Peer Gynt
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Peer Gynt is a legendary Norwegian folk hero and the central character of Henrik Ibsen’s dramatic poem, later famously adapted into a suite by composer Edvard Grieg.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peer Gynt canonical | 18 |
| "Peer Gynt" by Henrik Ibsen | 1 |
| Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt | 1 |
| Peer Gynt (Henrik Ibsen) | 1 |
| Peer Gynt (dramatic poem) | 1 |
| Peer Gynt (stage role) | 1 |
| Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 | 1 |
| Peer Gynt is chased by trolls | 1 |
| drama "Peer Gynt" | 1 |
| play "Peer Gynt" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4741933 — 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: Peer Gynt Context triple: [Gudbrandsdalen, hasCulturalReference, Peer Gynt]
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A.
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler is an 1890 play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, renowned as a classic of realist theatre and a complex psychological portrait of its manipulative, conflicted heroine.
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B.
A Dream Play
A Dream Play is an experimental, dreamlike drama by Swedish playwright August Strindberg that blends reality and fantasy to explore human suffering and existential despair.
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C.
A Doll’s House
A Doll’s House is a landmark 1879 play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen that critiques 19th-century marriage norms and gender roles through the story of Nora Helmer’s awakening and decision to leave her family.
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D.
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya is a renowned tragicomic play by Anton Chekhov that explores unfulfilled lives, wasted potential, and emotional turmoil in a rural Russian estate.
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E.
The Good Person of Szechwan
The Good Person of Szechwan is a socially critical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores the challenges of living a moral life within an unjust, capitalist society.
- 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: Peer Gynt Target entity description: Peer Gynt is a legendary Norwegian folk hero and the central character of Henrik Ibsen’s dramatic poem, later famously adapted into a suite by composer Edvard Grieg.
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A.
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler is an 1890 play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, renowned as a classic of realist theatre and a complex psychological portrait of its manipulative, conflicted heroine.
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B.
A Dream Play
A Dream Play is an experimental, dreamlike drama by Swedish playwright August Strindberg that blends reality and fantasy to explore human suffering and existential despair.
-
C.
A Doll’s House
A Doll’s House is a landmark 1879 play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen that critiques 19th-century marriage norms and gender roles through the story of Nora Helmer’s awakening and decision to leave her family.
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D.
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya is a renowned tragicomic play by Anton Chekhov that explores unfulfilled lives, wasted potential, and emotional turmoil in a rural Russian estate.
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E.
The Good Person of Szechwan
The Good Person of Szechwan is a socially critical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores the challenges of living a moral life within an unjust, capitalist society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian folk hero
ⓘ
dramatic poem character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Peer Gynt (dramatic poem)
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linked to:
Peer Gynt
|
| associatedWithComposer | Edvard Grieg ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| basedOn | Norwegian folktales ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
adventurous
ⓘ
boastful ⓘ irresponsible ⓘ self-centered ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| creator | Henrik Ibsen ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Norwegian ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | Gudbrandsdalen ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
dramatic poem
ⓘ
verse drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Peer Gynt (Grieg incidental music)
ⓘ
linked to:
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Peer Gynt Suites by Edvard Grieg ⓘ
linked to:
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
|
| hasEncounter |
The Button Moulder
ⓘ
The Great Boyg ⓘ The Troll King ⓘ |
| hasFiancée | Ingrid ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Solveig ⓘ |
| hasMother |
Åse
ⓘ
linked to:
Åsa
|
| hasRelative |
Åse
ⓘ
linked to:
Åsa
|
| inspiredMusicalWork |
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
ⓘ
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Norwegian ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Norwegian literature of the 19th century ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableEpisode |
abduction of Ingrid from her wedding
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journey to North Africa ⓘ shipwreck on the way home ⓘ visit to the Hall of the Mountain King ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction |
adventurer
ⓘ
hunter ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| setting |
North Africa
ⓘ
rural Norway ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
identity
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responsibility ⓘ self-realization ⓘ the nature of the self ⓘ |
| timeSpanInNarrative | from youth to old age ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peer Gynt Description of subject: Peer Gynt is a legendary Norwegian folk hero and the central character of Henrik Ibsen’s dramatic poem, later famously adapted into a suite by composer Edvard Grieg.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Peer Gynt
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subject linked to:
Hendrik Ibsen’s granddaughter Stella Ibsen
linked to: Peer Gynt