Glámr
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Glámr is a fearsome undead shepherd and one of the most notorious revenants in the Icelandic Grettis saga, whose haunting leads to the hero Grettir’s famed ghost-fight.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3752614 — 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: Glámr Context triple: [Grettis saga, featuresCharacter, Glámr]
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A.
Gleipnir
Gleipnir is the magically forged, deceptively thin binding in Norse mythology that successfully restrains the monstrous wolf Fenrir.
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B.
Tanngnjóstr
Tanngnjóstr is one of Thor’s two mythic goats in Norse mythology, known for pulling his chariot and being repeatedly slaughtered and resurrected.
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C.
Lífþrasir
Lífþrasir is a human figure in Norse mythology who, alongside Líf, is foretold to repopulate the world after the cataclysmic events of Ragnarök.
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D.
Snaefell
Snaefell is a prominent mountain on the Isle of Man known for its panoramic views, from which it is said you can see six kingdoms on a clear day.
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E.
Hynnekleiv
Hynnekleiv is a small village in the municipality of Froland in Agder county, southern Norway.
- 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: Glámr Target entity description: Glámr is a fearsome undead shepherd and one of the most notorious revenants in the Icelandic Grettis saga, whose haunting leads to the hero Grettir’s famed ghost-fight.
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A.
Gleipnir
Gleipnir is the magically forged, deceptively thin binding in Norse mythology that successfully restrains the monstrous wolf Fenrir.
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B.
Tanngnjóstr
Tanngnjóstr is one of Thor’s two mythic goats in Norse mythology, known for pulling his chariot and being repeatedly slaughtered and resurrected.
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C.
Lífþrasir
Lífþrasir is a human figure in Norse mythology who, alongside Líf, is foretold to repopulate the world after the cataclysmic events of Ragnarök.
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D.
Snaefell
Snaefell is a prominent mountain on the Isle of Man known for its panoramic views, from which it is said you can see six kingdoms on a clear day.
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E.
Hynnekleiv
Hynnekleiv is a small village in the municipality of Froland in Agder county, southern Norway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
draugr
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ revenant ⓘ shepherd ⓘ undead being ⓘ |
| ability |
instilling fear
ⓘ
shape and size alteration ⓘ superhuman strength ⓘ |
| afterDeath | returns as an undead revenant ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Grettis saga
ⓘ
Grettis saga ⓘ
surface form:
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
|
| associatedWith |
Norse ghost lore
ⓘ
fear of darkness ⓘ hauntings ⓘ |
| behavior |
attacks livestock
ⓘ
terrorizes farm inhabitants ⓘ |
| bodyDisposedBy | Grettir Ásmundarson ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | disappearance in a snowstorm ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland ⓘ |
| culture |
Icelandic
ⓘ
Old Norse language ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| curseEffect |
Grettir becomes afraid of the dark
ⓘ
Grettir’s future misfortunes ⓘ |
| curses | Grettir Ásmundarson ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | decapitation by Grettir Ásmundarson ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Grettir Ásmundarson ⓘ |
| firstAttestedIn | Grettis saga manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| genre | Icelandic saga literature ⓘ |
| haunts |
Thorhall’s farm at Forsæludalur
ⓘ
valley of Forsæludalur ⓘ |
| influences | later depictions of Nordic undead ⓘ |
| killedBy | Grettir Ásmundarson ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Old Norse ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | medieval Icelandic literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | test of Grettir’s courage and strength ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most famous revenants in Old Norse literature
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haunting a farm in Grettis saga ⓘ his ghost-fight with Grettir Ásmundarson ⓘ |
| notableScene | night-time struggle with Grettir in the hall ⓘ |
| occupation | shepherd ⓘ |
| opposes | Christian practices ⓘ |
| physicalCharacteristic |
large and powerful body
ⓘ
terrifying gaze ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | draugr in Norse mythology ⓘ |
| religion | paganism ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| typeOfUndead | corporeal ghost ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glámr Description of subject: Glámr is a fearsome undead shepherd and one of the most notorious revenants in the Icelandic Grettis saga, whose haunting leads to the hero Grettir’s famed ghost-fight.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.