Baldrs draumar
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Baldrs draumar is an Old Norse Eddic poem that recounts Odin’s journey to the underworld to uncover the ominous dreams foretelling the death of his son Baldr.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baldrs draumar canonical | 5 |
| Baldr myth cycle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3458438 — 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: Baldrs draumar Context triple: [Poetic Edda, contains, Baldrs draumar]
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A.
Edda
Edda is an Italian given name most notably borne by Edda Mussolini, the eldest daughter of dictator Benito Mussolini.
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B.
The Einherjar
The Einherjar are the chosen slain warriors of Norse mythology who reside in Valhalla, training for the final apocalyptic battle of Ragnarök under the leadership of Odin.
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C.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs is a 19th-century epic poem by William Morris that retells the Norse Volsunga saga and related legends in richly archaic English verse.
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D.
Laxdæla saga
Laxdæla saga is a medieval Icelandic saga that recounts the intertwined lives, feuds, and tragic love stories of several generations of settlers in the Laxárdalur valley.
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E.
Járnsaxa
Járnsaxa is a jötunn (giantess) from Norse mythology, often associated with the storm god Thor and sometimes named as the mother of his son Magni.
- 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: Baldrs draumar Target entity description: Baldrs draumar is an Old Norse Eddic poem that recounts Odin’s journey to the underworld to uncover the ominous dreams foretelling the death of his son Baldr.
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A.
Edda
Edda is an Italian given name most notably borne by Edda Mussolini, the eldest daughter of dictator Benito Mussolini.
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B.
The Einherjar
The Einherjar are the chosen slain warriors of Norse mythology who reside in Valhalla, training for the final apocalyptic battle of Ragnarök under the leadership of Odin.
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C.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs is a 19th-century epic poem by William Morris that retells the Norse Volsunga saga and related legends in richly archaic English verse.
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D.
Laxdæla saga
Laxdæla saga is a medieval Icelandic saga that recounts the intertwined lives, feuds, and tragic love stories of several generations of settlers in the Laxárdalur valley.
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E.
Járnsaxa
Járnsaxa is a jötunn (giantess) from Norse mythology, often associated with the storm god Thor and sometimes named as the mother of his son Magni.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eddic poem
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Old Norse poem ⓘ mythological poem ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Baldr
ⓘ
Frigg ⓘ Hel ⓘ Odin ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | myth of Baldr's death ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
descent to the underworld
ⓘ
foreboding dreams ⓘ necromancy ⓘ prophecy of doom ⓘ |
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Baldr's prophetic dreams
ⓘ
Odin's consultation with a völva ⓘ Odin's ride to Hel ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Baldr
ⓘ
Frigg ⓘ Hel ⓘ Hermóðr ⓘ Odin ⓘ Valkyrie ⓘ Völva ⓘ |
| genre | Eddic poetry ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Vegtamskviða ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
dreams as omens
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knowledge of fate sought by gods ⓘ |
| influences | later interpretations of Baldr's death in Norse studies ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue between Odin and a völva ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | medieval Scandinavian literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Baldr's death
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fate and inevitability ⓘ prophetic dreams ⓘ |
| meter | fornyrðislag ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Æsir cycle ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Odin's journey to the underworld
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interpretation of Baldr's ominous dreams ⓘ |
| originatesIn | Icelandic literary tradition ⓘ |
| partOf | Poetic Edda ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
AM 748 I 4to
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manuscripts of the Poetic Edda tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gylfaginning
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Völuspá ⓘ |
| setting |
Asgard
ⓘ
Hel ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| tradition | Norse mythology ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Baldrs draumar Description of subject: Baldrs draumar is an Old Norse Eddic poem that recounts Odin’s journey to the underworld to uncover the ominous dreams foretelling the death of his son Baldr.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baldr myth cycle