Island of Berk
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The Island of Berk is a rugged, Viking-inhabited fictional island that serves as the primary home of Hiccup, Toothless, and their dragon-riding community in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berk (fictional Viking island) | 1 |
| Island of Berk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Island of Berk Context triple: [How to Train Your Dragon (film series), setting, Island of Berk]
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A.
Lealholm
Lealholm is a small rural village in North Yorkshire, England, known for its picturesque setting in the Esk Valley within the North York Moors National Park.
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B.
Peberholm
Peberholm is an artificial island in the Øresund Strait, created as part of the Øresund Bridge–Tunnel link between Denmark and Sweden and known for its role as both transport infrastructure and a protected nature reserve.
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C.
Skaland
Skaland is a small coastal village on the island of Senja in northern Norway, known for its scenic fjord landscape and proximity to rugged mountains.
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D.
Græsholm
Græsholm is a small Danish island that forms part of the Hirsholmene archipelago in the Kattegat.
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E.
Tyvholm
Tyvholm is one of the small Danish islands that form part of the Hirsholmene archipelago in the Kattegat.
- 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: Island of Berk Target entity description: The Island of Berk is a rugged, Viking-inhabited fictional island that serves as the primary home of Hiccup, Toothless, and their dragon-riding community in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.
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A.
Lealholm
Lealholm is a small rural village in North Yorkshire, England, known for its picturesque setting in the Esk Valley within the North York Moors National Park.
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B.
Peberholm
Peberholm is an artificial island in the Øresund Strait, created as part of the Øresund Bridge–Tunnel link between Denmark and Sweden and known for its role as both transport infrastructure and a protected nature reserve.
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C.
Skaland
Skaland is a small coastal village on the island of Senja in northern Norway, known for its scenic fjord landscape and proximity to rugged mountains.
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D.
Græsholm
Græsholm is a small Danish island that forms part of the Hirsholmene archipelago in the Kattegat.
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E.
Tyvholm
Tyvholm is one of the small Danish islands that form part of the Hirsholmene archipelago in the Kattegat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional island
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fictional location ⓘ setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Dragons: Defenders of Berk
NERFINISHED
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Dragons: Race to the Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ Dragons: Riders of Berk NERFINISHED ⓘ DreamWorks Dragons NERFINISHED ⓘ How to Train Your Dragon (2010 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ How to Train Your Dragon 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ How to Train Your Dragon book series (adaptations and related media) NERFINISHED ⓘ How to Train Your Dragon franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
cold
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harsh ⓘ |
| country | Barbaric Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
frequently attacked by dragons (early in the story)
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remote ⓘ stormy ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | How to Train Your Dragon universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Great Hall
NERFINISHED
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Viking village ⓘ dragon stables ⓘ dragon training arena ⓘ forested areas ⓘ harbor ⓘ rocky cliffs ⓘ rugged coastline ⓘ sea stacks ⓘ |
| inhabitant |
Astrid Hofferson
NERFINISHED
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Fishlegs Ingerman NERFINISHED ⓘ Gobber the Belch NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruffnut Thorston NERFINISHED ⓘ Snotlout Jorgenson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoick the Vast NERFINISHED ⓘ Toothless NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuffnut Thorston NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking tribe of Berk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterLeader | Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Stoick the Vast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary setting of How to Train Your Dragon ⓘ |
| notableEventLocation |
Hiccup and Toothless’s first successful dragon training
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battle against the Red Death ⓘ establishment of dragon–human alliance ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Astrid Hofferson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gobber the Belch NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III NERFINISHED ⓘ Toothless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationType |
Vikings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dragons ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
center of human–dragon coexistence
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home of Hiccup and Toothless ⓘ home of the Vikings of Berk ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Island of Berk Description of subject: The Island of Berk is a rugged, Viking-inhabited fictional island that serves as the primary home of Hiccup, Toothless, and their dragon-riding community in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Berk (fictional Viking island)