Mjolnir
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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.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mjölnir | 23 |
| Mjolnir canonical | 2 |
| Thor's hammer Mjölnir | 2 |
| Mjölnir can shrink in size | 1 |
| Mjölnir is brought out to consecrate the bride | 1 |
| Mjölnir is used to hallow and bless | 1 |
| Mjölnir pendant | 1 |
| Thor’s hammer | 1 |
| Thor’s hammer Mjölnir | 1 |
| Thor’s stone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T579470 — 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: Mjolnir Context triple: [Norse mythology, featuresObject, Mjolnir]
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A.
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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B.
Midgard
Midgard is the human-inhabited world in Norse mythology, situated between the realms of gods and giants and encircled by a vast ocean.
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C.
Odin
Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and magic, and revered as the ruler of Asgard and the Aesir gods.
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D.
Heimdall
Heimdall is a powerful Asgardian guardian in the Marvel universe, known for his all-seeing vision, immense strength, and duty to watch over the Bifröst Bridge.
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E.
Tyr
Tyr is a Norse god associated primarily with law, justice, and heroic courage, famously known for sacrificing his hand to the wolf Fenrir.
- 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: Mjolnir Target entity description: 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.
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A.
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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B.
Midgard
Midgard is the human-inhabited world in Norse mythology, situated between the realms of gods and giants and encircled by a vast ocean.
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C.
Odin
Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and magic, and revered as the ruler of Asgard and the Aesir gods.
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D.
Heimdall
Heimdall is a powerful Asgardian guardian in the Marvel universe, known for his all-seeing vision, immense strength, and duty to watch over the Bifröst Bridge.
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E.
Tyr
Tyr is a Norse god associated primarily with law, justice, and heroic courage, famously known for sacrificing his hand to the wolf Fenrir.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artifact in Norse mythology
ⓘ
mythological weapon ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Thor ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | Aesir ⓘ |
| associatedWithPantheon | Norse gods ⓘ |
| associatedWithRealm | Asgard ⓘ |
| causeOfShortHandle | Loki interfering with the forging ⓘ |
| createdBy | dwarves ⓘ |
| culture |
Germanic mythology
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Norse mythology ⓘ |
| depictedInSource |
Poetic Edda
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Prose Edda ⓘ |
| forgedBy |
Brokkr
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linked to:
Sindri
Sindri ⓘ |
| hasPower |
control over lightning
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control over thunder ⓘ destructive force ⓘ never missing its target ⓘ protection of the gods ⓘ returning to Thor when thrown ⓘ shrinking and enlarging ⓘ |
| hasType | hammer ⓘ |
| iconographicForm | stylized hammer pendant ⓘ |
| material | iron ⓘ |
| mentionedInWork |
Thrymskvida
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linked to:
Þrymskviða
|
| notableFeature | short handle ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Jotnar
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linked to:
Frost Giants
|
| recoveredBy | Thor ⓘ |
| recoveredWithAidFrom | Loki ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
consecrating oaths
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sanctifying spaces ⓘ |
| stolenBy | Thrym ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
consecration
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destruction ⓘ divine authority ⓘ fertility ⓘ hallowing ⓘ protection ⓘ |
| usedAs |
amulet
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protective talisman ⓘ |
| usedBy | Thor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
blessing births
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blessing funerals ⓘ blessing marriages ⓘ combat against giants ⓘ hallowing ceremonies ⓘ protecting Asgard ⓘ |
| wieldedBy | Thor ⓘ |
| wornAsSymbolBy |
Norse pagans
ⓘ
modern Heathens ⓘ |
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: Mjolnir Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Thor
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subject linked to:
belt of strength Megingjörð
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iron gloves Járngreipr
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