Svanhildr
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Svanhildr is a tragic heroine of Norse legend, famed as the beautiful daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun whose violent death sparks the vengeance recounted in the Eddic poem *Hamðismál*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Svanhildr canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14895435 — 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: Svanhildr Context triple: [Hamðismál, mainCharacters, Svanhildr]
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A.
Atlakviða
Atlakviða is an Old Norse heroic poem from the Poetic Edda that recounts the tragic betrayal and violent downfall of the Burgundian (Gjúkungar) kings at the hands of Atli.
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B.
Hnitbjörg
Hnitbjörg is the mythic mountain in Norse mythology where the giantess Gunnlöð guarded the precious mead of poetry.
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C.
Heiðr
Heiðr is a mysterious seeress or witch in Norse mythology, often associated with magic, prophecy, and sometimes identified with the figure Gullveig.
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D.
Gunnlöð
Gunnlöð is a giantess in Norse mythology who guards the precious mead of poetry in the mountain Hnitbjörg.
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E.
Ashildr
Ashildr is a recurring Doctor Who character, originally a Viking girl made immortal by the Doctor, whose long life profoundly shapes her complex relationship with him.
- 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: Svanhildr Target entity description: Svanhildr is a tragic heroine of Norse legend, famed as the beautiful daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun whose violent death sparks the vengeance recounted in the Eddic poem *Hamðismál*.
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A.
Atlakviða
Atlakviða is an Old Norse heroic poem from the Poetic Edda that recounts the tragic betrayal and violent downfall of the Burgundian (Gjúkungar) kings at the hands of Atli.
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B.
Hnitbjörg
Hnitbjörg is the mythic mountain in Norse mythology where the giantess Gunnlöð guarded the precious mead of poetry.
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C.
Heiðr
Heiðr is a mysterious seeress or witch in Norse mythology, often associated with magic, prophecy, and sometimes identified with the figure Gullveig.
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D.
Gunnlöð
Gunnlöð is a giantess in Norse mythology who guards the precious mead of poetry in the mountain Hnitbjörg.
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E.
Ashildr
Ashildr is a recurring Doctor Who character, originally a Viking girl made immortal by the Doctor, whose long life profoundly shapes her complex relationship with him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.