Víðarr
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Víðarr is a silent Norse god associated with vengeance and strength, prophesied to avenge Odin by slaying the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Víðarr canonical | 14 |
| Vidar | 4 |
| Ragnarök (Víðarr) | 1 |
| Víðarr will survive | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2282826 — 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: Víðarr Context triple: [Odin, fatherOf, Víðarr]
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A.
Baldr
Baldr is a radiant and beloved Norse god associated with light, purity, and beauty, whose death is a central and tragic event in Norse mythology.
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B.
Freyr
Freyr is a major Norse god associated with fertility, prosperity, sunshine, and fair weather, often revered as a bringer of peace and good harvests.
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C.
Ragnar
Ragnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, historically associated with Viking-age Scandinavia and later borne by various notable figures.
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D.
Draupnir
Draupnir is a magical gold ring in Norse mythology, forged by dwarves, that multiplies itself by producing eight new rings every ninth night.
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E.
Ullr
Ullr is a Norse god associated with skiing, archery, and winter, often regarded as a skilled hunter and warrior.
- 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: Víðarr Target entity description: Víðarr is a silent Norse god associated with vengeance and strength, prophesied to avenge Odin by slaying the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök.
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A.
Baldr
Baldr is a radiant and beloved Norse god associated with light, purity, and beauty, whose death is a central and tragic event in Norse mythology.
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B.
Freyr
Freyr is a major Norse god associated with fertility, prosperity, sunshine, and fair weather, often revered as a bringer of peace and good harvests.
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C.
Ragnar
Ragnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, historically associated with Viking-age Scandinavia and later borne by various notable figures.
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D.
Draupnir
Draupnir is a magical gold ring in Norse mythology, forged by dwarves, that multiplies itself by producing eight new rings every ninth night.
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E.
Ullr
Ullr is a Norse god associated with skiing, archery, and winter, often regarded as a skilled hunter and warrior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse god
ⓘ
Æsir god ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Lokasenna
ⓘ
Skáldskaparmál ⓘ
linked to:
Prose Edda
|
| associatedConcept |
retribution
ⓘ
steadfastness ⓘ |
| associatedSymbol | shoe ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fenrir
ⓘ
Ragnarök ⓘ
linked to:
Ragnarok
silence ⓘ strength ⓘ vengeance ⓘ |
| avenges | Odin ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | restorer of order after Odin’s death ⓘ |
| culture | Old Norse ⓘ |
| describedAs | stronger than almost all the gods ⓘ |
| domain |
survival after Ragnarök
ⓘ
vengeance ⓘ |
| dwellsIn | land of brushwood and tall grass ⓘ |
| epithet | the silent god ⓘ |
| family |
Æsir
ⓘ
linked to:
Aesir
|
| fightsIn | final battle at Ragnarök ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| halfBrother |
Baldr
ⓘ
Thor ⓘ Váli ⓘ |
| kills | Fenrir ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ Völuspá ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | possibly “wide ruler” or “forest ruler” ⓘ |
| notableAct | tearing apart Fenrir’s jaws ⓘ |
| parent |
Gríðr
ⓘ
Odin ⓘ |
| prophesiedTo |
avenge Odin
ⓘ
slay Fenrir ⓘ |
| rankAmongGods | one of the strongest Æsir ⓘ |
| residesAfterRagnarök | Ídalir or renewed world ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | avenger of Odin ⓘ |
| speechTrait | rarely speaks ⓘ |
| survives |
Ragnarök
ⓘ
linked to:
Ragnarok
|
| weaponOrTool | thick shoe ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Víðarr Description of subject: Víðarr is a silent Norse god associated with vengeance and strength, prophesied to avenge Odin by slaying the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Víðarr
subject linked to:
Odin (as recipient of crafted items)
linked to: Víðarr
subject linked to:
Vidar is a figure from Norse mythology
subject linked to:
Vidar is a figure from Norse mythology
linked to: Víðarr
subject linked to:
Vidar is a figure from Norse mythology
linked to: Víðarr
linked to: Víðarr
subject linked to:
Halls of the Æsir