Thrym
E378927
Thrym is a giant (jötunn) from Norse mythology best known for demanding the goddess Freyja as his bride in exchange for returning Thor’s stolen hammer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thrym canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3647791 — 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: Thrym Context triple: [Mjolnir, stolenBy, Thrym]
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A.
Surtr
Surtr is a fire giant and ruler of Muspelheim in Norse mythology, prophesied to lead the forces of fire at Ragnarök and bring about the world's destruction.
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B.
Mardöll
Mardöll is an epithet of the Norse goddess Freyja, highlighting her radiant, jewel-like beauty and association with love and fertility.
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C.
Tyr
Tyr is a Norse god associated primarily with law, justice, and heroic courage, famously known for sacrificing his hand to the wolf Fenrir.
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D.
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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E.
Hrungnir
Hrungnir is a stone-skinned giant from Norse mythology famed for his duel with the god Thor.
- 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: Thrym Target entity description: Thrym is a giant (jötunn) from Norse mythology best known for demanding the goddess Freyja as his bride in exchange for returning Thor’s stolen hammer.
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A.
Surtr
Surtr is a fire giant and ruler of Muspelheim in Norse mythology, prophesied to lead the forces of fire at Ragnarök and bring about the world's destruction.
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B.
Mardöll
Mardöll is an epithet of the Norse goddess Freyja, highlighting her radiant, jewel-like beauty and association with love and fertility.
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C.
Tyr
Tyr is a Norse god associated primarily with law, justice, and heroic courage, famously known for sacrificing his hand to the wolf Fenrir.
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D.
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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E.
Hrungnir
Hrungnir is a stone-skinned giant from Norse mythology famed for his duel with the god Thor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
giant
ⓘ
jötunn ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Poetic Edda
ⓘ
Þrymskviða ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Freyja
ⓘ
Thor ⓘ |
| brideMistakenAs | Thor disguised as Freyja ⓘ |
| characterType | giant chieftain ⓘ |
| conditionForReturningMjölnir | marriage to Freyja ⓘ |
| culture | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| deceivedBy |
Loki
ⓘ
Thor ⓘ |
| demandsAsBride | Freyja ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Thor
ⓘ
the Æsir ⓘ
linked to:
Aesir
|
| ethnicGroup | jötunn clan ⓘ |
| event |
mock wedding with Thor as Freyja
ⓘ
theft of Mjölnir ⓘ |
| feastHeldFor | wedding with supposed Freyja ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfAppearance | eddic poem ⓘ |
| killedBy | Thor ⓘ |
| killedWith |
Mjölnir
ⓘ
linked to:
Mjolnir
|
| kingOf | jötunns ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Old Norse
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Norse language
|
| literarySource |
Poetic Edda manuscripts
ⓘ
linked to:
Poetic Edda
|
| mythCycle | Thor cycle ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Germanic mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | foil to Thor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demanding Freyja as his bride
ⓘ
stealing Thor's hammer Mjölnir ⓘ |
| notableScene | wedding feast where Thor recovers Mjölnir ⓘ |
| opposesGroup |
Æsir gods
ⓘ
linked to:
Aesir
|
| plansToMarry | Freyja ⓘ |
| realm |
Jötunheimr
ⓘ
linked to:
Jotunheim
|
| religion |
Old Norse religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Norse mythology
|
| residence |
Jötunheimr
ⓘ
linked to:
Jotunheim
|
| roleInMyth | antagonist in the poem Þrymskviða ⓘ |
| sourceType | mythic poetry ⓘ |
| species | jötunn ⓘ |
| stealsItem |
Mjölnir
ⓘ
linked to:
Mjolnir
|
| timePeriodOfMyth | Viking Age tradition ⓘ |
| title | king of the giants ⓘ |
| weaponUsedAgainst |
Mjölnir
ⓘ
linked to:
Mjolnir
|
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: Thrym Description of subject: Thrym is a giant (jötunn) from Norse mythology best known for demanding the goddess Freyja as his bride in exchange for returning Thor’s stolen hammer.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.