Stora Hammars stones
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Stora Hammars stones are a group of Viking Age picture stones on Gotland, Sweden, renowned for their intricate carvings depicting Norse mythological and ritual scenes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gotland picture stones | 2 |
| Gotlandic picture stones | 2 |
| Stora Hammars stones canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10627198 — 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: Stora Hammars stones Context triple: [Valknut, foundOn, Stora Hammars stones]
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A.
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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B.
Gamla Uppsala burial mounds
The Gamla Uppsala burial mounds are a group of large, ancient royal grave mounds near Uppsala in Sweden, traditionally associated with early Scandinavian kings and Norse pagan worship.
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C.
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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D.
Gokstad Mound
Gokstad Mound is a famous Viking burial mound in Norway known for the discovery of the well-preserved Gokstad ship and rich archaeological finds.
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E.
Thorsminde
Thorsminde is a small coastal fishing village in western Denmark, situated on a narrow strip of land between the North Sea and Nissum Fjord.
- 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: Stora Hammars stones Target entity description: Stora Hammars stones are a group of Viking Age picture stones on Gotland, Sweden, renowned for their intricate carvings depicting Norse mythological and ritual scenes.
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A.
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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B.
Gamla Uppsala burial mounds
The Gamla Uppsala burial mounds are a group of large, ancient royal grave mounds near Uppsala in Sweden, traditionally associated with early Scandinavian kings and Norse pagan worship.
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C.
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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D.
Gokstad Mound
Gokstad Mound is a famous Viking burial mound in Norway known for the discovery of the well-preserved Gokstad ship and rich archaeological finds.
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E.
Thorsminde
Thorsminde is a small coastal fishing village in western Denmark, situated on a narrow strip of land between the North Sea and Nissum Fjord.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
picture stones ⓘ runic-era monument ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Germanic animal style
ⓘ
Viking Age art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norse paganism
ⓘ
Viking Age Gotlandic society ⓘ
linked to:
Viking Age
|
| category |
Gotlandic picture stones
ⓘ
linked to:
Stora Hammars stones
|
| chronology | younger picture stone phase on Gotland ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| culture |
Norse
ⓘ
Viking Age ⓘ |
| depicts |
Norse mythology
ⓘ
animals ⓘ ritual scenes ⓘ sacrificial scenes ⓘ ships ⓘ warriors ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| era | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Lärbro parish
ⓘ
northern Gotland ⓘ
linked to:
island of Gotland
|
| function |
commemorative monument
ⓘ
ritual monument ⓘ |
| hasImagePanels | multiple registers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Stora Hammars I
ⓘ
Stora Hammars II ⓘ
linked to:
Stora Hammars I
Stora Hammars III ⓘ Stora Hammars IV ⓘ |
| heritage |
Scandinavian Iron Age
ⓘ
linked to:
Germanic Iron Age
|
| languageContext |
Old Norse culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Norse
|
| locatedIn |
Gotland
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | carved relief ⓘ |
| partOf | Gotland County ⓘ |
| region | Baltic Sea region ⓘ |
| researchField |
archaeology
ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ runology ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for Norse religious practices
ⓘ
important source for Viking Age iconography ⓘ |
| technique | stone carving ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Viking Age
ⓘ
late Iron Age ⓘ |
| writingSystem | runic tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: Stora Hammars stones Description of subject: Stora Hammars stones are a group of Viking Age picture stones on Gotland, Sweden, renowned for their intricate carvings depicting Norse mythological and ritual scenes.
Referenced by (5)
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