Böðvarr Egilsson
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Böðvarr Egilsson is a character from the Icelandic saga tradition, notably appearing in Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar as a member of the legendary Egil family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Böðvarr Egilsson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16236203 — 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: Böðvarr Egilsson Context triple: [Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar, mainCharacter, Böðvarr Egilsson]
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A.
Gunnar Hámundarson
Gunnar Hámundarson is a legendary Icelandic warrior and chieftain renowned for his unmatched prowess in battle and tragic fate in the medieval saga literature.
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B.
Herjólfr Bárðarson
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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C.
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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D.
Egil Skallagrímsson
Egil Skallagrímsson was a famed Viking Age Icelandic warrior-poet and chieftain, renowned for his fierce temperament, martial prowess, and powerful skaldic verse as depicted in Egil's Saga.
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E.
Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði
Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði was an Icelandic lawspeaker and chieftain famed for deciding that Iceland should adopt Christianity around the year 1000, helping to avert civil strife.
- 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: Böðvarr Egilsson Target entity description: Böðvarr Egilsson is a character from the Icelandic saga tradition, notably appearing in Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar as a member of the legendary Egil family.
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A.
Gunnar Hámundarson
Gunnar Hámundarson is a legendary Icelandic warrior and chieftain renowned for his unmatched prowess in battle and tragic fate in the medieval saga literature.
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B.
Herjólfr Bárðarson
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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C.
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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D.
Egil Skallagrímsson
Egil Skallagrímsson was a famed Viking Age Icelandic warrior-poet and chieftain, renowned for his fierce temperament, martial prowess, and powerful skaldic verse as depicted in Egil's Saga.
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E.
Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði
Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði was an Icelandic lawspeaker and chieftain famed for deciding that Iceland should adopt Christianity around the year 1000, helping to avert civil strife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.