The Master of Hestviken
E141113
The Master of Hestviken is a historical novel cycle by Norwegian author Sigrid Undset that portrays medieval Norwegian life through the tragic story of a deeply religious but tormented man.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Master of Hestviken canonical | 8 |
| The Master of Hestviken tetralogy | 1 |
| lord of Hestviken | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1234775 — 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: The Master of Hestviken Context triple: [Sigrid Undset, notableWork, The Master of Hestviken]
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A.
Lord of Mann
Lord of Mann is the feudal title held by the British monarch as the head of state of the Isle of Man, reflecting the island’s unique constitutional status.
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B.
Storvreten
Storvreten is a residential locality within Botkyrka Municipality in the Stockholm County area of Sweden.
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C.
De Heraut
De Heraut was a Dutch Reformed newspaper associated with theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper and his neo-Calvinist movement.
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D.
Harold’s Stones
Harold’s Stones is a prehistoric standing stone alignment near Trellech in Monmouthshire, Wales, thought to date from the Bronze Age and associated with local legend.
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E.
Master of the Children
Master of the Children is the title historically given to the director responsible for training and overseeing the boy choristers of the Chapel Royal in the English royal household.
- 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: The Master of Hestviken Target entity description: The Master of Hestviken is a historical novel cycle by Norwegian author Sigrid Undset that portrays medieval Norwegian life through the tragic story of a deeply religious but tormented man.
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A.
Lord of Mann
Lord of Mann is the feudal title held by the British monarch as the head of state of the Isle of Man, reflecting the island’s unique constitutional status.
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B.
Storvreten
Storvreten is a residential locality within Botkyrka Municipality in the Stockholm County area of Sweden.
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C.
De Heraut
De Heraut was a Dutch Reformed newspaper associated with theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper and his neo-Calvinist movement.
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D.
Harold’s Stones
Harold’s Stones is a prehistoric standing stone alignment near Trellech in Monmouthshire, Wales, thought to date from the Bronze Age and associated with local legend.
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E.
Master of the Children
Master of the Children is the title historically given to the director responsible for training and overseeing the boy choristers of the Chapel Royal in the English royal household.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ novel cycle ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | primarily known as a literary work ⓘ |
| author | Sigrid Undset ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| authorReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfProtagonist |
deeply religious man
ⓘ
tormented man ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| form | tetralogy ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian novel
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
In the Wilderness
ⓘ
The Axe ⓘ The Snake Pit ⓘ The Son Avenger ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Catholic theology ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Catholic literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
psychological depth
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Olav Audunssøn ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
marriage and family life
ⓘ
personal guilt ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of medieval Norwegian life
ⓘ
intense exploration of moral responsibility ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| portrays |
Norwegian rural aristocracy
ⓘ
medieval Norwegian society ⓘ |
| protagonistReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Kristin Lavransdatter
ⓘ
linked to:
Lavransdatter
|
| settingPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Norway ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian faith
ⓘ
conscience ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| tone | tragic ⓘ |
| workType | saga-like narrative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Master of Hestviken Description of subject: The Master of Hestviken is a historical novel cycle by Norwegian author Sigrid Undset that portrays medieval Norwegian life through the tragic story of a deeply religious but tormented man.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Master of Hestviken
linked to: The Master of Hestviken