Ælfgifu (wife of Ælfgar of Mercia)
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Ælfgifu, wife of Ælfgar of Mercia, was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman of the 11th century and a member of the powerful Mercian aristocracy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ælfgifu (wife of Ælfgar of Mercia) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12486673 — 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: Ælfgifu (wife of Ælfgar of Mercia) Context triple: [Ealdgyth of Mercia, mother, Ælfgifu (wife of Ælfgar of Mercia)]
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A.
Ælfgifu (daughter of Godwin)
Ælfgifu, daughter of the powerful Earl Godwin of Wessex and Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, was a member of the influential Godwinson family that dominated English politics in the mid-11th century.
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B.
Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury was a 10th-century English queen consort and later revered saint, known primarily as the wife of King Edmund I and mother of Kings Eadwig and Edgar the Peaceful.
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C.
Ælfgifu of Northampton
Ælfgifu of Northampton was an influential early 11th-century English noblewoman and political figure, known as the first wife or consort of King Cnut the Great and the mother of kings Harold Harefoot and possibly Svein Knutsson.
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D.
Ælfgifu of York
Ælfgifu of York was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, likely of Northumbrian origin, who became queen consort of England as the wife of King Æthelred the Unready and mother of King Edmund Ironside.
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E.
Æthelgifu
Æthelgifu was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman known primarily as a member of the family of the chronicler and ealdorman Æthelweard.
- 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: Ælfgifu (wife of Ælfgar of Mercia) Target entity description: Ælfgifu, wife of Ælfgar of Mercia, was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman of the 11th century and a member of the powerful Mercian aristocracy.
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A.
Ælfgifu (daughter of Godwin)
Ælfgifu, daughter of the powerful Earl Godwin of Wessex and Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, was a member of the influential Godwinson family that dominated English politics in the mid-11th century.
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B.
Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury was a 10th-century English queen consort and later revered saint, known primarily as the wife of King Edmund I and mother of Kings Eadwig and Edgar the Peaceful.
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C.
Ælfgifu of Northampton
Ælfgifu of Northampton was an influential early 11th-century English noblewoman and political figure, known as the first wife or consort of King Cnut the Great and the mother of kings Harold Harefoot and possibly Svein Knutsson.
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D.
Ælfgifu of York
Ælfgifu of York was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, likely of Northumbrian origin, who became queen consort of England as the wife of King Æthelred the Unready and mother of King Edmund Ironside.
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E.
Æthelgifu
Æthelgifu was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman known primarily as a member of the family of the chronicler and ealdorman Æthelweard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.