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Smør (noble Family)
Smør, or after the coat of arms, "Leopard's head (under Chevron (insignia), chevron)", was the name of a Norway, Norwegian medieval family of the high nobility.Handegård, 2008, p. 107. The family was one of the few Norwegian nobility#Norwegian noble families, original noble families of Norway, as it, unlike many other families, did not originate from Denmark or Sweden. The family owned land in Norway, as well as on the Faroe Islands and Shetland (which at the time was a Norwegian overseas possession). The male line of the family died out in the late 15th century. Coat of arms The coat of arms of the ''Smør''-family had a blue background, and a Gold (color), golden Leopard's head under a red Chevron (insignia), chevron. The family is sometimes alternatively called "Leopard's head (under Chevron (insignia), chevron)" after the coat of arms. History Name The word "smør" is Norwegian for butter, which in the Norwegian Middle Ages was an item of payment, and often one of the standa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smør (Leopard) Coat Of Arms
Smør may refer to: People * Smør (noble family), a Norwegian medieval family * Hallvard Jonson Smør (fl. 1368–1372), Norwegian knight * Jon Smør (1240–1328), Norwegian knight and cabinet minister * Jon Hallvardson Smør (fl. 1375), Norwegian nobleman * Jon Svaleson Smør (died 1483), Norwegian knight, regent and cabinet minister * Svale Jonson Smør (c. 1380–1442), Norwegian knight and cabinet minister * Torgaut Jonson Smør Torgaut Jonson Smør (fl. 1353–1373) was a Norwegian nobleman and riksråd (cabinet minister). Torgaut was probably the son of the knight Jon Smør. According to historian P. A. Munch, Torgaut may have had his home in Borgsyssel. He did at least ... (fl. 1353–1373), Norwegian nobleman and cabinet minister See also * S'more, a North American campfire dessert {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Smør
Jon Ragnvaldson Smør (c. 1240 – bef. 1328) was a Norwegian knight and cabinet minister (''riksråd''). He was the Bergen city recorder (''gjaldker'') and also owned land among other places in outer Sunnfjord. In 1295, he was present at Hindsgavl castle (''Hindsgavl slott'') on the island of Funen where he co-signed a truce in the War of the Outlaws (''De fredløses krig'') between the kingdoms of Norway and Denmark. The year later he confirmed, together with king Eric II of Norway, a settlement between the archbishop of Nidaros and his Chapter. In 1297 he was present at multiple major cases in Trøndelag, and in 1305 he witnessed about the dowry of princess Euphemia of Rügen, spouse of king Håkon V of Norway. Jon's ancestry is not known, and he is therefore considered to be the first known member of the Smør family (''Smørsætta'') of Norwegian nobles. Historian P. A. Munch did however claim that Jon's father could have been Ragnvald Urka who joined king Haakon IV of Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Norway
Western Norway ( nb, Vestlandet, Vest-Norge; nn, Vest-Noreg) is the region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway. It consists of the counties Rogaland, Vestland, and Møre og Romsdal. The region has no official or political-administrative function. The region has a population of approximately 1.4 million people. The largest city is Bergen and the second-largest is Stavanger. Historically the regions of Agder, Vest-Telemark, Hallingdal, Valdres, and northern parts of Gudbrandsdal have been included in Western Norway. Western Norway, as well as other parts of historical regions of Norway, shares a common history with Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Iceland and to a lesser extent the Netherlands and Britain. For example, the Icelandic horse is a close relative of the Fjord horse and both the Faroese and Icelandic languages are based on the Old West Norse. In early Norse times, people from Western Norway became settlers at the Western Isles in the Northern Atla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benkestok (noble Family)
Benkestok (''Benkestokk'', ''Benchestoch'' et cetera) is one of the original Norwegian nobility, noble families of Norway and one of the few to survive the Middle Ages. At the height of its power, the family ruled large estates in Bohuslän, Båhuslen (today a part of Sweden), in Western Norway, in Northern Norway, in the Faroe Islands, and in Shetland. History The family's progenitor is Tord Benkestok, who lived in Strand in Forshälla, Bohuslän, then a part of Norway. He was in the end of the 14th century mentioned in the Church Property Register by Øystein Aslaksson, Bishop of Oslo. The family was married with members of other old families, among others Smør (noble family), Smør, Galte and Kane (Norwegian nobility), Kane. The legendary ancestral father was Gaut at Ænes in Hardanger, born circa 1100. He was a lendmann (baron), and his son Jon Gautsson was a lendmann in the service of Magnus Erlingsson. The Benkestok family was allegedly the eighth generation descending pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galte
Galtung is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Galtung (noble family) * Johan Galtung Johan Vincent Galtung (born 24 October 1930) is a Norwegian sociologist who is the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies. He was the main founder of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) in 1959 and served as its ... (born 1930), Norwegian sociologist and mathematician {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orm (family)
Orm (in Old Norse and in modern Danish, Swedish, Norwegian ( bokmål and nynorsk) the word for "snake", "worm" or "dragon") became an Anglo-Saxon personal name during period of the Danelaw. Orm may also refer to: * Orrm or Orrmin, the author of the '' Ormulum'', a 12th century Christian text * the commissioner of the Kirkdale sundial in 11th century England * the Ocean Master, a DC Comics supervillain and half-brother to Aquaman * Orm, the name of a dragon (and part of the name of other dragons) in the Earthsea series * Orm (given name), with a list of people with this name ORM as an acronym may refer to: * Object–relational mapping, a software programming technique that allows accessing relational databases in the form of abstract objects * Object–role modeling, a method for conceptual data modeling * Oak Ridges Moraine, a geological landform in Ontario, Canada * Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, an observatory on the island of La Palma * Online reputat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regent
A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy, or the throne is vacant and the new monarch has not yet been determined. One variation is in the Monarchy of Liechtenstein, where a competent monarch may choose to assign regency to their of-age heir, handing over the majority of their responsibilities to prepare the heir for future succession. The rule of a regent or regents is called a regency. A regent or regency council may be formed ''ad hoc'' or in accordance with a constitutional rule. ''Regent'' is sometimes a formal title granted to a monarch's most trusted advisor or personal assistant. If the regent is holding their position due to their position in the line of succession, the compound term '' prince regent'' is often used; if the regent of a minor is their mother, she would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Svaleson Smør
Jon Svaleson Smør (c. 1420–1483) was a Norwegian people, Norwegian knight, Rigsraadet, riksråd and regent. Jon was a son of the knight Svale Jonson Smør and his wife Sigrid Gunnarsdotter Kane. He was a knight from 1449, and cabinet minister from 1458. In the 1470s he was a fehird (tax minister) and høvedsmann (lord) of the king's farm. Later, he was one of main forces behind the reactivation of the Norwegian Rigsraadet, Riksråd at the end of the reign of King Christian I of Denmark, Christian I. As a riksråd, and from 1482 regent, he led the policy of the Riksråd to maintain Norway's political interests during the interregnum between 1481 and 1483. Jon was probably after 1450 married to Gudrun Olavsdotter (c. 1415–1476/86), daughter of the knight Olav Håkonsson and Ingebjørg Jonsdotter. It is unknown if they ever had any children together. Jon died of drowning at Jersøy, near Tønsberg, the last man in the direct male line of the Smør (noble family), Smør family. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergenhus Fortress
Bergenhus fortress ( no, Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one of the oldest and best preserved stone fortifications in Norway. History The fortress contains buildings dating as far back as the 1240s, as well as later constructions built as recently as World War II. The extent of the enclosed area of today dates from the early 19th century. In medieval times, the area of the present-day Bergenhus Fortress was known as ''Holmen'' and contained the royal residence in Bergen, as well as a cathedral, several churches, the bishop's residence, and a Dominican monastery. Excavations have revealed foundations of buildings believed to date back to before 1100, which might have been erected by King Olav Kyrre. In the 13th century, until 1299, Bergen was the capital of Norway and Holmen was thus the main seat of Norway's rulers. It was first enclosed by stone walls in the 1240s. Of the medieval building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svale Jonson Smør
Hr. Svale Jonson Smør ( – aft. 1442) was a Norwegian people, Norwegian knight and Rigsraadet, riksråd (cabinet minister). Svale was a son of the royal ombudsman Jon Hallvardson Smør. He was one of the most powerful men in Norway in the early 15th century. He lived in Bergen, and in 1404 was the lord of Bergenhus Fortress. In the mid-1420s Svale functioned as a riksråd and participated in settling numerous cases between Norway and Scotland. He is further mentioned as a knight in 1442, when he was present at the royal coronation of Christopher of Bavaria in Oslo. Svale was married to Sigrid Gunnarsdotter Kane (noble family), Kane, and in 1412 inherited Hatteberg by Sigrid's uncle Gaute Eirikson of the Galte-family. Together Svale and Sigrid had the son Jon Svaleson Smør, Jon, and the daughters Bothilda and Inga. In addition, Svale had another daughter, also called Inga (whose great-granddaughter married into the Orm-family) by an otherwise unknown frille (concubine). See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Hallvardson Smør
Jon Hallvardson Smør (fl. 1375) was a Norwegian nobleman. He was a son of the knight Hallvard Jonson Smør. In 1375, Jon was the ombudsman of king Haakon VI of Norway. He had two known children, the son Svale, and daughter Ulvhild (whose granddaughter Birgitte married Trond Tordson Benkestok). See also * Smør * Norwegian nobility Aristocracy of Norway refers to Modern history, modern and Medieval Ages, medieval Aristocracy (class), aristocracy in Norway. Additionally, there have been economical, political, and military elites thatrelating to the main lines of History of N ... References *Handegård, Odd (2008)"''Vår felles slektshistorie. Hardanger, Sunnhordland og Ryfylke m.m. 1170-1650''" p. 109 {{DEFAULTSORT:Smor, Jon Hallvardson Norwegian knights 14th-century Norwegian nobility J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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