Battle of Fulford
E428344
The Battle of Fulford was a 1066 clash near York in which a Norwegian-led invading force defeated the northern English earls shortly before the main events of the Norman Conquest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fulford canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4294224 — 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: Battle of Fulford Context triple: [Norman Conquest of England, hasPart, Battle of Fulford]
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Battle of Selby
The Battle of Selby was a key 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax defeated the Royalists, opening the way for the capture of York.
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B.
Battle of the River Idle
The Battle of the River Idle was a 7th-century conflict in early Anglo-Saxon England in which the Northumbrian exile Edwin, aided by East Anglian forces, defeated and killed King Æthelfrith of Northumbria, paving the way for Edwin’s accession to the Northumbrian throne.
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C.
Battle of Otterburn
The Battle of Otterburn was a notable 1388 clash between Scottish and English forces during the Anglo-Scottish border wars, remembered as a major Scottish victory and a celebrated episode in border ballad tradition.
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Battle of Stamford Bridge
The Battle of Stamford Bridge was a pivotal 1066 clash in England where King Harold Godwinson defeated a Norwegian invasion, effectively marking the end of large-scale Viking attempts to conquer England.
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E.
Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was a pivotal 1264 conflict in the Second Barons' War in which Simon de Montfort’s rebel forces defeated King Henry III, leading to a brief period of baronial rule in England.
- 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: Battle of Fulford Target entity description: The Battle of Fulford was a 1066 clash near York in which a Norwegian-led invading force defeated the northern English earls shortly before the main events of the Norman Conquest.
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A.
Battle of Selby
The Battle of Selby was a key 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax defeated the Royalists, opening the way for the capture of York.
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B.
Battle of the River Idle
The Battle of the River Idle was a 7th-century conflict in early Anglo-Saxon England in which the Northumbrian exile Edwin, aided by East Anglian forces, defeated and killed King Æthelfrith of Northumbria, paving the way for Edwin’s accession to the Northumbrian throne.
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C.
Battle of Otterburn
The Battle of Otterburn was a notable 1388 clash between Scottish and English forces during the Anglo-Scottish border wars, remembered as a major Scottish victory and a celebrated episode in border ballad tradition.
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D.
Battle of Stamford Bridge
The Battle of Stamford Bridge was a pivotal 1066 clash in England where King Harold Godwinson defeated a Norwegian invasion, effectively marking the end of large-scale Viking attempts to conquer England.
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E.
Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was a pivotal 1264 conflict in the Second Barons' War in which Simon de Montfort’s rebel forces defeated King Henry III, leading to a brief period of baronial rule in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of Hastings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Stamford Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Harald Hardrada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tostig Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Earl Edwin of Mercia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl Morcar of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ English earls of the north ⓘ Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Anglo-Saxon forces of northern England
ⓘ
Norwegian-led invading force ⓘ |
| commander |
Edwin, Earl of Mercia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harald Hardrada NERFINISHED ⓘ Harald III of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Morcar, Earl of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Tostig Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | English history ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1066-09-20 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Hastings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Stamford Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli | Norwegian claim to the English throne ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Anglo-Saxon fyrd
ⓘ
Norwegian housecarls ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Fulford NERFINISHED ⓘ near York ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of two major battles fought in England in the weeks before Hastings ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Harold Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of the northern English earls ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harald Hardrada's 1066 invasion of England
ⓘ
campaigns preceding the Norman Conquest of England ⓘ events of 1066 in England ⓘ |
| precededBy | Norwegian invasion of northern England in 1066 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Norman Conquest of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking invasions of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Norwegian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
forced Harold Godwinson to march north to confront Harald Hardrada
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weakened northern English defenses before the Norman invasion ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | River Ouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1066 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Fulford Description of subject: The Battle of Fulford was a 1066 clash near York in which a Norwegian-led invading force defeated the northern English earls shortly before the main events of the Norman Conquest.
Referenced by (3)
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