Finnvid Funnen

9th century

Finnvid Funnen is the founding ancestor in Arnungatal, the genealogy of the family at Giske, written down in the 13th century. According to the legend he was found as an infant in an eagle's nest, wrapped in silk, and of his origins it says only: «Ingen kjenner ætta hans.» (No one knows his lineage.) The story is tradition, and it explains why the eagle recurs in the name elements -arin and -arn in the family.

The founding ancestor in Arnungatal, the genealogy of the family at Giske. «Ingen kjenner ætta hans» (no one knows his lineage), it says. The legend says he was found as a foundling in an eagle's nest, wrapped in silk. The name elements -arin and -arn in the family mean eagle.

Children: Torarin Bulibak

Source

Arnungatal (ættetavle fra 1200-tallet), gjengitt i bygdeboka Borgund og Giske, bind I, s. 241 til 243