Arnold von Winkelried
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Arnold von Winkelried is a legendary Swiss hero famed for sacrificing himself in battle to break enemy lines and secure victory for the Old Swiss Confederacy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arnold von Winkelried canonical | 2 |
| Arnold Winkelried of Unterwalden (Swiss leaders collectively) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11081785 — 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: Arnold von Winkelried Context triple: [Battle of Sempach, associatedLegend, Arnold von Winkelried]
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Christoph Huber
Christoph Huber is an Austrian immunologist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the biotechnology company BioNTech, which developed one of the first mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines.
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B.
Guillaume Tell
Guillaume Tell was a large French ship of the line that served in the French Navy during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, notably participating in the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Andreas Hofer
Andreas Hofer was a Tyrolean innkeeper and folk hero who led the local resistance against Napoleonic and Bavarian forces during the Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809.
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D.
William Tell
William Tell is a legendary Swiss folk hero and expert marksman famed for shooting an apple off his son's head and symbolizing resistance to tyranny.
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Johann Adolf von Lützow
Johann Adolf von Lützow was a Prussian general best known for leading volunteer forces against Napoleon during the Wars of Liberation in the early 19th century.
- 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: Arnold von Winkelried Target entity description: Arnold von Winkelried is a legendary Swiss hero famed for sacrificing himself in battle to break enemy lines and secure victory for the Old Swiss Confederacy.
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A.
Christoph Huber
Christoph Huber is an Austrian immunologist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the biotechnology company BioNTech, which developed one of the first mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines.
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B.
Guillaume Tell
Guillaume Tell was a large French ship of the line that served in the French Navy during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, notably participating in the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Andreas Hofer
Andreas Hofer was a Tyrolean innkeeper and folk hero who led the local resistance against Napoleonic and Bavarian forces during the Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809.
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D.
William Tell
William Tell is a legendary Swiss folk hero and expert marksman famed for shooting an apple off his son's head and symbolizing resistance to tyranny.
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E.
Johann Adolf von Lützow
Johann Adolf von Lützow was a Prussian general best known for leading volunteer forces against Napoleon during the Wars of Liberation in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss folk hero
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legendary figure ⓘ national hero ⓘ |
| allegedDateOfDeath | 1386 ⓘ |
| allegedPlaceOfDeath | Sempach ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Old Swiss Confederacy
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Swiss struggle against Habsburg rule ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Sempach ⓘ |
| battleOutcomeContribution | enabled Swiss infantry to penetrate enemy formation ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Swiss patriotic literature
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Swiss patriotic songs ⓘ monuments in Sempach ⓘ monuments in Stans ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Leonidas I
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other self‑sacrificing war heroes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
inspired historical dramas
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inspired paintings ⓘ inspired patriotic poetry ⓘ |
| earliestDetailedAccountBy | Aegidius Tschudi ⓘ |
| familyName |
Winkelried
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linked to:
Battle of Sempach
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| firstClearLiteraryMention | 16th century ⓘ |
| givenName | Arnold ⓘ |
| historicity | disputed ⓘ |
| languageOfLegend | German ⓘ |
| legacy |
invoked in Swiss political rhetoric
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used as example of ultimate civic virtue in Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton of Nidwalden
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linked to:
canton of Nidwalden
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| memorialType |
fountain monument
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statue ⓘ |
| methodOfSacrifice | gathered enemy spears into his body ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance | Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
breaking enemy lines
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self‑sacrifice in battle ⓘ turning the tide of battle for the Swiss ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Duke Leopold III of Austria
ⓘ
Habsburg forces ⓘ
linked to:
Habsburgische Truppen
|
| partOf | Swiss national mythology ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stans ⓘ |
| regionOfSignificance | Central Switzerland ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfSempach | created a breach in the Austrian pike line ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Swiss independence
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patriotic self‑sacrifice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arnold von Winkelried Description of subject: Arnold von Winkelried is a legendary Swiss hero famed for sacrificing himself in battle to break enemy lines and secure victory for the Old Swiss Confederacy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Arnold von Winkelried