Saga of Halfdan the Black
E381531
Saga of Halfdan the Black is a short medieval Norse saga recounting the life and deeds of the Norwegian king Halfdan the Black, traditionally included among the kings’ sagas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saga of Halfdan the Black canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3723853 — 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: Saga of Halfdan the Black Context triple: [Heimskringla, containsWork, Saga of Halfdan the Black]
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A.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs is a 19th-century epic poem by William Morris that retells the Norse Volsunga saga and related legends in richly archaic English verse.
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B.
The Saga of King Olaf
The Saga of King Olaf is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that retells the legendary life and Christianization efforts of the Norwegian king Olaf II.
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C.
The Viking Saga
The Viking Saga is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role within a historical adventure narrative about Vikings.
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D.
Saga of Erik the Red
The Saga of Erik the Red is a medieval Icelandic saga that recounts the exploration and settlement of Greenland and Vinland by Norse explorers, including Erik the Red and his son Leif Erikson.
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E.
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.
- 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: Saga of Halfdan the Black Target entity description: Saga of Halfdan the Black is a short medieval Norse saga recounting the life and deeds of the Norwegian king Halfdan the Black, traditionally included among the kings’ sagas.
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A.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs is a 19th-century epic poem by William Morris that retells the Norse Volsunga saga and related legends in richly archaic English verse.
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B.
The Saga of King Olaf
The Saga of King Olaf is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that retells the legendary life and Christianization efforts of the Norwegian king Olaf II.
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C.
The Viking Saga
The Viking Saga is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role within a historical adventure narrative about Vikings.
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D.
Saga of Erik the Red
The Saga of Erik the Red is a medieval Icelandic saga that recounts the exploration and settlement of Greenland and Vinland by Norse explorers, including Erik the Red and his son Leif Erikson.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Norse literary work
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kings' saga ⓘ medieval Norse saga ⓘ |
| about |
Halfdan the Black
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Norwegian kingship ⓘ early Norwegian history ⓘ royal genealogy ⓘ unification of Norway ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| author | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
dynastic succession
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prophetic dreams ⓘ royal omens ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Norse culture ⓘ |
| describes |
deeds of Halfdan the Black
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life of Halfdan the Black ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
political alliances
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royal lineage of Harald Fairhair ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ |
| followsInCollection | Ynglinga saga ⓘ |
| genre | kings' sagas ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted | Halfdan the Black ⓘ |
| language |
Old Norse language
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surface form:
Old Norse
|
| length | short saga ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | historical saga ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Icelandic saga literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Halfdan the Black ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| partOf | Heimskringla ⓘ |
| periodDepicted | 9th century Norway ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Iceland ⓘ |
| precedesInCollection | Saga of Harald Fairhair ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in later manuscript copies ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Icelandic manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Saga of Harald Fairhair
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Ynglinga saga ⓘ |
| religiousContext | pre-Christian Norse beliefs ⓘ |
| setting | Norway ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | king of Norway ⓘ |
| traditionallyIncludedIn |
Norse sagas
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surface form:
kings' sagas corpus
|
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Subject: Saga of Halfdan the Black Description of subject: Saga of Halfdan the Black is a short medieval Norse saga recounting the life and deeds of the Norwegian king Halfdan the Black, traditionally included among the kings’ sagas.
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