Gram
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Gram is a legendary sword from Norse mythology, famously wielded by the hero Sigurd to slay the dragon Fafnir.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gram canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9075502 — 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: Gram Context triple: [Sword of Spiritual Justice, isDistinctFrom, Gram]
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A.
Gram
Gram is a surname of Scandinavian origin borne by various notable individuals, including Norwegian politician Bjørn Arild Gram.
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B.
Gramos
Gramos is a mountain massif on the border between Greece and Albania, known for its rugged terrain and natural beauty within the Pindus mountain range.
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C.
Qrami
Qrami is the Azerbaijani name for the Khrami River, a tributary of the Kura River flowing through Georgia and Azerbaijan.
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D.
Grammatiko
Grammatiko is a village in the East Attica region of Greece, known for its traditional character and proximity to the Marathon area.
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E.
Gramatiko
Gramatiko is the grammar section of the Fundamento de Esperanto, outlining the core grammatical rules of the Esperanto language.
- 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: Gram Target entity description: Gram is a legendary sword from Norse mythology, famously wielded by the hero Sigurd to slay the dragon Fafnir.
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A.
Gram
Gram is a surname of Scandinavian origin borne by various notable individuals, including Norwegian politician Bjørn Arild Gram.
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B.
Gramos
Gramos is a mountain massif on the border between Greece and Albania, known for its rugged terrain and natural beauty within the Pindus mountain range.
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C.
Qrami
Qrami is the Azerbaijani name for the Khrami River, a tributary of the Kura River flowing through Georgia and Azerbaijan.
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D.
Grammatiko
Grammatiko is a village in the East Attica region of Greece, known for its traditional character and proximity to the Marathon area.
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E.
Gramatiko
Gramatiko is the grammar section of the Fundamento de Esperanto, outlining the core grammatical rules of the Esperanto language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary sword
ⓘ
mythological weapon ⓘ object from Norse mythology ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Völsunga saga ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
treasure of Fafnir
ⓘ
linked to:
Nibelung hoard
|
| associatedWithFamily | Völsung clan ⓘ |
| associatedWithHero | dragon-slayer archetype ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre | heroic legend ⓘ |
| brokenDuring | battle with Lyngvi and his brothers ⓘ |
| connectedMyth |
curse of Andvari's gold
ⓘ
linked to:
Andvari's gold
|
| culturalInfluenceOn |
Germanic heroic legend
ⓘ
modern fantasy literature ⓘ |
| culture | Germanic ⓘ |
| forgedBy | Regin ⓘ |
| givenBy | Odin ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Balmung
ⓘ
Gramr ⓘ Nothung ⓘ |
| keptWhere | Regin's smithy (after reforging) ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Old Norse
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Norse language
|
| laterOwnedBy | Sigurd ⓘ |
| mythicFunction | marks the chosen hero ⓘ |
| notableOwnerRole |
Sigmund as Völsung hero
ⓘ
Sigurd as dragon slayer ⓘ
linked to:
Sigurd
|
| originallyOwnedBy | Sigmund ⓘ |
| originStory | sword thrust by Odin into the tree Barnstokkr ⓘ |
| property |
could cleave wool floating on water
ⓘ
could cut an anvil in two ⓘ unmatched sharpness ⓘ |
| reforgedFrom | fragments of Sigmund's sword ⓘ |
| regionOfMyth | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| relatedWeapon |
Excalibur (by later comparison)
ⓘ
linked to:
Excalibur
Tyrfing ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine favor
ⓘ
heroic destiny ⓘ |
| testDescribedAs |
cutting an anvil in the Völsunga saga
ⓘ
cutting wool in water in the Völsunga saga ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMyth | medieval Icelandic literature record ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Sigmund
ⓘ
Sigurd ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dragon slaying
ⓘ
heroic feats ⓘ |
| usedToKill |
Fafnir
ⓘ
linked to:
Fáfnir
|
| weaponType | sword ⓘ |
| wonBy | Sigmund pulling it from Barnstokkr ⓘ |
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: Gram Description of subject: Gram is a legendary sword from Norse mythology, famously wielded by the hero Sigurd to slay the dragon Fafnir.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.