Onela
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Onela is a Swedish king in the Old English epic Beowulf, known for his conflict with the Geats and his role in the dynastic struggles of the Scylfing clan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Onela canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19978896 — 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: Onela Context triple: [Heardred, enemy, Onela]
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A.
Ulf
Ulf is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in German and Scandinavian countries.
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B.
Hodmimir
Hodmimir is a relatively obscure figure in Norse mythology, sometimes interpreted as a mythic being or forest-associated entity linked to the Aesir gods.
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C.
Väinämöinen
Väinämöinen is a central hero and wise old sage of Finnish mythology and the national epic Kalevala, renowned as a powerful singer and magician.
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D.
Ulf Jarl
Ulf Jarl was an influential early 11th-century Danish nobleman and military leader, brother-in-law to King Cnut the Great and father of the later Danish king Sweyn II.
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E.
Rorik
Rorik is a legendary or semi-legendary Norse figure known from Old Norse sagas and medieval Scandinavian tradition.
- 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: Onela Target entity description: Onela is a Swedish king in the Old English epic Beowulf, known for his conflict with the Geats and his role in the dynastic struggles of the Scylfing clan.
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A.
Ulf
Ulf is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in German and Scandinavian countries.
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B.
Hodmimir
Hodmimir is a relatively obscure figure in Norse mythology, sometimes interpreted as a mythic being or forest-associated entity linked to the Aesir gods.
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C.
Väinämöinen
Väinämöinen is a central hero and wise old sage of Finnish mythology and the national epic Kalevala, renowned as a powerful singer and magician.
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D.
Ulf Jarl
Ulf Jarl was an influential early 11th-century Danish nobleman and military leader, brother-in-law to King Cnut the Great and father of the later Danish king Sweyn II.
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E.
Rorik
Rorik is a legendary or semi-legendary Norse figure known from Old Norse sagas and medieval Scandinavian tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.