Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar
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Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar is a 13th-century Old Norse kings' saga by Sturla Þórðarson that recounts the life and reign of King Haakon IV of Norway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12974334 — 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: Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar Context triple: [Inga of Varteig, describedBySource, Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar]
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A.
Knýtlinga saga
Knýtlinga saga is a 13th-century Icelandic kings' saga recounting the lives and deeds of the Danish kings descended from King Cnut (Knýtlingar).
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B.
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar is a 13th-century Icelandic saga that recounts the life of the complex warrior-poet Egill Skallagrímsson, blending family history, Viking exploits, and powerful skaldic poetry.
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C.
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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D.
Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar
Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar is an Old Norse kings’ saga recounting the life, reign, and Christianizing efforts of the Norwegian king Olaf Tryggvason.
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E.
Grettis saga
Grettis saga is a prominent Icelandic saga that recounts the turbulent life, heroic feats, and outlawry of the warrior Grettir Ásmundarson.
- 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: Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar Target entity description: Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar is a 13th-century Old Norse kings' saga by Sturla Þórðarson that recounts the life and reign of King Haakon IV of Norway.
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A.
Knýtlinga saga
Knýtlinga saga is a 13th-century Icelandic kings' saga recounting the lives and deeds of the Danish kings descended from King Cnut (Knýtlingar).
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B.
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar is a 13th-century Icelandic saga that recounts the life of the complex warrior-poet Egill Skallagrímsson, blending family history, Viking exploits, and powerful skaldic poetry.
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C.
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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D.
Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar
Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar is an Old Norse kings’ saga recounting the life, reign, and Christianizing efforts of the Norwegian king Olaf Tryggvason.
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E.
Grettis saga
Grettis saga is a prominent Icelandic saga that recounts the turbulent life, heroic feats, and outlawry of the warrior Grettir Ásmundarson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Norse literary work
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kings' saga ⓘ medieval biography ⓘ |
| author | Sturla Þórðarson ⓘ |
| authorIs | Sturla Þórðarson ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Icelandic ⓘ |
| biographicalSubject |
King Haakon IV Hákonarson
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linked to:
Haakon IV of Norway
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| commissionedBy |
Haakon IV's son
ⓘ
Magnus VI of Norway ⓘ |
| containsAccountOf |
Battle of Largs
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Haakon IV's expedition to Scotland ⓘ internal politics of the Norwegian kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Norse-Icelandic historiography ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
foreign policy of medieval Norway
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political history of Norway ⓘ reign of Haakon IV of Norway ⓘ relations between Norway and other European kingdoms ⓘ |
| genre | kings' saga ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Haakon IV of Norway
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Magnus VI of Norway ⓘ Norwegian nobles ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalSourceFor |
13th-century Norwegian monarchy
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Norwegian expansion in the North Atlantic ⓘ Norwegian-Scottish relations in the 13th century ⓘ reign of Haakon IV of Norway ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Icelandic saga literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Haakon IV of Norway ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalScript | medieval Icelandic manuscript hand ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian kings' sagas tradition ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Iceland ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Fagrskinna
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Heimskringla ⓘ Morkinskinna ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 13th century Norway ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
Old Norse philology
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medieval Scandinavian history ⓘ saga studies ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Saga of Hákon Hákonarson ⓘ |
| workFocus |
political narrative
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royal biography ⓘ |
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