Mýrkjartan
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Mýrkjartan is a figure from Icelandic saga tradition, known as the Irish king who is the father of the slave-girl-turned-noblewoman Melkorka in Laxdæla saga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mýrkjartan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15772556 — 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: Mýrkjartan Context triple: [Melkorka, childOf, Mýrkjartan]
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A.
Mardöll
Mardöll is an epithet of the Norse goddess Freyja, highlighting her radiant, jewel-like beauty and association with love and fertility.
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B.
Svaðilfari
Svaðilfari is a powerful stallion from Norse mythology, best known as the sire of Odin’s eight-legged horse Sleipnir and as the supernatural steed that helped a giant build the walls of Asgard.
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C.
Suttungr
Suttungr is a giant in Norse mythology best known for owning the mead of poetry that Odin famously steals.
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D.
Bilskirnir
Bilskirnir is the immense, many-roomed hall of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, located in the region of Þrúðvangar.
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E.
Ydalir
Ydalir is a hall in Norse mythology associated with the god Ullr, often interpreted as a yew-dale or valley linked to archery and winter.
- 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: Mýrkjartan Target entity description: Mýrkjartan is a figure from Icelandic saga tradition, known as the Irish king who is the father of the slave-girl-turned-noblewoman Melkorka in Laxdæla saga.
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A.
Mardöll
Mardöll is an epithet of the Norse goddess Freyja, highlighting her radiant, jewel-like beauty and association with love and fertility.
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B.
Svaðilfari
Svaðilfari is a powerful stallion from Norse mythology, best known as the sire of Odin’s eight-legged horse Sleipnir and as the supernatural steed that helped a giant build the walls of Asgard.
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C.
Suttungr
Suttungr is a giant in Norse mythology best known for owning the mead of poetry that Odin famously steals.
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D.
Bilskirnir
Bilskirnir is the immense, many-roomed hall of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, located in the region of Þrúðvangar.
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E.
Ydalir
Ydalir is a hall in Norse mythology associated with the god Ullr, often interpreted as a yew-dale or valley linked to archery and winter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.