Mårten the goose
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Mårten the goose is a loyal domestic gander who becomes Nils Holgersson’s primary companion and mount during his magical journey across Sweden in Selma Lagerlöf’s novel "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mårten the goose canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20874793 — 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: Mårten the goose Context triple: [The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, character, Mårten the goose]
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A.
Nils
Nils is a Scandinavian male given name, commonly used in countries like Norway and Sweden and derived from the name Nicholas.
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B.
Olaf the Peacock
Olaf the Peacock is a prominent and wealthy Icelandic chieftain renowned for his charisma, diplomacy, and central role in the medieval Laxdæla saga.
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C.
Gelert
Gelert is a small community located within the township of Minden Hills in Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Johan and Peewit
Johan and Peewit is a Belgian comic series by Peyo that introduced the medieval fantasy world in which the Smurfs first appeared.
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E.
Hestmannen
Hestmannen is a distinctive, steep-sided mountain and notable landmark rising from an island along Norway’s Helgeland coast.
- 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: Mårten the goose Target entity description: Mårten the goose is a loyal domestic gander who becomes Nils Holgersson’s primary companion and mount during his magical journey across Sweden in Selma Lagerlöf’s novel "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils."
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A.
Nils
Nils is a Scandinavian male given name, commonly used in countries like Norway and Sweden and derived from the name Nicholas.
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B.
Olaf the Peacock
Olaf the Peacock is a prominent and wealthy Icelandic chieftain renowned for his charisma, diplomacy, and central role in the medieval Laxdæla saga.
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C.
Gelert
Gelert is a small community located within the township of Minden Hills in Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Johan and Peewit
Johan and Peewit is a Belgian comic series by Peyo that introduced the medieval fantasy world in which the Smurfs first appeared.
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E.
Hestmannen
Hestmannen is a distinctive, steep-sided mountain and notable landmark rising from an island along Norway’s Helgeland coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.