Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
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Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar is a 13th-century Icelandic saga that recounts the life of the complex warrior-poet Egill Skallagrímsson, blending family history, Viking exploits, and powerful skaldic poetry.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar canonical | 2 |
| Egils saga | 1 |
| Egils saga Skallagrímssonar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3752644 — 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: Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar Context triple: [Grettis saga, relatedWork, Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar]
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A.
Njáls saga
Njáls saga is one of the most famous Icelandic sagas, recounting complex blood feuds, legal disputes, and family conflicts in medieval Iceland with a strong focus on law, honor, and fate.
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B.
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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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.
Heimskringla
Heimskringla is a collection of Old Norse kings' sagas, traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson, that recount the lives and deeds of Norwegian monarchs from legendary times to the 12th century.
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E.
Orkneyinga saga
Orkneyinga saga is a medieval Icelandic narrative that recounts the history and legends of the Earls of Orkney and their Norse connections.
- 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: Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar Target entity description: Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar is a 13th-century Icelandic saga that recounts the life of the complex warrior-poet Egill Skallagrímsson, blending family history, Viking exploits, and powerful skaldic poetry.
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A.
Njáls saga
Njáls saga is one of the most famous Icelandic sagas, recounting complex blood feuds, legal disputes, and family conflicts in medieval Iceland with a strong focus on law, honor, and fate.
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B.
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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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.
Heimskringla
Heimskringla is a collection of Old Norse kings' sagas, traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson, that recount the lives and deeds of Norwegian monarchs from legendary times to the 12th century.
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E.
Orkneyinga saga
Orkneyinga saga is a medieval Icelandic narrative that recounts the history and legends of the Earls of Orkney and their Norse connections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Icelandic saga
ⓘ
medieval literature work ⓘ Íslendingasaga ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arinbjörn Þórisson
ⓘ
Egil Skallagrímsson ⓘ
surface form:
Egill Skallagrímsson
King Eiríkr Bloodaxe ⓘ
surface form:
Eiríkr Bloodaxe
Gunnhildr ⓘ Harald Fairhair ⓘ Skalla-Grímr Kveldúlfsson ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | anonymous ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Arinbjarnarkviða
ⓘ
Höfuðlausn ⓘ Sonatorrek ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Viking saga
ⓘ
family saga ⓘ prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasPart | poems by Egill Skallagrímsson ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose with embedded skaldic verse ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Íslendingasögur
ⓘ
surface form:
sagas of Icelanders
|
| mainCharacter |
Arinbjörn Þórisson
ⓘ
Böðvarr Egilsson ⓘ Egil Skallagrímsson ⓘ
surface form:
Egill Skallagrímsson
King Eiríkr Bloodaxe ⓘ Harald Fairhair ⓘ
surface form:
King Harald Fairhair
Kveld-Úlfr ⓘ Queen Gunnhildr ⓘ Gunnar Hámundarson ⓘ
surface form:
Skalla-Grímr Kveldúlfsson
Thorolf Kveldúlfsson ⓘ Þorgerður Egilsdóttir ⓘ Egil Skallagrímsson ⓘ
surface form:
Þórólfr Skallagrímsson
|
| manuscriptTradition | medieval Icelandic manuscripts ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Viking expeditions and battles
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conflicts with Norwegian kings ⓘ family history of the clan of Skalla-Grímr ⓘ inheritance disputes in Iceland ⓘ life of Egill Skallagrímsson ⓘ |
| placeOfAction |
Baltic Sea region
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surface form:
Baltic region
England ⓘ Frisia ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Norway ⓘ |
| possibleAuthor | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Viking Age ⓘ |
| theme |
family loyalty and feud
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fate and loss ⓘ honor and reputation ⓘ power of poetry ⓘ relationship between poet and ruler ⓘ |
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Subject: Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar Description of subject: Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar is a 13th-century Icelandic saga that recounts the life of the complex warrior-poet Egill Skallagrímsson, blending family history, Viking exploits, and powerful skaldic poetry.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Egils saga
this entity surface form:
Egils saga Skallagrímssonar