Erling Vidkunnsson den eldre

mentioned from 1140, d. c. 1182

Erling Vidkunnsson the Elder, mentioned from 1140 and died c. 1182, sat at Bjarkøy in Troms as the son of Vidkunn Jonsson. Sunnmørsættlegg (a genealogy) makes him the husband of Ragnhild Lodmundsdatter from Upsvik in Stranda on Sunnmøre. The Bjarkøy generations from c. 1140 to 1250 are a well-known point of dispute, so his place in the family is disputed. His daughter Ragna inherited the Bjarkøy estate.

Son of Vidkunn Jonsson. He sat at Bjarkøy in Troms, in the northern branch of the Giske family. The genealogy Sunnmørsættlegg makes him the husband of Ragnhild Lodmundsdatter from Upsvik in Stranda. The Bjarkøy generations from c. 1140 to 1250 are a well-known point of dispute.

Parents: Vidkunn Jonsson

Children: Ragna Erlingsdatter

Source

Sunnmørsættlegg (slektsoversikter fra Sunnmøre, 1200-tallet); bygdeboka Borgund og Giske, bind I