Gjöll
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Gjöll is a mythological river in Norse cosmology that separates the world of the living from the realm of the dead.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gjöll canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15428045 — 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: Gjöll Context triple: [Gjöll bridge, spans, Gjöll]
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A.
Glámr
Glámr is a fearsome undead shepherd and one of the most notorious revenants in the Icelandic Grettis saga, whose haunting leads to the hero Grettir’s famed ghost-fight.
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B.
Menglöð
Menglöð is a figure from Norse mythology, often portrayed as a mysterious maiden associated with healing and guarded by the goddess Eir.
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C.
Gleipnir
Gleipnir is the magically forged, deceptively thin binding in Norse mythology that successfully restrains the monstrous wolf Fenrir.
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D.
Tindhólmur
Tindhólmur is a dramatic, steep-sided islet in the Faroe Islands known for its distinctive five-peaked silhouette rising sharply from the sea near Vágar.
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E.
Drangarnir
Drangarnir is a famous pair of dramatic sea stacks with a natural arch, located off the coast of the Faroe Islands between the islet Tindhólmur and the island of Vágar.
- 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: Gjöll Target entity description: Gjöll is a mythological river in Norse cosmology that separates the world of the living from the realm of the dead.
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A.
Glámr
Glámr is a fearsome undead shepherd and one of the most notorious revenants in the Icelandic Grettis saga, whose haunting leads to the hero Grettir’s famed ghost-fight.
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B.
Menglöð
Menglöð is a figure from Norse mythology, often portrayed as a mysterious maiden associated with healing and guarded by the goddess Eir.
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C.
Gleipnir
Gleipnir is the magically forged, deceptively thin binding in Norse mythology that successfully restrains the monstrous wolf Fenrir.
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D.
Tindhólmur
Tindhólmur is a dramatic, steep-sided islet in the Faroe Islands known for its distinctive five-peaked silhouette rising sharply from the sea near Vágar.
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E.
Drangarnir
Drangarnir is a famous pair of dramatic sea stacks with a natural arch, located off the coast of the Faroe Islands between the islet Tindhólmur and the island of Vágar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.