Valhalla Rising
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Valhalla Rising is a 2009 atmospheric, ultra-violent Viking-era art film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Mads Mikkelsen as a mute warrior on a bleak, mystical journey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Valhalla Rising canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6960477 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valhalla Rising Context triple: [Mads Mikkelsen, notableWork, Valhalla Rising]
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A.
Valhalla
Valhalla is a hamlet in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York, known for its suburban character and proximity to major reservoirs and parklands.
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B.
Valhalla
Valhalla is the majestic hall in Norse mythology where Odin receives and houses warriors who have died heroically in battle.
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C.
Valhalla
Valhalla is a large, Viking-themed indoor water ride known for its dramatic special effects and soaking drops at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England.
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D.
Ragnarok
Ragnarok is the apocalyptic series of events in Norse mythology that culminates in a great battle, the death of many gods, and the destruction and subsequent rebirth of the world.
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E.
The Valhalla Exchange
The Valhalla Exchange is a Cold War-era thriller novel by Jack Higgins that blends espionage, war-time intrigue, and fast-paced action.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valhalla Rising Target entity description: Valhalla Rising is a 2009 atmospheric, ultra-violent Viking-era art film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Mads Mikkelsen as a mute warrior on a bleak, mystical journey.
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A.
Valhalla
Valhalla is a hamlet in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York, known for its suburban character and proximity to major reservoirs and parklands.
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B.
Valhalla
Valhalla is the majestic hall in Norse mythology where Odin receives and houses warriors who have died heroically in battle.
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C.
Valhalla
Valhalla is a large, Viking-themed indoor water ride known for its dramatic special effects and soaking drops at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England.
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D.
Ragnarok
Ragnarok is the apocalyptic series of events in Norse mythology that culminates in a great battle, the death of many gods, and the destruction and subsequent rebirth of the world.
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E.
The Valhalla Exchange
The Valhalla Exchange is a Cold War-era thriller novel by Jack Higgins that blends espionage, war-time intrigue, and fast-paced action.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking film
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film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alexander Morton
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Ewan Stewart ⓘ Gary Lewis ⓘ Jamie Sives ⓘ Maarten Stevenson ⓘ Mads Mikkelsen ⓘ |
| characterTraitOfProtagonist | mute ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Morten Søborg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Denmark
ⓘ
France ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Nicolas Winding Refn ⓘ |
| distributor | Scanbox Entertainment ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mat Newman ⓘ |
| genre |
Viking film
ⓘ
adventure film ⓘ art film ⓘ drama film ⓘ historical film ⓘ |
| hasTone |
bleak
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mystical ⓘ |
| hasViolenceLevel | ultra-violent ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle | atmospheric ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | One-Eye ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Peter Kyed
ⓘ
Peter Peter ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
colonialism
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existentialism ⓘ faith ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
BBC Films
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Nimbus Film ⓘ Zentropa Entertainments ⓘ |
| protagonistPortrayedBy | Mads Mikkelsen ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Viking Age ⓘ |
| starring | Mads Mikkelsen ⓘ |
| title | Valhalla Rising ⓘ |
| writer |
Matthew Read
ⓘ
Nicolas Winding Refn ⓘ Roy Jacobsen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Valhalla Rising Description of subject: Valhalla Rising is a 2009 atmospheric, ultra-violent Viking-era art film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Mads Mikkelsen as a mute warrior on a bleak, mystical journey.
Referenced by (8)
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