Magnus II of Norway
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Magnus II of Norway was a short-reigning 11th-century Norwegian king and son of Harald Hardrada who briefly ruled jointly with his brother Olaf III.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Magnus II of Norway canonical | 7 |
| Magnus II Haraldsson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12416539 — 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: Magnus II of Norway Context triple: [Harald Hardrada, successor, Magnus II of Norway]
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A.
Magnus VII of Norway
Magnus VII of Norway was a 14th-century king who ruled both Norway and Sweden in a personal union, becoming one of the first monarchs to unite the two kingdoms under a single crown.
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B.
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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C.
Magnus VI of Norway
Magnus VI of Norway, also known as Magnus the Law-mender, was a 13th-century Norwegian king renowned for his comprehensive legal reforms that unified and modernized the kingdom’s laws.
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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.
Olaf II of Norway
Olaf II of Norway, also known as Saint Olaf, was an early 11th-century king whose efforts to consolidate Christianity in Norway made him a national patron saint and a central figure in the country's medieval history.
- 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: Magnus II of Norway Target entity description: Magnus II of Norway was a short-reigning 11th-century Norwegian king and son of Harald Hardrada who briefly ruled jointly with his brother Olaf III.
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A.
Magnus VII of Norway
Magnus VII of Norway was a 14th-century king who ruled both Norway and Sweden in a personal union, becoming one of the first monarchs to unite the two kingdoms under a single crown.
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B.
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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C.
Magnus VI of Norway
Magnus VI of Norway, also known as Magnus the Law-mender, was a 13th-century Norwegian king renowned for his comprehensive legal reforms that unified and modernized the kingdom’s laws.
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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.
Olaf II of Norway
Olaf II of Norway, also known as Saint Olaf, was an early 11th-century king whose efforts to consolidate Christianity in Norway made him a national patron saint and a central figure in the country's medieval history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Magnus II of Norway