Vidkunn Erlingsson

d. c. 1302

Vidkunn Erlingsson, died c. 1302, was the brother of Bjarne Erlingsson and, like him, baron and councillor of the realm. He was married to Gyrid Andresdatter from Stårheim in Nordfjord, and the couple received a papal dispensation for the marriage in 1291. Their son Erling Vidkunsson inherited his mother's Stårheim estate and most of his paternal uncle's estate at Bjarkøy and Giske, and became drottsete, the highest officer of the realm.

Brother of Bjarne Erlingsson of Bjarkøy, who owned Giske. Baron and councillor of the realm, married to Gyrid Andresdatter from Stårheim in Nordfjord, and father of the drottsete Erling Vidkunsson.

Parents: Erling Ivarsson

Married to: Gyrid Andresdatter

Children: Erling Vidkunsson

Source

DN; bygdeboka Borgund og Giske, bind I