Brattahlíð farm of Erik the Red

E384770

Norse farmstead archaeological site historic settlement

Brattahlíð farm of Erik the Red was the chief homestead of the Norse explorer Erik the Red in Greenland and a central seat of power and early Norse settlement in the region.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Brattahlid Norse settlement	1
Brattahlid farmstead	1
Brattahlíð farm of Erik the Red canonical	1
Eiríksfjörður farms	1
Erik the Red’s Norse ruins (Brattahlid area)	1
Erik the Red’s farm	1
Erik the Red’s farmstead	1
Erik the Red’s former farm area (Brattahlid) at Qassiarsuk	1
Norse settlement Brattahlid	1
Norse settlement of Brattahlid	1
Old Norse settlement Brattahlid (historically associated)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3728071 — 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: Brattahlíð farm of Erik the Red
Context triple: [Eastern Settlement, hasNotableSite, Brattahlíð farm of Erik the Red]

A. Garðabær
Garðabær is a suburban municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland, known for being part of the greater Reykjavík area and hosting some of the country’s prominent residential neighborhoods.
B. Bessastaðir
Bessastaðir is the official residence and workplace of the President of Iceland, located near Reykjavík and historically significant as a former royal estate and school.
C. Breiðholt
Breiðholt is a residential district in the southeastern part of Reykjavík, Iceland, known for its large housing estates and diverse population.
D. Leirvik
Leirvik is the main town on the island of Stord in western Norway, serving as an important local commercial and administrative center.
E. Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes is a historic village in Rogaland county, Norway, known as one of the country’s oldest royal seats and a key center in Viking-era history.
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: Brattahlíð farm of Erik the Red
Target entity description: Brattahlíð farm of Erik the Red was the chief homestead of the Norse explorer Erik the Red in Greenland and a central seat of power and early Norse settlement in the region.

A. Garðabær
Garðabær is a suburban municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland, known for being part of the greater Reykjavík area and hosting some of the country’s prominent residential neighborhoods.
B. Bessastaðir
Bessastaðir is the official residence and workplace of the President of Iceland, located near Reykjavík and historically significant as a former royal estate and school.
C. Breiðholt
Breiðholt is a residential district in the southeastern part of Reykjavík, Iceland, known for its large housing estates and diverse population.
D. Leirvik
Leirvik is the main town on the island of Stord in western Norway, serving as an important local commercial and administrative center.
E. Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes is a historic village in Rogaland county, Norway, known as one of the country’s oldest royal seats and a key center in Viking-era history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Norse farmstead ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ historic settlement ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Greenland ⓘ
culture	Norse ⓘ Norse Greenlandic ⓘ
economy	cattle herding ⓘ pastoral farming ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ
endTime	late medieval period ⓘ
excavatedBy	archaeologists ⓘ
foundedBy	Erik the Red ⓘ
hasPart	Eiríksfjörður church ⓘ linked to: Brattahlíð church Thjodhild’s church ⓘ byres ⓘ dwelling house ⓘ farm buildings ⓘ fields ⓘ pasture land ⓘ workshops ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inception	late 10th century ⓘ
knownFor	association with Erik the Red ⓘ association with Leif Erikson ⓘ central role in Norse Greenland ⓘ early Christian church in Greenland ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Settlement ⓘ Greenland ⓘ Qassiarsuk ⓘ Southern Greenland ⓘ Tunulliarfik Fjord ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ turf ⓘ wood ⓘ
namedAfter	Erik the Red ⓘ
partOf	Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap ⓘ linked to: Kujataa Norse and Inuit farming landscape Norse colonization of Greenland ⓘ Viking Age North Atlantic settlements ⓘ
presentDayName	Qassiarsuk ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Norse paganism ⓘ
significantPerson	Erik the Red ⓘ Leif Erikson ⓘ
startTime	late 10th century ⓘ
timePeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ Viking Age ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	2017 ⓘ
usedAs	chief homestead of Erik the Red ⓘ seat of power in the Eastern Settlement ⓘ

How these facts were elicited