King Olav II of Norway
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King Olav II of Norway, later canonized as Saint Olav, was an 11th-century Norwegian king whose efforts to consolidate the kingdom and promote Christianity made him a central figure in Norway’s national and religious history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Olav II of Norway canonical | 1 |
| St. Olav | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20708887 — 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: King Olav II of Norway Context triple: [Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, namedAfter, King Olav II of Norway]
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A.
Haakon VI of Norway
Haakon VI of Norway was a 14th-century king who ruled Norway and, through marriage and inheritance, played a key role in the Scandinavian unions that shaped the region’s medieval political landscape.
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B.
Haakon VII of Norway
Haakon VII of Norway was the first king of an independent modern Norway and a widely respected constitutional monarch who led the nation through World War II.
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C.
Haakon II of Norway
Haakon II of Norway was a 12th-century Norwegian king whose brief and turbulent reign was marked by civil war and conflict over the royal succession.
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D.
Haakon III of Norway
Haakon III of Norway was a medieval Norwegian king whose brief reign was marked by dynastic conflict during the turbulent civil war era.
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E.
Haakon IV of Norway
Haakon IV of Norway was a 13th-century king who consolidated royal power, fostered cultural flourishing, and led Norway through a period of political stability and territorial expansion.
- 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: King Olav II of Norway Target entity description: King Olav II of Norway, later canonized as Saint Olav, was an 11th-century Norwegian king whose efforts to consolidate the kingdom and promote Christianity made him a central figure in Norway’s national and religious history.
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A.
Haakon VI of Norway
Haakon VI of Norway was a 14th-century king who ruled Norway and, through marriage and inheritance, played a key role in the Scandinavian unions that shaped the region’s medieval political landscape.
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B.
Haakon VII of Norway
Haakon VII of Norway was the first king of an independent modern Norway and a widely respected constitutional monarch who led the nation through World War II.
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C.
Haakon II of Norway
Haakon II of Norway was a 12th-century Norwegian king whose brief and turbulent reign was marked by civil war and conflict over the royal succession.
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D.
Haakon III of Norway
Haakon III of Norway was a medieval Norwegian king whose brief reign was marked by dynastic conflict during the turbulent civil war era.
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E.
Haakon IV of Norway
Haakon IV of Norway was a 13th-century king who consolidated royal power, fostered cultural flourishing, and led Norway through a period of political stability and territorial expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.