Great Danish Army
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The Great Danish Army, more commonly known as the Great Heathen Army, was a large coalition of Viking warriors that invaded and campaigned across Anglo-Saxon England in the late 9th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danish forces | 1 |
| Great Danish Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5441128 — 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.
Target entity: Great Danish Army Context triple: [Great Heathen Army, alsoKnownAs, Great Danish Army]
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Viking Army
Viking Army is an independent supporters’ group known for passionately backing Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls with organized chants, tifos, and matchday atmosphere.
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Anders Army
Anders Army was a Polish military formation created in the Soviet Union during World War II, composed largely of released Polish prisoners of war and civilians, which later fought alongside the Western Allies.
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Batavian army
The Batavian army was the military force of the Batavian Republic (1795–1806), formed under French revolutionary influence to replace the old Dutch Republic’s army and aligned with French strategic interests.
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Muscovite army
The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
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Army of Bohemia
The Army of Bohemia was a major coalition force of the Sixth Coalition during the Napoleonic Wars, composed primarily of Austrian, Russian, and Prussian troops and instrumental in the defeat of Napoleon in Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Great Danish Army Target entity description: The Great Danish Army, more commonly known as the Great Heathen Army, was a large coalition of Viking warriors that invaded and campaigned across Anglo-Saxon England in the late 9th century.
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A.
Viking Army
Viking Army is an independent supporters’ group known for passionately backing Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls with organized chants, tifos, and matchday atmosphere.
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B.
Anders Army
Anders Army was a Polish military formation created in the Soviet Union during World War II, composed largely of released Polish prisoners of war and civilians, which later fought alongside the Western Allies.
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C.
Batavian army
The Batavian army was the military force of the Batavian Republic (1795–1806), formed under French revolutionary influence to replace the old Dutch Republic’s army and aligned with French strategic interests.
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D.
Muscovite army
The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
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E.
Army of Bohemia
The Army of Bohemia was a major coalition force of the Sixth Coalition during the Napoleonic Wars, composed primarily of Austrian, Russian, and Prussian troops and instrumental in the defeat of Napoleon in Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking army
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historical military force ⓘ military coalition ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late 9th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Danish Host
NERFINISHED
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Great Heathen Army NERFINISHED ⓘ micel here ⓘ mycel hæþen here NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captured |
East Anglia
NERFINISHED
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York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Danish Vikings
NERFINISHED
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Norse Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking warriors ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts
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Viking invasions of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Alfred the Great
NERFINISHED
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Edmund the Martyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ Osberht of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Ælla of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invaded | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse ⓘ |
| leader |
Anund
NERFINISHED
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Bagsecg NERFINISHED ⓘ Guthrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Halfdan Ragnarsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivar the Boneless NERFINISHED ⓘ Jarl Osbern NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscetel NERFINISHED ⓘ Ubba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
campaign in East Anglia
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campaign in Mercia ⓘ campaign in Northumbria ⓘ campaign in Wessex ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
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Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
conquest of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
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plunder ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| regionOfOperations | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Norse paganism ⓘ |
| resultedIn | establishment of the Danelaw ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
occupation
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raiding ⓘ |
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Subject: Great Danish Army Description of subject: The Great Danish Army, more commonly known as the Great Heathen Army, was a large coalition of Viking warriors that invaded and campaigned across Anglo-Saxon England in the late 9th century.
Referenced by (2)
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