Ýdalir
E372650
Ýdalir is the mythological yew-dale home of the Norse god Ullr, often associated with archery, skiing, and winter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ýdalir canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3624711 — 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: Ýdalir Context triple: [Ullr, residence, Ýdalir]
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A.
Idanell
Idanell is the birth name of Nellie Connally, the former First Lady of Texas and widow of Governor John Connally, who was riding in the car with President John F. Kennedy during his assassination.
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B.
Tynaarlo
Tynaarlo is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands known for its rural character and location between the cities of Groningen and Assen.
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C.
Hidar
Hidar is the third month of the Ethiopian calendar, roughly corresponding to November in the Gregorian calendar.
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D.
Alaior
Alaior is a historic inland town and municipality on the Spanish island of Menorca, known for its traditional architecture and local cheese production.
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E.
Iadera
Iadera is the ancient Roman and medieval Latin name for the coastal city now known as Zadar in Croatia.
- 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: Ýdalir Target entity description: Ýdalir is the mythological yew-dale home of the Norse god Ullr, often associated with archery, skiing, and winter.
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A.
Idanell
Idanell is the birth name of Nellie Connally, the former First Lady of Texas and widow of Governor John Connally, who was riding in the car with President John F. Kennedy during his assassination.
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B.
Tynaarlo
Tynaarlo is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands known for its rural character and location between the cities of Groningen and Assen.
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C.
Hidar
Hidar is the third month of the Ethiopian calendar, roughly corresponding to November in the Gregorian calendar.
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D.
Alaior
Alaior is a historic inland town and municipality on the Spanish island of Menorca, known for its traditional architecture and local cheese production.
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E.
Iadera
Iadera is the ancient Roman and medieval Latin name for the coastal city now known as Zadar in Croatia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological location
ⓘ
place in Norse mythology ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
archery
ⓘ
skiing ⓘ winter ⓘ |
| associatedTree | yew ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ullr
ⓘ
arrows ⓘ bows ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContext | realm of the Æsir ⓘ |
| country | Asgard ⓘ |
| describedAs | yew-dales ⓘ |
| describedIn | stanza 5 of Grímnismál ⓘ |
| etymology | Old Norse elements meaning "yew dales" or "yew valleys" ⓘ |
| genreOfSource | Eddic poetry ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalFunction | home of Ullr ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Ydalir
ⓘ
Ý-dalir ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryDeity | Ullr ⓘ |
| hasResident | Ullr ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicAssociation |
evergreen resilience
ⓘ
yew wood for bows ⓘ |
| hasThematicConnection |
cold climate
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ marksmanship ⓘ snow ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
god of archery Ullr
ⓘ
god of skiing Ullr ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Old Norse
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Norse language
|
| mentionedIn |
Grímnismál
ⓘ
Poetic Edda ⓘ |
| mythologicalCulture |
Germanic
ⓘ
linked to:
Germanic peoples
Norse ⓘ |
| mythologicalStatus | divine residence ⓘ |
| referencedAs | Ullr's home ⓘ |
| relatedTextualSource |
Codex Regius manuscript of the Poetic Edda
ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Regius
|
| religion |
Norse paganism
ⓘ
linked to:
Norse mythology
Old Norse religion ⓘ
linked to:
Norse mythology
|
| scholarlyTopic |
Norse mythological geography
ⓘ
cult of Ullr ⓘ |
| semanticField |
forests
ⓘ
sacred groves ⓘ valleys ⓘ |
| tradition | pre-Christian Scandinavian tradition ⓘ |
| typeOfAbode | divine dwelling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ýdalir Description of subject: Ýdalir is the mythological yew-dale home of the Norse god Ullr, often associated with archery, skiing, and winter.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.