Saga of Sigurd the Crusader
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Saga of Sigurd the Crusader is a medieval Norse saga recounting the life and crusading exploits of King Sigurd I of Norway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saga of Sigurd the Crusader canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3723861 — 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 Sigurd the Crusader Context triple: [Heimskringla, containsWork, Saga of Sigurd the Crusader]
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A.
Saga of Magnus Barefoot
Saga of Magnus Barefoot is a medieval Norse saga recounting the life, reign, and military campaigns of the Norwegian king Magnus III, known as Magnus Barefoot.
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B.
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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C.
Saga of Halfdan the Black
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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D.
Saga of Harald Fairhair
Saga of Harald Fairhair is a section of Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla that recounts the legendary life and unification of Norway under its first king, Harald Fairhair.
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E.
Saga of Inge, Son of Harald
Saga of Inge, Son of Harald is a medieval Norse kings' saga recounting the life and reign of King Inge Haraldsson of Norway, traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
- 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 Sigurd the Crusader Target entity description: Saga of Sigurd the Crusader is a medieval Norse saga recounting the life and crusading exploits of King Sigurd I of Norway.
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A.
Saga of Magnus Barefoot
Saga of Magnus Barefoot is a medieval Norse saga recounting the life, reign, and military campaigns of the Norwegian king Magnus III, known as Magnus Barefoot.
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B.
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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C.
Saga of Halfdan the Black
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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D.
Saga of Harald Fairhair
Saga of Harald Fairhair is a section of Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla that recounts the legendary life and unification of Norway under its first king, Harald Fairhair.
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E.
Saga of Inge, Son of Harald
Saga of Inge, Son of Harald is a medieval Norse kings' saga recounting the life and reign of King Inge Haraldsson of Norway, traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Norse literature work
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kings' saga ⓘ medieval Norse saga ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crusades
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Norwegian royal history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Norse medieval culture ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Norwegian participation in the Crusades
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Sigurd I of Norway's crusade to the Holy Land ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical saga
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historical narrative ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Norwegian crusaders
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Sigurd I of Norway ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Holy Land
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Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Norway ⓘ |
| hasSubjectHeading |
Christian crusading ideology in Norse literature
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medieval Scandinavian history ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| literaryLanguageFamily | North Germanic languages ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Icelandic saga tradition ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Sigurd I of Norway ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
crusading exploits of Sigurd I of Norway
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reign of King Sigurd I of Norway ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Old Norse ⓘ |
| portrays |
military campaigns of Sigurd I of Norway
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religious motivations for crusading ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | part of the tradition of kings' sagas about Norwegian monarchs ⓘ |
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Subject: Saga of Sigurd the Crusader Description of subject: Saga of Sigurd the Crusader is a medieval Norse saga recounting the life and crusading exploits of King Sigurd I of Norway.
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