The Saga of the People of Laxardal
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The Saga of the People of Laxardal is a medieval Icelandic family saga that recounts the intertwined lives, feuds, and romances of several generations in the Laxárdalur valley.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Saga of the People of Laxardal canonical | 2 |
| Saga of the People of Vatnsdal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3704194 — 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: The Saga of the People of Laxardal Context triple: [Laxdæla saga, hasEnglishTitle, The Saga of the People of Laxardal]
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A.
Saga of the Greenlanders
Saga of the Greenlanders is a medieval Icelandic saga that recounts the Norse exploration and attempted settlement of North America, including voyages associated with Leif Erikson and Vinland.
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B.
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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C.
The Master of Hestviken
The Master of Hestviken is a historical novel cycle by Norwegian author Sigrid Undset that portrays medieval Norwegian life through the tragic story of a deeply religious but tormented man.
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D.
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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E.
Lord of Mann
Lord of Mann is the feudal title held by the British monarch as the head of state of the Isle of Man, reflecting the island’s unique constitutional status.
- 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: The Saga of the People of Laxardal Target entity description: The Saga of the People of Laxardal is a medieval Icelandic family saga that recounts the intertwined lives, feuds, and romances of several generations in the Laxárdalur valley.
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A.
Saga of the Greenlanders
Saga of the Greenlanders is a medieval Icelandic saga that recounts the Norse exploration and attempted settlement of North America, including voyages associated with Leif Erikson and Vinland.
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B.
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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C.
Saga of Magnus the Good
Saga of Magnus the Good is a medieval Norse kings' saga recounting the life and reign of the Norwegian king Magnus the Good, traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
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D.
The Master of Hestviken
The Master of Hestviken is a historical novel cycle by Norwegian author Sigrid Undset that portrays medieval Norwegian life through the tragic story of a deeply religious but tormented man.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Icelandic family saga
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medieval literary work ⓘ Íslendingasaga ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | 13th century Icelandic literature ⓘ |
| concerns | conversion to Christianity in Iceland ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
blood feud
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dreams and omens ⓘ legal disputes at the Althing ⓘ love triangle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | medieval Icelandic chieftain society ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bolli Þorleiksson
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surface form:
Bolli Thorleiksson
Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir ⓘ
surface form:
Gudrun Osvifsdottir
Hoskuld Dala-Kollsson ⓘ Kjartan Ólafsson ⓘ
surface form:
Kjartan Olafsson
Melkorka ⓘ Olaf the Peacock ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
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prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
Laxdæla saga
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surface form:
The Laxdaela Saga
The Saga of the People of Laxardal self-link ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasStructure | chronological multi-generational narrative ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Laxdæla saga
ⓘ
surface form:
Laxdaela Saga
Laxdæla saga ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Icelandic historical fiction ⓘ |
| language | Old Icelandic ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major classic of the Icelandic sagas ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Íslendingasögur
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surface form:
Icelandic sagas
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| mainTheme |
family feuds
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fate and prophecy ⓘ honor and revenge ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
intertwined lives of chieftain families
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several generations of one family ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Old Norse ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Sagas of Icelanders ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Icelandic manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Egil's Saga
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Njáls saga ⓘ
surface form:
Njals saga
The Saga of the People of Laxardal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Saga of the People of Vatnsdal
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| settingLocation |
Laxárdalur valley
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West Iceland ⓘ
surface form:
Western Iceland
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| studiedIn | Old Norse literature courses ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ Norse settlement of Iceland ⓘ
surface form:
Settlement Age of Iceland
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Saga of the People of Laxardal Description of subject: The Saga of the People of Laxardal is a medieval Icelandic family saga that recounts the intertwined lives, feuds, and romances of several generations in the Laxárdalur valley.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Saga of the People of Laxardal
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hasEnglishTranslation
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The Saga of the People of Laxardal
self-link
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The Saga of the People of Laxardal
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relatedWork
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The Saga of the People of Laxardal
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Saga of the People of Vatnsdal