Raid on Nantes (843)
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The Raid on Nantes (843) was a devastating Viking attack on the city of Nantes in Brittany, marked by the massacre of its inhabitants and the killing of Bishop Gohard during Mass.
All labels observed (1)
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| Raid on Nantes (843) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14426340 — 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: Raid on Nantes (843) Context triple: [Viking incursions into West Francia, notableEvent, Raid on Nantes (843)]
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A.
Siege of Toulouse
The Siege of Toulouse was a major 1217–1218 military engagement during the Albigensian Crusade in which the forces of the Count of Toulouse successfully resisted the crusader army led by Simon de Montfort, resulting in Montfort’s death and a turning point in the campaign against the Cathars.
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B.
Siege of Bois-le-Duc
The Siege of Bois-le-Duc was a major 1629 Dutch siege during the Eighty Years' War in which the Protestant Dutch forces captured the strongly fortified, predominantly Catholic city of ’s-Hertogenbosch from Spanish control.
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C.
Siege of Neuss
The Siege of Neuss was a protracted 1474–1475 military blockade in which Charles the Bold of Burgundy unsuccessfully besieged the Imperial city of Neuss, marking a major setback for Burgundian ambitions during the Burgundian Wars.
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D.
Siege of Nice
The Siege of Nice was a 1543 military engagement during the Italian Wars in which Franco-Ottoman forces besieged the strategically important city of Nice, then under the control of the Duchy of Savoy allied with the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Siege of Compiègne
The Siege of Compiègne was a 1430 military engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which French forces, including Joan of Arc, defended the town of Compiègne against Burgundian and English troops, leading to Joan's capture.
- 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: Raid on Nantes (843) Target entity description: The Raid on Nantes (843) was a devastating Viking attack on the city of Nantes in Brittany, marked by the massacre of its inhabitants and the killing of Bishop Gohard during Mass.
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A.
Siege of Toulouse
The Siege of Toulouse was a major 1217–1218 military engagement during the Albigensian Crusade in which the forces of the Count of Toulouse successfully resisted the crusader army led by Simon de Montfort, resulting in Montfort’s death and a turning point in the campaign against the Cathars.
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B.
Siege of Bois-le-Duc
The Siege of Bois-le-Duc was a major 1629 Dutch siege during the Eighty Years' War in which the Protestant Dutch forces captured the strongly fortified, predominantly Catholic city of ’s-Hertogenbosch from Spanish control.
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C.
Siege of Neuss
The Siege of Neuss was a protracted 1474–1475 military blockade in which Charles the Bold of Burgundy unsuccessfully besieged the Imperial city of Neuss, marking a major setback for Burgundian ambitions during the Burgundian Wars.
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D.
Siege of Nice
The Siege of Nice was a 1543 military engagement during the Italian Wars in which Franco-Ottoman forces besieged the strategically important city of Nice, then under the control of the Duchy of Savoy allied with the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Siege of Compiègne
The Siege of Compiègne was a 1430 military engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which French forces, including Joan of Arc, defended the town of Compiègne against Burgundian and English troops, leading to Joan's capture.
- F. None of above. chosen
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