Family tree · Bjarkøy

Gyrid Erlingsdatter

14th century

Gyrid Erlingsdatter was the daughter of the drottsete Erling Vidkunsson and full sister of Ingebjørg, who received Giske. She is known through her daughter Margrete Eilivsdatter, who in 1422 declared before the Bishop of Bergen that Sigurd Jonsson was her only living heir. The declaration rested on Gyrid and Ingebjørg being sisters, and it strengthened Sigurd's position in the inheritance dispute over Giske.

Daughter of the drottsete Erling Vidkunsson and sister of Ingebjørg, who received Giske. Mother of Margrete Eilivsdatter, who in 1422 declared Sigurd Jonsson, Ingebjørg's grandson, her only heir.

Parents: Erling Vidkunsson, Elin Toresdatter

Letters

• DN 1/207: Svein Sigurdsson gives the drottsete land in Sogn
• DN 1/224: Copy of Svein Sigurdsson's gift to Erling
• DN 1/683: Margrete Eilivsdatter makes Sigurd Jonsson her heir

Source

DN 1/683