Paul Thorfinnsson
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Paul Thorfinnsson was an 11th-century Earl of Orkney, known for jointly ruling the earldom with his brother Erlend and for his role in the Norse-Scottish power struggles of the period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erlend Thorfinnsson | 2 |
| Paul Thorfinnsson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13574048 — 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: Paul Thorfinnsson Context triple: [Thorfinn Sigurdsson, successor, Paul Thorfinnsson]
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A.
Thorfinn Sigurdsson
Thorfinn Sigurdsson, also known as Thorfinn the Mighty, was an 11th-century Earl of Orkney and powerful Norse ruler in the Northern Isles of Scotland.
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B.
Halfdan Ragnarsson
Halfdan Ragnarsson was a 9th-century Viking warlord, traditionally identified as one of the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok, who played a major role in the Norse invasions and political upheavals in England.
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C.
Ragnar Sigurdsson
Ragnar Sigurdsson is an Icelandic professional footballer known primarily as a central defender who has represented Iceland’s national team at major international tournaments.
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D.
Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson
Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson was a Norse-Gaelic king of Dublin in the late 10th and early 11th centuries, known for his role in the Battle of Clontarf and his influence on the politics of Ireland and the Irish Sea region.
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E.
Haraldr Sigurðarson
Haraldr Sigurðarson, better known as Harald Hardrada, was an 11th-century King of Norway famed as a formidable warrior, military leader, and claimant to the English throne whose death at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 marked the end of the Viking Age.
- 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: Paul Thorfinnsson Target entity description: Paul Thorfinnsson was an 11th-century Earl of Orkney, known for jointly ruling the earldom with his brother Erlend and for his role in the Norse-Scottish power struggles of the period.
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A.
Thorfinn Sigurdsson
Thorfinn Sigurdsson, also known as Thorfinn the Mighty, was an 11th-century Earl of Orkney and powerful Norse ruler in the Northern Isles of Scotland.
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B.
Halfdan Ragnarsson
Halfdan Ragnarsson was a 9th-century Viking warlord, traditionally identified as one of the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok, who played a major role in the Norse invasions and political upheavals in England.
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C.
Ragnar Sigurdsson
Ragnar Sigurdsson is an Icelandic professional footballer known primarily as a central defender who has represented Iceland’s national team at major international tournaments.
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D.
Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson
Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson was a Norse-Gaelic king of Dublin in the late 10th and early 11th centuries, known for his role in the Battle of Clontarf and his influence on the politics of Ireland and the Irish Sea region.
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E.
Haraldr Sigurðarson
Haraldr Sigurðarson, better known as Harald Hardrada, was an 11th-century King of Norway famed as a formidable warrior, military leader, and claimant to the English throne whose death at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 marked the end of the Viking Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Erlend Thorfinnsson
this entity surface form:
Erlend Thorfinnsson