state of the Golden Horde, centered in the steppes of Central Asia.
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C.
Council of Troubles
The Council of Troubles was a special tribunal established by the Spanish authorities in the Netherlands in 1567 to harshly suppress political and religious dissent during the early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
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D.
Ghiscari Empire (historical)
The Ghiscari Empire was an ancient, expansionist civilization in the world of Essos, famed for its slave-based economy, great brick cities like Old Ghis, and its long, ultimately losing struggle against the rising Valyrian Freehold.
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E.
Hotak Empire
The Hotak Empire was an early 18th-century Afghan state founded by the Hotak dynasty that briefly ruled large parts of present-day Afghanistan and Iran before being supplanted by the Afsharids.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional fascist government
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fictional organization ⓘ totalitarian regime ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Wachowskis (film screenplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film "V for Vendetta"
NERFINISHED
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graphic novel "V for Vendetta" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comesToPowerBy | exploiting fear and chaos ⓘ |
| controls |
The Ear (communications surveillance)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Eye (surveillance system) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Finger (secret police) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mouth (state propaganda broadcaster) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nose (investigative agency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryGoverned | United Kingdom (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Alan Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | widespread social unrest in Britain (fictional) ⓘ |
| governmentType | one-party state ⓘ |
| ideology |
Christian fundamentalism (in the film adaptation)
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authoritarianism ⓘ fascism ⓘ nationalism ⓘ social conservatism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | historical fascist regimes ⓘ |
| leader |
Adam Susan (in the graphic novel)
NERFINISHED
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Adam Sutler (in the film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | rule by decree ⓘ |
| maintainsPowerBy |
political repression
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propaganda ⓘ surveillance ⓘ terror ⓘ |
| mediaControl | state-run television network ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Larkhill resettlement camp experiments (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Evey Hammond
NERFINISHED
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V (the masked vigilante) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| persecutes |
LGBTQ+ people
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ethnic minorities ⓘ political dissidents ⓘ religious minorities ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-right ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | near-future dystopian Britain ⓘ |
| suppresses |
free press
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free speech ⓘ political opposition ⓘ |
| symbol | Norsefire cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
censorship
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concentration camps ⓘ mass surveillance ⓘ secret police ⓘ state propaganda ⓘ |
| visualizedBy | David Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norsefire regime Description of subject: The Norsefire regime is the fictional fascist government that rules a dystopian Britain in the graphic novel and film "V for Vendetta."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Evey Hammond