Thorstein Eiriksson
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Thorstein Eiriksson was a Norse explorer of the early 11th century, traditionally associated with voyages to Vinland in the North American Atlantic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thorstein Eiriksson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14468410 — 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: Thorstein Eiriksson Context triple: [Thorvald Eiriksson, sibling, Thorstein Eiriksson]
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A.
Thorvald Eiriksson
Thorvald Eiriksson was a Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Eriksson, who led early Viking expeditions to the North American continent around the year 1000.
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B.
Rognvald Eysteinsson
Rognvald Eysteinsson was a 9th-century Norse nobleman and warrior traditionally credited with founding the Norse earldom in the Orkney Islands under the Norwegian crown.
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C.
Magnus Erlendsson
Magnus Erlendsson, later canonized as Saint Magnus, was a 12th-century Earl of Orkney renowned for his piety, peaceful rule, and martyrdom, and is one of the most celebrated medieval figures of the Northern Isles.
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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: Thorstein Eiriksson Target entity description: Thorstein Eiriksson was a Norse explorer of the early 11th century, traditionally associated with voyages to Vinland in the North American Atlantic.
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A.
Thorvald Eiriksson
Thorvald Eiriksson was a Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Eriksson, who led early Viking expeditions to the North American continent around the year 1000.
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B.
Rognvald Eysteinsson
Rognvald Eysteinsson was a 9th-century Norse nobleman and warrior traditionally credited with founding the Norse earldom in the Orkney Islands under the Norwegian crown.
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C.
Magnus Erlendsson
Magnus Erlendsson, later canonized as Saint Magnus, was a 12th-century Earl of Orkney renowned for his piety, peaceful rule, and martyrdom, and is one of the most celebrated medieval figures of the Northern Isles.
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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 (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.