Giostra dell'Orso
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Giostra dell'Orso is a historic medieval-style equestrian tournament and festival held annually in Pistoia, Italy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Giostra dell'Orso canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13253840 — 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: Giostra dell'Orso Context triple: [Pistoia, hasCulturalEvent, Giostra dell'Orso]
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A.
Giostra del Saracino
Giostra del Saracino is a historic medieval-style jousting tournament and festival held in Arezzo, Italy, featuring costumed parades and knights competing against a wooden Saracen target.
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B.
La Fiera
La Fiera is the popular nickname of Mexican football club Club León, reflecting its fierce and aggressive playing style.
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C.
Stanze per la giostra
Stanze per la giostra is a Renaissance Italian poetic work by Angelo Poliziano celebrating the jousting triumphs and idealized love of Giuliano de' Medici.
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D.
Ossuccio
Ossuccio is a small lakeside locality on the western shore of Lake Como in northern Italy, known for its scenic setting opposite the historic Isola Comacina.
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E.
Il Palazzaccio
Il Palazzaccio is the popular nickname for Rome’s monumental Palace of Justice, a grand late-19th-century courthouse building on the Tiber known for its imposing and controversial architecture.
- 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: Giostra dell'Orso Target entity description: Giostra dell'Orso is a historic medieval-style equestrian tournament and festival held annually in Pistoia, Italy.
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A.
Giostra del Saracino
Giostra del Saracino is a historic medieval-style jousting tournament and festival held in Arezzo, Italy, featuring costumed parades and knights competing against a wooden Saracen target.
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B.
La Fiera
La Fiera is the popular nickname of Mexican football club Club León, reflecting its fierce and aggressive playing style.
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C.
Stanze per la giostra
Stanze per la giostra is a Renaissance Italian poetic work by Angelo Poliziano celebrating the jousting triumphs and idealized love of Giuliano de' Medici.
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D.
Ossuccio
Ossuccio is a small lakeside locality on the western shore of Lake Como in northern Italy, known for its scenic setting opposite the historic Isola Comacina.
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E.
Il Palazzaccio
Il Palazzaccio is the popular nickname for Rome’s monumental Palace of Justice, a grand late-19th-century courthouse building on the Tiber known for its imposing and controversial architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural event
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equestrian tournament ⓘ historical festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Piazza del Duomo historical setting
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Pistoia Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Central Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint James the Greater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
equestrian skill-at-arms
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horseback jousting ⓘ ring-tilting competition ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Giostra dell’Orso di Pistoia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joust of the Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDressCode | historical and heraldic costumes ⓘ |
| hasElement |
flag-waving performances
ⓘ
historical costumes ⓘ parade of participants ⓘ wooden bear target ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| hasMusic | traditional marching bands ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
winning contrada
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winning knight ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
cavalieri (knights on horseback)
ⓘ
contrade of Pistoia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpectators |
local residents of Pistoia
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Saint James’ scallop shell
ⓘ
bear ⓘ |
| hasTheme | medieval-style tournament ⓘ |
| hasType |
competitive sporting event
ⓘ
religious feast-related celebration ⓘ |
| heldIn | Piazza del Duomo, Pistoia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors | patron saint of Pistoia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pistoia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuscany ⓘ |
| occursOn | 25 July ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Palio-style Italian historical races
ⓘ
medieval jousting traditions ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | risk of accidents for horses and riders ⓘ |
| significance |
important element of Pistoia civic identity
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major traditional festival of Pistoia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | modern revival of medieval tournament ⓘ |
| usesAnimal | horse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Giostra dell'Orso Description of subject: Giostra dell'Orso is a historic medieval-style equestrian tournament and festival held annually in Pistoia, Italy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.