Saga of Hákon Herdebrei
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Saga of Hákon Herdebrei is an Old Norse kings' saga recounting the life and turbulent reign of the Norwegian king Hákon II Sigurðarson, known as Hákon Herdebrei.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saga of Hákon Broad-Shouldered | 1 |
| Saga of Hákon Herdebrei canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3723863 — 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 Hákon Herdebrei Context triple: [Heimskringla, containsWork, Saga of Hákon Herdebrei]
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A.
Saga of Hákon the Good
Saga of Hákon the Good is an Old Norse kings' saga recounting the life and reign of the Norwegian king Hákon I the Good, traditionally attributed to the Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson.
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B.
Orkneyinga saga
Orkneyinga saga is a medieval Icelandic narrative that recounts the history and legends of the Earls of Orkney and their Norse connections.
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C.
Laxdæla saga
Laxdæla saga is a medieval Icelandic saga that recounts the intertwined lives, feuds, and tragic love stories of several generations of settlers in the Laxárdalur valley.
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D.
Grettis saga
Grettis saga is a prominent Icelandic saga that recounts the turbulent life, heroic feats, and outlawry of the warrior Grettir Ásmundarson.
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E.
Saga of Olaf Tryggvason
The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason is a medieval Norse narrative recounting the life, reign, and Christianizing efforts of the Viking king Olaf Tryggvason of 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: Saga of Hákon Herdebrei Target entity description: Saga of Hákon Herdebrei is an Old Norse kings' saga recounting the life and turbulent reign of the Norwegian king Hákon II Sigurðarson, known as Hákon Herdebrei.
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A.
Saga of Hákon the Good
Saga of Hákon the Good is an Old Norse kings' saga recounting the life and reign of the Norwegian king Hákon I the Good, traditionally attributed to the Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson.
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B.
Orkneyinga saga
Orkneyinga saga is a medieval Icelandic narrative that recounts the history and legends of the Earls of Orkney and their Norse connections.
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C.
Laxdæla saga
Laxdæla saga is a medieval Icelandic saga that recounts the intertwined lives, feuds, and tragic love stories of several generations of settlers in the Laxárdalur valley.
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D.
Grettis saga
Grettis saga is a prominent Icelandic saga that recounts the turbulent life, heroic feats, and outlawry of the warrior Grettir Ásmundarson.
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E.
Saga of Olaf Tryggvason
The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason is a medieval Norse narrative recounting the life, reign, and Christianizing efforts of the Viking king Olaf Tryggvason of Norway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Norse literary work
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kings' saga ⓘ medieval Icelandic saga ⓘ |
| about |
Hákon Herdebrei
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Norwegian royal family ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian monarchy
dynastic struggles in Norway ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Norway ⓘ |
| characterIn | Hákon II Sigurðarson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| culturalContext | medieval Norse culture ⓘ |
| describes |
conflicts during the Norwegian civil war era
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reign of Hákon II of Norway ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
political conflicts in 12th‑century Norway
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turbulent reign of Hákon II ⓘ |
| genre | kings' saga ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDescribed | Hákon II of Norway ⓘ |
| historicalGenre | royal biography ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Icelandic saga literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hákon II Sigurðarson
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Norwegian civil wars ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hákon Herdebrei ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Norway ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Old Norse ⓘ |
| partOf | kings' sagas corpus ⓘ |
| portrays | Hákon II Sigurðarson as king of Norway ⓘ |
| relatedWorkType | other Norwegian kings' sagas ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | king of Norway ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
12th century
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reign of Hákon II Sigurðarson ⓘ |
| workTitleInEnglish |
Saga of Hákon Herdebrei
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Saga of Hákon Broad-Shouldered
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saga of Hákon Herdebrei Description of subject: Saga of Hákon Herdebrei is an Old Norse kings' saga recounting the life and turbulent reign of the Norwegian king Hákon II Sigurðarson, known as Hákon Herdebrei.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saga of Hákon Broad-Shouldered