Hunding
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Hunding is a grim, vengeful warrior and Sieglinde’s brutal husband in Richard Wagner’s opera “Die Walküre,” embodying the oppressive forces that oppose the tragic lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hunding canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10126573 — 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: Hunding Context triple: [Die Walküre, featuresCharacter, Hunding]
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A.
Hruodperht
Hruodperht is an early Germanic personal name of Old High German origin that later evolved into the modern given name Rupert.
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B.
Fenrir
Fenrir is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology prophesied to kill the god Odin during Ragnarök.
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C.
Grettir Ásmundarson
Grettir Ásmundarson is a legendary Icelandic outlaw and warrior famed for his superhuman strength, tragic fate, and central role in the medieval saga bearing his name.
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D.
Wulfgeat
Wulfgeat was an early medieval English individual known primarily as the recipient of a surviving letter, indicating some local status or significance in his community.
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E.
Ragnar
Ragnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, historically associated with Viking-age Scandinavia and later borne by various notable figures.
- 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: Hunding Target entity description: Hunding is a grim, vengeful warrior and Sieglinde’s brutal husband in Richard Wagner’s opera “Die Walküre,” embodying the oppressive forces that oppose the tragic lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde.
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A.
Hruodperht
Hruodperht is an early Germanic personal name of Old High German origin that later evolved into the modern given name Rupert.
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B.
Fenrir
Fenrir is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology prophesied to kill the god Odin during Ragnarök.
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C.
Grettir Ásmundarson
Grettir Ásmundarson is a legendary Icelandic outlaw and warrior famed for his superhuman strength, tragic fate, and central role in the medieval saga bearing his name.
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D.
Wulfgeat
Wulfgeat was an early medieval English individual known primarily as the recipient of a surviving letter, indicating some local status or significance in his community.
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E.
Ragnar
Ragnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, historically associated with Viking-age Scandinavia and later borne by various notable figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bass role
ⓘ
character in German opera ⓘ fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| alignment | forces of order and retribution ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Die Walküre ⓘ |
| appearsInCycle | Der Ring des Nibelungen ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Valhalla’s moral code of vengeance ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brutal
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grim ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Sieglinde’s longing for freedom
ⓘ
Siegmund’s idealized love ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed by Wotan’s spear ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
embodiment of patriarchal authority
ⓘ
obstacle to the lovers ⓘ |
| enforces | tribal law of blood vengeance ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Die Walküre, 1870, Munich ⓘ |
| genreContext | music drama ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Norse and Germanic mythic traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettoLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Volsung-related clan adversary ⓘ |
| notableAction | swears to kill Siegmund at dawn ⓘ |
| notableScene | confrontation with Siegmund in Act I ⓘ |
| onStageAppearance |
Act I of Die Walküre
ⓘ
linked to:
Die Walküre
|
| opposes |
Sieglinde
ⓘ
Siegmund ⓘ |
| orders | Siegmund to fight a duel ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | sung by dramatic basses ⓘ |
| relatedWorkComposer |
Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner
ⓘ
linked to:
Der Ring des Nibelungen
|
| relationshipToSieglinde | husband ⓘ |
| relationshipToSiegmund | enemy ⓘ |
| residence | forest dwelling ⓘ |
| roleType | antagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | Hunding’s house in the forest ⓘ |
| spouse | Sieglinde ⓘ |
| symbolizes | oppressive forces ⓘ |
| timePeriodInStory | mythic age of the Ring cycle ⓘ |
| typicalCostume | dark, rustic warrior attire ⓘ |
| typicalStagePersona | menacing patriarch ⓘ |
| vocalRange | bass ⓘ |
| workAuthorRole | libretto and music by Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| workForm | opera character in three-act music drama ⓘ |
| workPremiereCity | Munich ⓘ |
| workPremiereYear | 1870 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hunding Description of subject: Hunding is a grim, vengeful warrior and Sieglinde’s brutal husband in Richard Wagner’s opera “Die Walküre,” embodying the oppressive forces that oppose the tragic lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde.
Referenced by (8)
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