Erik the Viking
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Erik the Viking is a 1989 British comedy-fantasy film, loosely inspired by Norse mythology, directed by Terry Jones and known for its satirical take on Viking legends.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erik the Viking canonical | 2 |
| Erik the Viking (character) | 1 |
| Erik the Viking (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15507490 — 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: Erik the Viking Context triple: [Charles McKeown, notableWork, Erik the Viking]
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A.
Magnus the Viking
Magnus the Viking is the costumed Viking mascot representing Cleveland State University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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B.
Viktor the Viking
Viktor the Viking is the costumed, Nordic-themed mascot who represents the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings at games and team events.
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C.
Ragnar Lodbrok
Ragnar Lodbrok is a legendary Viking hero and king of Scandinavian sagas, famed for his raids on England and France and his dramatic, mythologized death.
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D.
Victor the Viking
Victor the Viking is the horn-helmeted, bearded mascot who represents the Canberra Raiders rugby league team and entertains fans at their games.
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E.
Ivar the Boneless
Ivar the Boneless was a legendary 9th-century Viking leader and commander of the Great Heathen Army, renowned for his military prowess and feared across Anglo-Saxon England.
- 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: Erik the Viking Target entity description: Erik the Viking is a 1989 British comedy-fantasy film, loosely inspired by Norse mythology, directed by Terry Jones and known for its satirical take on Viking legends.
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A.
Magnus the Viking
Magnus the Viking is the costumed Viking mascot representing Cleveland State University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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B.
Viktor the Viking
Viktor the Viking is the costumed, Nordic-themed mascot who represents the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings at games and team events.
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C.
Ragnar Lodbrok
Ragnar Lodbrok is a legendary Viking hero and king of Scandinavian sagas, famed for his raids on England and France and his dramatic, mythologized death.
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D.
Victor the Viking
Victor the Viking is the horn-helmeted, bearded mascot who represents the Canberra Raiders rugby league team and entertains fans at their games.
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E.
Ivar the Boneless
Ivar the Boneless was a legendary 9th-century Viking leader and commander of the Great Heathen Army, renowned for his military prowess and feared across Anglo-Saxon England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.