The Broken Sword
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The Broken Sword is a 1954 dark fantasy novel by Poul Anderson that blends Norse mythology with a tragic, high-stakes tale of humans, elves, and gods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Broken Sword canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9722526 — 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: The Broken Sword Context triple: [Poul Anderson, notableWork, The Broken Sword]
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A.
Swordheart
Swordheart is a humorous and character-driven fantasy novel by T. Kingfisher that blends adventure, romance, and magic centered around a woman and the warrior bound to her sentient sword.
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B.
Spellbreaker
Spellbreaker is a 1985 interactive fiction text adventure game by Infocom, known for its challenging puzzles and as the concluding installment of the Enchanter trilogy.
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C.
The Escapist
The Escapist is a 2008 British prison-break thriller film starring Brian Cox as a lifer who masterminds a daring escape plan.
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D.
Tower of Shadows
Tower of Shadows is a modernist architectural structure in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier to demonstrate the control of sunlight and shadow through innovative brise-soleil forms.
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E.
The Broken Column
The Broken Column is a 1944 self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo that powerfully depicts her physical pain and emotional suffering through a fractured column replacing her spine.
- 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: The Broken Sword Target entity description: The Broken Sword is a 1954 dark fantasy novel by Poul Anderson that blends Norse mythology with a tragic, high-stakes tale of humans, elves, and gods.
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A.
Swordheart
Swordheart is a humorous and character-driven fantasy novel by T. Kingfisher that blends adventure, romance, and magic centered around a woman and the warrior bound to her sentient sword.
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B.
Spellbreaker
Spellbreaker is a 1985 interactive fiction text adventure game by Infocom, known for its challenging puzzles and as the concluding installment of the Enchanter trilogy.
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C.
The Escapist
The Escapist is a 2008 British prison-break thriller film starring Brian Cox as a lifer who masterminds a daring escape plan.
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D.
Tower of Shadows
Tower of Shadows is a modernist architectural structure in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier to demonstrate the control of sunlight and shadow through innovative brise-soleil forms.
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E.
The Broken Column
The Broken Column is a 1944 self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo that powerfully depicts her physical pain and emotional suffering through a fractured column replacing her spine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
revised edition ⓘ |
| author |
Poul Anderson
ⓘ
Poul Anderson ⓘ |
| centralObject | magical sword ⓘ |
| comparedTo | The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
high fantasy ⓘ mythic fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Fredia
ⓘ
Imric ⓘ Skafloc ⓘ The Broken Sword (weapon) ⓘ Valgard ⓘ |
| hasEdition | 1971 revised edition of The Broken Sword ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
bargains with supernatural powers
ⓘ
changeling child ⓘ doom-laden prophecy ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalElement |
Celtic elements
ⓘ
Norse gods ⓘ
linked to:
Norse mythology
elves ⓘ trolls ⓘ |
| hasReception |
critical praise for imaginative power
ⓘ
cult classic status in fantasy literature ⓘ noted for its violence and bleakness ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between humans and elves
ⓘ
identity and duality ⓘ tragic fate ⓘ war among gods and supernatural beings ⓘ |
| hasWeapon | cursed sword ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySetting |
Scandinavia
ⓘ
Viking Age ⓘ |
| movement | pre-Tolkien modern fantasy ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grim and tragic tone
ⓘ
integration of Norse myth into secondary-world fantasy ⓘ use of archaic-sounding prose style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear |
1954
ⓘ
1971 ⓘ |
| publisher | Abelard Press ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPlot | era of Viking raids in Britain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Broken Sword Description of subject: The Broken Sword is a 1954 dark fantasy novel by Poul Anderson that blends Norse mythology with a tragic, high-stakes tale of humans, elves, and gods.
Referenced by (5)
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