Gunnar Hámundarson
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Gunnar Hámundarson is a legendary Icelandic warrior and chieftain renowned for his unmatched prowess in battle and tragic fate in the medieval saga literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gunnar Hámundarson canonical | 1 |
| Skalla-Grímr Kveldúlfsson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16120018 — 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: Gunnar Hámundarson Context triple: [Njáls saga, protagonist, Gunnar Hámundarson]
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A.
Herjólfr Bárðarson
Herjólfr Bárðarson was a Norseman of the late Viking Age, known primarily as the father of the explorer Bjarni Herjólfsson, who is credited with the earliest known European sighting of North America.
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B.
Illugi Grettisson
Illugi Grettisson is a character in the Icelandic saga tradition, known as the loyal younger brother and companion of the outlaw hero Grettir Ásmundarson in Grettis saga.
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C.
Atli Ásmundarson
Atli Ásmundarson is a character from the Icelandic Grettis saga, known primarily as the brother of the outlaw hero Grettir Ásmundarson.
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D.
Halldór
Halldór is an Icelandic given name most famously borne by Nobel Prize–winning author Halldór Laxness.
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E.
Munan Erlendsson
Munan Erlendsson is a minor character in Sigrid Undset’s medieval Norwegian novel cycle "Kristin Lavransdatter," appearing as one of the children in Kristin’s extended family.
- 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: Gunnar Hámundarson Target entity description: Gunnar Hámundarson is a legendary Icelandic warrior and chieftain renowned for his unmatched prowess in battle and tragic fate in the medieval saga literature.
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A.
Herjólfr Bárðarson
Herjólfr Bárðarson was a Norseman of the late Viking Age, known primarily as the father of the explorer Bjarni Herjólfsson, who is credited with the earliest known European sighting of North America.
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B.
Illugi Grettisson
Illugi Grettisson is a character in the Icelandic saga tradition, known as the loyal younger brother and companion of the outlaw hero Grettir Ásmundarson in Grettis saga.
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C.
Atli Ásmundarson
Atli Ásmundarson is a character from the Icelandic Grettis saga, known primarily as the brother of the outlaw hero Grettir Ásmundarson.
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D.
Halldór
Halldór is an Icelandic given name most famously borne by Nobel Prize–winning author Halldór Laxness.
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E.
Munan Erlendsson
Munan Erlendsson is a minor character in Sigrid Undset’s medieval Norwegian novel cycle "Kristin Lavransdatter," appearing as one of the children in Kristin’s extended family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Skalla-Grímr Kveldúlfsson