Herjólfr Bárðarson
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Herjólfr Bárðarson was a Norseman of the late Viking Age, known primarily as the father of the explorer Bjarni Herjólfsson, who is credited with the earliest known European sighting of North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herjólfr Bárðarson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14426543 — 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: Herjólfr Bárðarson Context triple: [Bjarni Herjólfsson, father, Herjólfr Bárðarson]
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A.
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Valgeir Sigurðsson is an Icelandic record producer, composer, and engineer known for his innovative work in experimental and electronic music, including extensive collaborations with Björk.
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B.
Munan Erlendsson
Munan Erlendsson is a minor character in Sigrid Undset’s medieval Norwegian novel cycle "Kristin Lavransdatter," appearing as one of the children in Kristin’s extended family.
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C.
Halldór
Halldór is an Icelandic given name most famously borne by Nobel Prize–winning author Halldór Laxness.
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D.
Illugi Grettisson
Illugi Grettisson is a character in the Icelandic saga tradition, known as the loyal younger brother and companion of the outlaw hero Grettir Ásmundarson in Grettis saga.
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E.
Gunnbjörn Ulfsson
Gunnbjörn Ulfsson was a Norse explorer, traditionally credited as the first European to sight Greenland.
- 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: Herjólfr Bárðarson Target entity description: Herjólfr Bárðarson was a Norseman of the late Viking Age, known primarily as the father of the explorer Bjarni Herjólfsson, who is credited with the earliest known European sighting of North America.
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A.
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Valgeir Sigurðsson is an Icelandic record producer, composer, and engineer known for his innovative work in experimental and electronic music, including extensive collaborations with Björk.
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B.
Munan Erlendsson
Munan Erlendsson is a minor character in Sigrid Undset’s medieval Norwegian novel cycle "Kristin Lavransdatter," appearing as one of the children in Kristin’s extended family.
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C.
Halldór
Halldór is an Icelandic given name most famously borne by Nobel Prize–winning author Halldór Laxness.
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D.
Illugi Grettisson
Illugi Grettisson is a character in the Icelandic saga tradition, known as the loyal younger brother and companion of the outlaw hero Grettir Ásmundarson in Grettis saga.
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E.
Gunnbjörn Ulfsson
Gunnbjörn Ulfsson was a Norse explorer, traditionally credited as the first European to sight Greenland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.