Weapons of Odin
E378061
Weapons of Odin are the legendary arms wielded by the Norse god Odin, often imbued with powerful magical properties and central to many myths in Norse mythology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nidhogg | 1 |
| Weapons of Odin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3660947 — 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: Weapons of Odin Context triple: [Gungnir, category, Weapons of Odin]
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A.
Ragnarok
Ragnarok is the apocalyptic series of events in Norse mythology that culminates in a great battle, the death of many gods, and the destruction and subsequent rebirth of the world.
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B.
This Is Your Sword
"This Is Your Sword" is a folk-influenced rock song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2014 album *High Hopes*.
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C.
Midgard
Midgard is the human-inhabited world in Norse mythology, situated between the realms of gods and giants and encircled by a vast ocean.
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D.
The Einherjar
The Einherjar are the chosen slain warriors of Norse mythology who reside in Valhalla, training for the final apocalyptic battle of Ragnarök under the leadership of Odin.
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E.
Aesir at Ragnarök
Aesir at Ragnarök are the principal Norse gods who face their prophesied final battle and destruction during the apocalyptic events of Ragnarök.
- 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: Weapons of Odin Target entity description: Weapons of Odin are the legendary arms wielded by the Norse god Odin, often imbued with powerful magical properties and central to many myths in Norse mythology.
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A.
Ragnarok
Ragnarok is the apocalyptic series of events in Norse mythology that culminates in a great battle, the death of many gods, and the destruction and subsequent rebirth of the world.
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B.
This Is Your Sword
"This Is Your Sword" is a folk-influenced rock song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2014 album *High Hopes*.
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C.
Midgard
Midgard is the human-inhabited world in Norse mythology, situated between the realms of gods and giants and encircled by a vast ocean.
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D.
The Einherjar
The Einherjar are the chosen slain warriors of Norse mythology who reside in Valhalla, training for the final apocalyptic battle of Ragnarök under the leadership of Odin.
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E.
Aesir at Ragnarök
Aesir at Ragnarök are the principal Norse gods who face their prophesied final battle and destruction during the apocalyptic events of Ragnarök.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of weapons
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mythological concept ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
myths about Ragnarök
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myths about the Aesir ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Odin ⓘ |
| centralThemeIn |
stories of Odin's battles
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stories of Odin's rulership ⓘ stories of Odin's sacrifice and wisdom ⓘ |
| characteristic |
magical properties
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never miss their target ⓘ symbolic of divine authority ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Odin's role as god of wisdom
ⓘ
Odin's role as war god ⓘ fate and prophecy in Norse myth ⓘ |
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
crafted by dwarves
ⓘ
unbreakable ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Poetic Edda
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
literary studies
ⓘ
mythology ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Draupnir
ⓘ
Gungnir ⓘ Odin's magical items ⓘ Andvari's ring ⓘ
surface form:
Odin's ring
Gungnir ⓘ
surface form:
Odin's spear
Odin's spear-shaft ⓘ Odin's sword ⓘ |
| hasType |
divine weaponry
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legendary artifact ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern fantasy literature depictions of godly weapons
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role-playing game mythic weapon design ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Old Norse language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| mythologicalTradition | Scandinavian ⓘ |
| partOf | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aesir weapons
ⓘ
Mjolnir ⓘ
surface form:
Thor's hammer Mjölnir
Valkyries ⓘ Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| religion |
Germanic mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Germanic paganism
|
| symbolOf |
Odin's power
ⓘ
wisdom and sovereignty ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Viking Age narrative tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy | Odin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Weapons of Odin Description of subject: Weapons of Odin are the legendary arms wielded by the Norse god Odin, often imbued with powerful magical properties and central to many myths in Norse mythology.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.