Niall Glúndub
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Niall Glúndub was a 10th-century High King of Ireland from the northern Uí Néill dynasty, known for his resistance against Viking incursions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niall Glúndub canonical | 8 |
| Old Irish Niall | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9272719 — 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: Niall Glúndub Context triple: [Uí Néill, notableMember, Niall Glúndub]
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A.
Hruodhaid
Hruodhaid was a daughter of Charlemagne, the Frankish king and first Holy Roman Emperor, and a member of the Carolingian royal family in the 8th–9th century.
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B.
Cuilén mac Ildulb
Cuilén mac Ildulb was a 10th-century King of Scots from the House of Alpin whose short reign was marked by dynastic conflict and his eventual death in battle.
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C.
Óengus
Óengus is a figure from early medieval Gaelic tradition, known primarily as the son of Eóganán mac Óengusa.
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D.
Amlaíb
Amlaíb is a medieval Gaelic form of the Norse name Olaf, commonly associated with Viking rulers in Ireland and Scotland.
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E.
Eóganán mac Óengusa
Eóganán mac Óengusa was a 9th-century king of the Picts who ruled in what is now Scotland shortly before the rise of Kenneth MacAlpin and the formation of the Kingdom of Alba.
- 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: Niall Glúndub Target entity description: Niall Glúndub was a 10th-century High King of Ireland from the northern Uí Néill dynasty, known for his resistance against Viking incursions.
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A.
Hruodhaid
Hruodhaid was a daughter of Charlemagne, the Frankish king and first Holy Roman Emperor, and a member of the Carolingian royal family in the 8th–9th century.
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B.
Cuilén mac Ildulb
Cuilén mac Ildulb was a 10th-century King of Scots from the House of Alpin whose short reign was marked by dynastic conflict and his eventual death in battle.
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C.
Óengus
Óengus is a figure from early medieval Gaelic tradition, known primarily as the son of Eóganán mac Óengusa.
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D.
Amlaíb
Amlaíb is a medieval Gaelic form of the Norse name Olaf, commonly associated with Viking rulers in Ireland and Scotland.
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E.
Eóganán mac Óengusa
Eóganán mac Óengusa was a 9th-century king of the Picts who ruled in what is now Scotland shortly before the rise of Kenneth MacAlpin and the formation of the Kingdom of Alba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
High King of Ireland
ⓘ
Irish king ⓘ Uí Néill dynast ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Annals of Ulster
ⓘ
Annals of the Four Masters ⓘ Viking Age in Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
Viking Age
|
| child | Muirchertach mac Néill ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle against Vikings at Dublin
ⓘ
Viking raids in Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| culture |
Irish Gaelic
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish language
|
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Dublin ⓘ |
| dynasty | Uí Néill ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Gael
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaels
|
| father | Áed Findliath ⓘ |
| givenName | Niall ⓘ |
| historicalRole | unifier of northern Uí Néill power ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cenél nEógain
ⓘ
Northern Uí Néill ⓘ
linked to:
Cenél Conaill
|
| mother | Máel Muire ingen Cináeda ⓘ |
| nickname | Glúndub ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Cenél nEógain ⓘ |
| notableFamilyConnection | descendant of Niall Noígiallach (Nine Hostages) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of the northern Uí Néill
ⓘ
resistance against Viking incursions in Ireland ⓘ |
| occupation | monarch ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High King of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
High Kingship of Ireland
King of Ailech ⓘ
linked to:
Kings of Ailech
|
| predecessor | Flann Sinna ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Ailech
ⓘ
northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Ireland
|
| relative |
Cináed mac Ailpín
ⓘ
linked to:
Kenneth MacAlpin
Domnall mac Áeda ⓘ
linked to:
Domnall mac Áedo
Muirchertach mac Néill ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sourceMention | medieval Irish annals ⓘ |
| spouse |
Gormflaith ingen Flann Sinna
ⓘ
linked to:
Gormflaith ingen Murchada
|
| successor |
Donnchad Donn
ⓘ
linked to:
Donnchad Midi
|
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
early medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| title |
Ard Rí na hÉireann
ⓘ
linked to:
Ard Rí Éireann
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Niall Glúndub Description of subject: Niall Glúndub was a 10th-century High King of Ireland from the northern Uí Néill dynasty, known for his resistance against Viking incursions.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Niall Glúndub