Gorm the Old
E304765
Gorm the Old was a 10th-century king of Denmark, traditionally regarded as the first historically recognized Danish monarch and the founder of the Danish royal dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gorm the Old canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2763726 — 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: Gorm the Old Context triple: [Harold Bluetooth, father, Gorm the Old]
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A.
Harald
Harald is a common Scandinavian male given name, historically borne by several notable kings and figures in Norse and European history.
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B.
Olaf Tryggvason
Olaf Tryggvason was a late 10th-century king of Norway known for his aggressive efforts to Christianize the country and his dramatic death at the Battle of Svolder.
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C.
Harold Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth was a 10th-century king of Denmark and Norway known for uniting much of Scandinavia and for inspiring the name of the modern Bluetooth wireless technology standard.
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D.
Olof Skötkonung
Olof Skötkonung was an early 11th-century king of Sweden, traditionally regarded as the country's first Christian monarch and a key figure in its transition from paganism to Christianity.
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E.
Birger Jarl
Birger Jarl was a 13th-century Swedish statesman and de facto ruler of Sweden, renowned for consolidating royal power and laying the foundations of the Swedish capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gorm the Old Target entity description: Gorm the Old was a 10th-century king of Denmark, traditionally regarded as the first historically recognized Danish monarch and the founder of the Danish royal dynasty.
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A.
Harald
Harald is a common Scandinavian male given name, historically borne by several notable kings and figures in Norse and European history.
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B.
Olaf Tryggvason
Olaf Tryggvason was a late 10th-century king of Norway known for his aggressive efforts to Christianize the country and his dramatic death at the Battle of Svolder.
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C.
Harold Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth was a 10th-century king of Denmark and Norway known for uniting much of Scandinavia and for inspiring the name of the modern Bluetooth wireless technology standard.
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D.
Olof Skötkonung
Olof Skötkonung was an early 11th-century king of Sweden, traditionally regarded as the country's first Christian monarch and a key figure in its transition from paganism to Christianity.
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E.
Birger Jarl
Birger Jarl was a 13th-century Swedish statesman and de facto ruler of Sweden, renowned for consolidating royal power and laying the foundations of the Swedish capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
10th-century monarch
ⓘ
King of Denmark ⓘ human ⓘ king ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Knýtlinga
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Gorm
Jelling stones ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Jelling
ⓘ
surface form:
Jelling burial mounds
|
| child |
Canute Danaást
ⓘ
Gunhild Godwinsdóttir ⓘ
surface form:
Gunhild
Harold Bluetooth ⓘ
surface form:
Harald Bluetooth
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| culture | Viking ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | c. 958 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
House of Knýtlinga
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Gorm
|
| era | Viking Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Danes ⓘ |
| father |
Harthacnut
ⓘ
surface form:
Harthacnut I of Denmark
|
| floruit | 10th century ⓘ |
| hasPart | Jelling stones (as royal memorial context) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | founder of the Danish royal dynasty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first historically recognized Danish monarch
ⓘ
founding the Danish royal dynasty ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Denmark ⓘ |
| mother | Unknown ⓘ |
| name | Gorm the Old self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
Old Norse language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| nobleFamily | Danish royal family ⓘ |
| notableEvent | foundation of Danish royal dynasty ⓘ |
| notableWork | consolidation of Danish kingdom ⓘ |
| occupation |
monarch
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Jelling ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Jelling ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Denmark ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Harthacnut
ⓘ
surface form:
Harthacnut I of Denmark
|
| relative |
Harold Bluetooth
ⓘ
surface form:
Harald Bluetooth
Thyra Danebod ⓘ |
| religion | Norse paganism ⓘ |
| residence | Jelling ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | Jelling ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
expansion of Danish realm
ⓘ
rule over Jutland ⓘ |
| spouse |
Thyra
ⓘ
Thyra Danebod ⓘ |
| successor |
Harold Bluetooth
ⓘ
surface form:
Harald Bluetooth
|
| title | King of Denmark ⓘ |
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Subject: Gorm the Old Description of subject: Gorm the Old was a 10th-century king of Denmark, traditionally regarded as the first historically recognized Danish monarch and the founder of the Danish royal dynasty.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.