Family tree · Bjarkøy

Bjarne Erlingsson

c. 1248 to 1313

Bjarne Erlingsson, c. 1248 to 1313, was baron, councillor of the realm and diplomat and one of the most powerful men in the kingdom. He sat in the regency government for the young King Eirik Magnusson and was excommunicated, shut out of the Church, by the archbishop in Nidaros. In 1312, in Kirkwall in Orkney, he received 600 marks sterling from the Scottish king Robert Bruce. He married into Giske with Margrete Nikolasdatter, and Bjarnegarden in Bergen is named after him.

Bjarne Erlingsson of Bjarkøy, married to Margrete Nikolasdatter at Giske. Baron, councillor of the realm and diplomat. He sat in the regency government for the young King Eirik Magnusson and was excommunicated, shut out of the Church, by the archbishop in Nidaros. He negotiated with Scotland and received a gold belt from King Edward of England. In his will he gave Giske to his granddaughter Kristin. Bjarnegarden in Bergen is named after him.

Parents: Erling Ivarsson

Married to: Margrete Nikolasdatter

Children: Andres Bjarnesson

Letters

• DN 17/880: The pope rebukes King Eirik, Bjarne of Giske is excommunicated
• DN 3/30: The archbishop takes sworn testimony against Bjarne of Giske
• DN 2/43: Extract from the canons' land register in Nidaros
• DN 3/56: Bjarne Erlingsson judges a tithe case in Verdal
• DN 1/110: Bjarne Erlingsson demands that the judgement on Vavallastad be obeyed
• DN 2/88: Bjarne Erlingsson exchanges Bjarnegarden in Bergen
• DN 15/1: Bjarne Erlingsson's testament: Giske to his granddaughter Kristin
• DN 2/93: Lady Gyrid accounts for her nephew's estate
• DN 2/111: Bjarne Erlingsson receives the Scottish king's payment in Orkney
• DN 2/114: Bjarne Erlingsson makes peace with Robert the Bruce

Source

DN 17/880; DN 3/30; DN 2/88; DN 15/1; DN 2/114