Tjängvide image stone
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The Tjängvide image stone is a Viking Age picture stone from Gotland, Sweden, renowned for its intricate carvings depicting Norse mythological scenes, including the eight-legged horse Sleipnir.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tjängvide image stone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10627113 — 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: Tjängvide image stone Context triple: [Sleipnir, appearsOn, Tjängvide image stone]
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A.
Oltu stone
Oltu stone is a glossy, black semi-precious jet-like gemstone from the Oltu region of Turkey, traditionally carved into jewelry, prayer beads, and ornamental objects.
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B.
Dazu Rock Carvings
The Dazu Rock Carvings are a renowned series of Chinese religious cliffside sculptures and inscriptions dating from the 9th to 13th centuries, celebrated for their artistic sophistication and integration of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist themes.
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C.
Jelling stones
The Jelling stones are monumental 10th-century runestones in Denmark that commemorate the unification of Denmark and the Christianization of the Danes.
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D.
Slagsta
Slagsta is a residential district and locality in Botkyrka Municipality, part of the Stockholm urban area in Sweden.
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E.
Meleke stone
Meleke stone is a fine, light-colored limestone historically prized as a primary building material in Jerusalem and other parts of the Levant.
- 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: Tjängvide image stone Target entity description: The Tjängvide image stone is a Viking Age picture stone from Gotland, Sweden, renowned for its intricate carvings depicting Norse mythological scenes, including the eight-legged horse Sleipnir.
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A.
Oltu stone
Oltu stone is a glossy, black semi-precious jet-like gemstone from the Oltu region of Turkey, traditionally carved into jewelry, prayer beads, and ornamental objects.
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B.
Dazu Rock Carvings
The Dazu Rock Carvings are a renowned series of Chinese religious cliffside sculptures and inscriptions dating from the 9th to 13th centuries, celebrated for their artistic sophistication and integration of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist themes.
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C.
Jelling stones
The Jelling stones are monumental 10th-century runestones in Denmark that commemorate the unification of Denmark and the Christianization of the Danes.
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D.
Slagsta
Slagsta is a residential district and locality in Botkyrka Municipality, part of the Stockholm urban area in Sweden.
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E.
Meleke stone
Meleke stone is a fine, light-colored limestone historically prized as a primary building material in Jerusalem and other parts of the Levant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking Age artifact
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picture stone ⓘ runestone-like monument ⓘ |
| artStyle | Scandinavian animal style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norse paganism
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Odin’s horse Sleipnir ⓘ
linked to:
Sleipnir
|
| chronology |
8th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| culture |
Norse
ⓘ
Viking Age ⓘ |
| depicts |
Norse mythology scene
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Odin ⓘ Sleipnir ⓘ Valkyrie-like female figure ⓘ armed men ⓘ eight-legged horse ⓘ interlaced animal ornament ⓘ ship ⓘ warrior with shield ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Gotland ⓘ |
| foundIn | Tjängvide ⓘ |
| function |
grave marker
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memorial stone ⓘ religious monument ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
female figure motif
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horse motif ⓘ ship motif ⓘ warrior motif ⓘ |
| heritage | Scandinavian archaeological heritage ⓘ |
| iconography |
arrival in Valhalla
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horse and rider motif ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Old Norse ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gotland
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Sweden ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Sleipnir
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detailed mythological imagery ⓘ intricate carvings ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gotland picture stones
ⓘ
linked to:
Stora Hammars stones
|
| period | Viking Age ⓘ |
| region | Baltic Sea region ⓘ |
| script |
Younger Futhark
ⓘ
linked to:
Runic alphabet
|
| subjectMatter |
Norse mythology
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afterlife beliefs ⓘ warrior ideology ⓘ |
| writingSystem | runic inscriptions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tjängvide image stone Description of subject: The Tjängvide image stone is a Viking Age picture stone from Gotland, Sweden, renowned for its intricate carvings depicting Norse mythological scenes, including the eight-legged horse Sleipnir.
Referenced by (1)
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