Níðhǫggr
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Níðhǫggr is a dragon or serpent in Norse mythology that gnaws at the roots of the world tree Yggdrasil and is associated with destruction and the punishment of the wicked.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Níðhǫggr canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15090809 — 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: Níðhǫggr Context triple: [Níðhöggr, spelledAs, Níðhǫggr]
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A.
Sigurd Jorsalfar
Sigurd Jorsalfar is a historical drama by Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson that centers on King Sigurd I of Norway and his crusade to the Holy Land.
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B.
Fáfnir
Fáfnir is a fearsome dragon from Norse mythology, originally a dwarf transformed by greed, who is slain by the hero Sigurd.
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C.
Jörmunrekkr
Jörmunrekkr is a legendary Gothic king in Norse mythology, best known for his cruel role in the tragic saga of Svanhildr and her avenging brothers.
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D.
Hruodperht
Hruodperht is an early Germanic personal name of Old High German origin that later evolved into the modern given name Rupert.
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E.
Sigurd Slembe
Sigurd Slembe is a historical drama by Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson that portrays the turbulent life of the 12th-century Norwegian pretender Sigurd Slembe.
- 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: Níðhǫggr Target entity description: Níðhǫggr is a dragon or serpent in Norse mythology that gnaws at the roots of the world tree Yggdrasil and is associated with destruction and the punishment of the wicked.
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A.
Sigurd Jorsalfar
Sigurd Jorsalfar is a historical drama by Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson that centers on King Sigurd I of Norway and his crusade to the Holy Land.
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B.
Fáfnir
Fáfnir is a fearsome dragon from Norse mythology, originally a dwarf transformed by greed, who is slain by the hero Sigurd.
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C.
Jörmunrekkr
Jörmunrekkr is a legendary Gothic king in Norse mythology, best known for his cruel role in the tragic saga of Svanhildr and her avenging brothers.
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D.
Hruodperht
Hruodperht is an early Germanic personal name of Old High German origin that later evolved into the modern given name Rupert.
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E.
Sigurd Slembe
Sigurd Slembe is a historical drama by Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson that portrays the turbulent life of the 12th-century Norwegian pretender Sigurd Slembe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.