Leif Erikson
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Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer from Iceland, widely regarded as the first known European to have set foot in North America around the year 1000.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leif Erikson canonical | 27 |
| Leif Eriksson | 3 |
| Leif Ericson | 1 |
| Leif Erikson as explorer of Vinland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1378148 — 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.
Target entity: Leif Erikson Context triple: [Commonwealth Avenue Mall, hasStatueOf, Leif Erikson]
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Leif Erickson
Leif Erickson was an American film and television actor known for his rugged character roles in Westerns and dramas from the 1930s through the 1970s.
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Erik the Red
Erik the Red was a 10th-century Norse explorer best known for leading the first successful European settlement in Greenland.
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Ingólfr Arnarson
Ingólfr Arnarson was a 9th-century Norse settler traditionally regarded as the founder of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, and one of the island’s earliest permanent inhabitants.
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D.
John Cabot
John Cabot was an Italian-born navigator and explorer, sailing under the English flag, best known for his late 15th-century voyages to North America that helped lay the groundwork for England’s claims in the New World.
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E.
John Moors Cabot
John Moors Cabot was an American diplomat and philanthropist from the prominent Cabot family, known for his service as a U.S. ambassador and benefactor to cultural and educational institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Leif Erikson Target entity description: Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer from Iceland, widely regarded as the first known European to have set foot in North America around the year 1000.
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A.
Leif Erickson
Leif Erickson was an American film and television actor known for his rugged character roles in Westerns and dramas from the 1930s through the 1970s.
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B.
Erik the Red
Erik the Red was a 10th-century Norse explorer best known for leading the first successful European settlement in Greenland.
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C.
Ingólfr Arnarson
Ingólfr Arnarson was a 9th-century Norse settler traditionally regarded as the founder of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, and one of the island’s earliest permanent inhabitants.
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D.
John Cabot
John Cabot was an Italian-born navigator and explorer, sailing under the English flag, best known for his late 15th-century voyages to North America that helped lay the groundwork for England’s claims in the New World.
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E.
John Moors Cabot
John Moors Cabot was an American diplomat and philanthropist from the prominent Cabot family, known for his service as a U.S. ambassador and benefactor to cultural and educational institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse explorer
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explorer ⓘ historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 970 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Iceland
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Icelandic Commonwealth ⓘ |
| brought | Christianity to Greenland ⓘ |
| broughtReligionTo | Greenland ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Leif Erikson Day ⓘ |
| convertedBy | King Olaf I of Norway ⓘ |
| culture | Viking Age ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 1020 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Greenland ⓘ |
| era | Viking Age ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Norse ⓘ |
| explored |
North America
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Vinland ⓘ areas believed to include Newfoundland ⓘ coasts of present-day Canada ⓘ |
| father | Erik the Red ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
statue in Boston, Massachusetts
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statue in Reykjavik, Iceland ⓘ statue in Seattle, Washington ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first known European to reach North America
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exploration of lands west of Greenland ⓘ voyage to Vinland ⓘ |
| Leif Erikson Day | observed on October 9 in the United States ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Saga of Erik the Red
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Saga of the Greenlanders ⓘ |
| mother | Thjodhild ⓘ |
| name |
Leif Erikson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Leif Ericson
Leif Erikson self-link ⓘ Leif Erikson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Leif Eriksson
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| nationality | Icelandic ⓘ |
| nativeName | Leifr Eiríksson ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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navigator ⓘ seafarer ⓘ |
| preceded | Christopher Columbus in reaching the Americas ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Greenland
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Iceland ⓘ Northwest Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic
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| relative |
Erik the Red
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Thorfinn Karlsefni ⓘ Thorvald Eiriksson ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
King Olaf I of Norway
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surface form:
Olaf I of Norway
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| timePeriod | around the year 1000 ⓘ |
| title | Leif the Lucky ⓘ |
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Referenced by (32)
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