belt of strength Megingjörð
E292274
Megingjörð is the magical belt of strength in Norse mythology that doubles the god Thor’s already immense power when he wears it.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| belt of strength Megingjörð canonical | 3 |
| Thor's belt Megingjord | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2722768 — 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: belt of strength Megingjörð Context triple: [Thor, associatedObject, belt of strength Megingjörð]
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A.
Valaskjálf
Valaskjálf is the lofty, silver-roofed hall in Norse mythology where the god Odin sits on his high throne Hliðskjálf to survey all the worlds.
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B.
Bifrost
Bifrost is the shimmering, rainbow-like bridge in Norse mythology that connects the realm of the gods, Asgard, with the world of humans, Midgard.
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C.
Brattahlid
Brattahlid was the main Norse settlement and estate of Erik the Red in southern Greenland, serving as a central hub of the medieval Greenlandic Norse colony.
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D.
Mount Odin
Mount Odin is a prominent, rugged mountain peak in the Baffin Mountains of Nunavut, Canada, known for its dramatic granite cliffs and Arctic wilderness setting.
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E.
Mjolnir
Mjolnir is the legendary hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, renowned for its immense power, protection of the gods, and role as a symbol of divine authority and destruction.
- 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: belt of strength Megingjörð Target entity description: Megingjörð is the magical belt of strength in Norse mythology that doubles the god Thor’s already immense power when he wears it.
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A.
Valaskjálf
Valaskjálf is the lofty, silver-roofed hall in Norse mythology where the god Odin sits on his high throne Hliðskjálf to survey all the worlds.
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B.
Bifrost
Bifrost is the shimmering, rainbow-like bridge in Norse mythology that connects the realm of the gods, Asgard, with the world of humans, Midgard.
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C.
Brattahlid
Brattahlid was the main Norse settlement and estate of Erik the Red in southern Greenland, serving as a central hub of the medieval Greenlandic Norse colony.
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D.
Mount Odin
Mount Odin is a prominent, rugged mountain peak in the Baffin Mountains of Nunavut, Canada, known for its dramatic granite cliffs and Arctic wilderness setting.
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E.
Mjolnir
Mjolnir is the legendary hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, renowned for its immense power, protection of the gods, and role as a symbol of divine authority and destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artifact in Norse mythology
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magical belt ⓘ mythological object ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Thor ⓘ |
| belongsToPantheon | Æsir-associated artifacts ⓘ |
| category |
Norse mythological objects
ⓘ
magical clothing ⓘ |
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| enhancesAttribute | Thor's already great strength ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
gjörð (belt, girdle)
ⓘ
megin (might, main strength) ⓘ |
| genderInOldNorse | feminine noun ⓘ |
| hasNameInOldNorse | Megingjörð ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Thor, god of thunder
ⓘ
linked to:
Norse god Thor
|
| hasTranslation |
belt of strength
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power-belt ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Old Norse
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linked to:
Old Norse language
|
| mentionedInSource |
Poetic Edda
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Prose Edda ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction | doubles Thor's strength ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Thor ⓘ |
| property | magically enhances physical power ⓘ |
| relatedObject |
Járngreipr
ⓘ
Mjölnir ⓘ
linked to:
Mjolnir
|
| symbolism |
divine strength
ⓘ
warrior power ⓘ |
| usedBy | Thor ⓘ |
| usedInMyth | Thor's journeys to confront giants ⓘ |
| wornBy | Thor ⓘ |
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: belt of strength Megingjörð Description of subject: Megingjörð is the magical belt of strength in Norse mythology that doubles the god Thor’s already immense power when he wears it.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: belt of strength Megingjörð