Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson
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Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson was a Norse-Gaelic king of Dublin in the late 10th and early 11th centuries, known for his role in the Battle of Clontarf and his influence on the politics of Ireland and the Irish Sea region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sigtrygg Silkbeard | 1 |
| Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson canonical | 1 |
| Sigtryggr Silkiskegg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12028617 — 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: Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson Context triple: [Sitric Silkenbeard, relative, Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson]
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A.
Sigtryggur Baldursson
Sigtryggur Baldursson is an Icelandic drummer and musician best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes.
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B.
Olaf Tryggvason
Olaf Tryggvason was a late 10th-century king of Norway known for his aggressive efforts to Christianize the country and his dramatic death at the Battle of Svolder.
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C.
Hakon Jarl
Hakon Jarl is a dramatic work by Danish poet and playwright Adam Oehlenschläger that draws on Norse history and legend surrounding the powerful earl of Lade in Viking-age Norway.
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D.
Thorfinn Sigurdsson
Thorfinn Sigurdsson, also known as Thorfinn the Mighty, was an 11th-century Earl of Orkney and powerful Norse ruler in the Northern Isles of Scotland.
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E.
Lavrans Bjørgulfsson
Lavrans Bjørgulfsson is a central character in Sigrid Undset’s medieval Norwegian novel cycle "Kristin Lavransdatter," known as Kristin’s devout and honorable father.
- 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: Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson Target entity description: Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson was a Norse-Gaelic king of Dublin in the late 10th and early 11th centuries, known for his role in the Battle of Clontarf and his influence on the politics of Ireland and the Irish Sea region.
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A.
Sigtryggur Baldursson
Sigtryggur Baldursson is an Icelandic drummer and musician best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes.
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B.
Olaf Tryggvason
Olaf Tryggvason was a late 10th-century king of Norway known for his aggressive efforts to Christianize the country and his dramatic death at the Battle of Svolder.
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C.
Hakon Jarl
Hakon Jarl is a dramatic work by Danish poet and playwright Adam Oehlenschläger that draws on Norse history and legend surrounding the powerful earl of Lade in Viking-age Norway.
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D.
Thorfinn Sigurdsson
Thorfinn Sigurdsson, also known as Thorfinn the Mighty, was an 11th-century Earl of Orkney and powerful Norse ruler in the Northern Isles of Scotland.
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E.
Lavrans Bjørgulfsson
Lavrans Bjørgulfsson is a central character in Sigrid Undset’s medieval Norwegian novel cycle "Kristin Lavransdatter," known as Kristin’s devout and honorable father.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson
linked to: Sigtrygg Silkbeard Olafsson