Kristin Lavransdatter (fictional character by Sigrid Undset)
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Kristin Lavransdatter is the strong-willed medieval Norwegian noblewoman who serves as the central character in Sigrid Undset’s acclaimed historical novel trilogy of the same name.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kristin Lavransdatter | 1 |
| Kristin Lavransdatter (fictional character by Sigrid Undset) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T803583 — 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: Kristin Lavransdatter (fictional character by Sigrid Undset) Context triple: [Kristins Hall, namedAfter, Kristin Lavransdatter (fictional character by Sigrid Undset)]
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A.
Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate best known for her medieval trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter."
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B.
Rigmor Aasrud
Rigmor Aasrud is a Norwegian Labour Party politician who has held prominent leadership roles in the national parliament and government.
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C.
Catharina Bolnes
Catharina Bolnes was the wife of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer and the mother of his many children, known primarily through her connection to the artist’s life and estate.
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D.
Vilailuck Teigen
Vilailuck Teigen is a Thai-American television personality and social media figure best known as the mother of model and author Chrissy Teigen.
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E.
Fredricka Inger
Fredricka Inger is best known as the wife of British comedian and actor Norman Wisdom.
- 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: Kristin Lavransdatter (fictional character by Sigrid Undset) Target entity description: Kristin Lavransdatter is the strong-willed medieval Norwegian noblewoman who serves as the central character in Sigrid Undset’s acclaimed historical novel trilogy of the same name.
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A.
Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate best known for her medieval trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter."
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B.
Rigmor Aasrud
Rigmor Aasrud is a Norwegian Labour Party politician who has held prominent leadership roles in the national parliament and government.
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C.
Catharina Bolnes
Catharina Bolnes was the wife of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer and the mother of his many children, known primarily through her connection to the artist’s life and estate.
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D.
Vilailuck Teigen
Vilailuck Teigen is a Thai-American television personality and social media figure best known as the mother of model and author Chrissy Teigen.
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E.
Fredricka Inger
Fredricka Inger is best known as the wife of British comedian and actor Norman Wisdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Lavransdatter
ⓘ
surface form:
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Cross
Lavransdatter ⓘ
surface form:
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wife
Lavransdatter ⓘ
surface form:
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath
|
| centralThemeInLife |
conflict between earthly love and religious duty
ⓘ
family responsibility ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
devout
ⓘ
passionate ⓘ strong-willed ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| child |
Lavrans Bjørgulfsson
ⓘ
surface form:
Bjørgulf Erlendsson
Nikolaus Erlendsson ⓘ
surface form:
Gaute Erlendsson
Lavrans Bjørgulfsson ⓘ
surface form:
Lavrans Erlendsson
Margret Erlendsdatter ⓘ Munan Erlendsson ⓘ Nikolaus Erlendsson ⓘ Ulvhild Erlendsdatter ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Norway ⓘ |
| creator | Sigrid Undset ⓘ |
| deathCause | Black Death ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Norway ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Norwegian ⓘ |
| familyName | Lavransdatter ⓘ |
| father | Lavrans Bjørgulfsson ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Lavransdatter
ⓘ
surface form:
Kristin Lavransdatter universe
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Kristin ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Norwegian ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | central figure in Sigrid Undset’s Nobel-winning body of work ⓘ |
| mother | Ragnfrid Ivarsdatter ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lavrans ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Gudbrandsdalen
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of medieval Catholic piety
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portrayal of medieval Norwegian womanhood ⓘ psychological depth ⓘ |
| occupation | noblewoman ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seriesTitle |
Lavransdatter
ⓘ
surface form:
Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy
|
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| spouse | Erlend Nikulaussøn ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century
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Middle Ages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kristin Lavransdatter (fictional character by Sigrid Undset) Description of subject: Kristin Lavransdatter is the strong-willed medieval Norwegian noblewoman who serves as the central character in Sigrid Undset’s acclaimed historical novel trilogy of the same name.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kristin Lavransdatter