Flóki Vilgerðarson
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Flóki Vilgerðarson was a 9th-century Norse explorer traditionally credited as the first Norseman to deliberately sail to and attempt to settle Iceland, famously giving the island its name.
All labels observed (1)
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| Flóki Vilgerðarson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23152215 — 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: Flóki Vilgerðarson Context triple: [Age of Settlement, associatedWithPeople, Flóki Vilgerðarson]
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A.
Gunnbjörn Ulfsson
Gunnbjörn Ulfsson was a Norse explorer, traditionally credited as the first European to sight Greenland.
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B.
Paul Thorfinnsson
Paul Thorfinnsson was an 11th-century Earl of Orkney, known for jointly ruling the earldom with his brother Erlend and for his role in the Norse-Scottish power struggles of the period.
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C.
Hrólfr
Hrólfr, better known as Rollo, was a Viking leader who became the first ruler of Normandy in the early 10th century.
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D.
Skalla-Grímr Kveldúlfsson
Skalla-Grímr Kveldúlfsson is a prominent Icelandic settler and warrior chieftain from Norse saga tradition, best known as the father of the poet-hero Egill Skallagrímsson.
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E.
Thorvald Eiriksson
Thorvald Eiriksson was a Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Eriksson, who led early Viking expeditions to the North American continent around the year 1000.
- 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: Flóki Vilgerðarson Target entity description: Flóki Vilgerðarson was a 9th-century Norse explorer traditionally credited as the first Norseman to deliberately sail to and attempt to settle Iceland, famously giving the island its name.
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A.
Gunnbjörn Ulfsson
Gunnbjörn Ulfsson was a Norse explorer, traditionally credited as the first European to sight Greenland.
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B.
Paul Thorfinnsson
Paul Thorfinnsson was an 11th-century Earl of Orkney, known for jointly ruling the earldom with his brother Erlend and for his role in the Norse-Scottish power struggles of the period.
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C.
Hrólfr
Hrólfr, better known as Rollo, was a Viking leader who became the first ruler of Normandy in the early 10th century.
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D.
Skalla-Grímr Kveldúlfsson
Skalla-Grímr Kveldúlfsson is a prominent Icelandic settler and warrior chieftain from Norse saga tradition, best known as the father of the poet-hero Egill Skallagrímsson.
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E.
Thorvald Eiriksson
Thorvald Eiriksson was a Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Eriksson, who led early Viking expeditions to the North American continent around the year 1000.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.