Midvinterblot
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Midvinterblot is a monumental 1915 painting by Swedish artist Carl Larsson depicting a dramatic scene of Norse pagan sacrifice in a Viking-era temple.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midvinterblot canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4856863 — 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: Midvinterblot Context triple: [Carl Larsson, notableWork, Midvinterblot]
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A.
Yule
Yule is a traditional midwinter festival with pagan and later Christian associations, historically celebrated around the winter solstice in Northern Europe.
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B.
Reyvroz
Reyvroz is a small commune in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France, situated in the French Alps.
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C.
Walpurgis Night
Walpurgis Night is a traditional springtime festival, especially prominent in central and northern Europe, marked by bonfires, revelry, and folklore about witches gathering on mountaintops.
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D.
Fasnacht
Fasnacht is a traditional Swiss carnival festival marked by elaborate costumes, parades, masks, and music, especially celebrated in Swiss German regions.
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E.
Ólavsøka
Ólavsøka is the Faroe Islands’ national festival, marked by cultural events, sports, and ceremonies in Tórshavn around late July and early August.
- 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: Midvinterblot Target entity description: Midvinterblot is a monumental 1915 painting by Swedish artist Carl Larsson depicting a dramatic scene of Norse pagan sacrifice in a Viking-era temple.
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A.
Yule
Yule is a traditional midwinter festival with pagan and later Christian associations, historically celebrated around the winter solstice in Northern Europe.
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B.
Reyvroz
Reyvroz is a small commune in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France, situated in the French Alps.
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C.
Walpurgis Night
Walpurgis Night is a traditional springtime festival, especially prominent in central and northern Europe, marked by bonfires, revelry, and folklore about witches gathering on mountaintops.
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D.
Fasnacht
Fasnacht is a traditional Swiss carnival festival marked by elaborate costumes, parades, masks, and music, especially celebrated in Swiss German regions.
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E.
Ólavsøka
Ólavsøka is the Faroe Islands’ national festival, marked by cultural events, sports, and ceremonies in Tórshavn around late July and early August.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Norse mythology
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Ynglinga saga ⓘ |
| collection | Nationalmuseum, Stockholm ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Nationalmuseum, Stockholm ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| creator | Carl Larsson ⓘ |
| depicts |
King Domalde
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Norse pagan sacrifice ⓘ Uppsala temple ⓘ
linked to:
Gamla Uppsala church
Viking Age temple ⓘ Viking ships ⓘ priests ⓘ procession ⓘ snow ⓘ warriors ⓘ winter landscape ⓘ |
| depictsCulture |
Old Norse religion
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linked to:
Norse mythology
|
| depictsDeity | Norse gods (implied) ⓘ |
| depictsTime | Viking Age ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Carl Larsson’s memoirs
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Nationalmuseum catalogues ⓘ
linked to:
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
|
| genre |
Norse mythology in art
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mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | visual representations of Norse mythology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central sacrificial scene
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crowd of onlookers ⓘ royal figure to be sacrificed ⓘ temple interior ⓘ |
| inception | 1915 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Swedish ⓘ |
| location | Nationalmuseum, Stockholm ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
human sacrifice
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religious ritual ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
National Romanticism
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linked to:
Romantic nationalism
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| notableWorkOf | Carl Larsson ⓘ |
| partOf | Swedish national art heritage ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
later acquired by Nationalmuseum
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rejected by Nationalmuseum jury ⓘ |
| title | Midvinterblot ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Midwinter Sacrifice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Midvinterblot Description of subject: Midvinterblot is a monumental 1915 painting by Swedish artist Carl Larsson depicting a dramatic scene of Norse pagan sacrifice in a Viking-era temple.
Referenced by (2)
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