Skofte Ågmundsson

c. 1045 to 1103

Skofte Ågmundsson, c. 1045 to 1103, was chieftain at Giske and first cousin of King Olaf Kyrre. After a quarrel with Magnus Barefoot he left Giske in the autumn of 1102 with five ships and three of his sons, bound for the Holy Land. They wintered in Flanders and sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar to Rome, where Skofte died in 1103. His daughters were married into the Rein family (Reinsætta) and the family of Gregorius Dagsson.

Chieftain at Giske and first cousin of King Olaf Kyrre. He quarrelled with King Magnus Barefoot and left Giske in 1102 with five ships. They wintered in Flanders and sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar to Rome, where Skofte died in 1103. He never reached the Holy Land. The sagas say that his sons Ågmund, Finn and Tord died on the voyage. The sources disagree about who died.

Parents: Ågmund Torbergsson

Children: Pål Skoftesson, Tora Skoftesdatter, Ragnhild Skoftesdatter, Ågmund Skoftesson, Tord Skoftesson, Finn Skoftesson

Source

Snorre, Magnussønnenes saga; Morkinskinna