Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent
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"Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent" is a dramatic 18th-century painting by Henry Fuseli depicting the Norse god Thor’s fierce battle with the world-encircling sea serpent Jörmungandr.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7466169 — 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: Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent Context triple: [Henry Fuseli, notableWork, Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent]
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A.
Thor's Well
Thor's Well is a dramatic natural sinkhole in the coastal rocks of Oregon that appears to drain the ocean as waves surge in and out.
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B.
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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C.
Midgard
Midgard is the human-inhabited world in Norse mythology, situated between the realms of gods and giants and encircled by a vast ocean.
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D.
Guardian of the Bifröst
Guardian of the Bifröst is the mythic watchman of the rainbow bridge in Norse mythology, renowned for his keen senses and duty to protect Asgard from intruders.
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E.
Aesir at Ragnarök
Aesir at Ragnarök are the principal Norse gods who face their prophesied final battle and destruction during the apocalyptic events of Ragnarök.
- 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: Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent Target entity description: "Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent" is a dramatic 18th-century painting by Henry Fuseli depicting the Norse god Thor’s fierce battle with the world-encircling sea serpent Jörmungandr.
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A.
Thor's Well
Thor's Well is a dramatic natural sinkhole in the coastal rocks of Oregon that appears to drain the ocean as waves surge in and out.
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B.
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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C.
Midgard
Midgard is the human-inhabited world in Norse mythology, situated between the realms of gods and giants and encircled by a vast ocean.
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D.
Guardian of the Bifröst
Guardian of the Bifröst is the mythic watchman of the rainbow bridge in Norse mythology, renowned for his keen senses and duty to protect Asgard from intruders.
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E.
Aesir at Ragnarök
Aesir at Ragnarök are the principal Norse gods who face their prophesied final battle and destruction during the apocalyptic events of Ragnarök.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
dramatic
ⓘ
expressive ⓘ |
| basedOn | Norse myth of Thor and Jörmungandr ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
dark
ⓘ
dramatic contrasts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Henry Fuseli
ⓘ
linked to:
Johann Heinrich Füssli
Johann Heinrich Füssli ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| culturalContext | European Romantic interest in myth ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jörmungandr
ⓘ
linked to:
Jormungandr
Midgard Serpent ⓘ
linked to:
Jormungandr
Norse mythology ⓘ Thor ⓘ |
| depictsCharacter |
Jörmungandr
ⓘ
linked to:
Jormungandr
Thor ⓘ |
| depictsDeity | Thor ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Ragnarök-related myth
ⓘ
Thor’s battle with the Midgard Serpent ⓘ |
| depictsMythicalCreature |
sea serpent
ⓘ
world-encircling serpent ⓘ |
| depictsMythology | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| depictsWeapon |
Thor’s hammer Mjölnir
ⓘ
linked to:
Mjolnir
|
| genre |
history painting
ⓘ
mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
apocalyptic battle
ⓘ
heroism ⓘ struggle between gods and monsters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Norse literary sources
ⓘ
classical history painting ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Midgard Serpent
ⓘ
linked to:
Jormungandr
Thor ⓘ |
| movement |
Romantic art
ⓘ
Romanticism ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | cosmic ocean surrounding Midgard ⓘ |
| portrays |
physical strength of Thor
ⓘ
stormy sea ⓘ violent combat ⓘ |
| portraysEmotion |
fury
ⓘ
terror ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | mythological battle ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| title | Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent Description of subject: "Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent" is a dramatic 18th-century painting by Henry Fuseli depicting the Norse god Thor’s fierce battle with the world-encircling sea serpent Jörmungandr.
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