Vidkunn Jonsson

mentioned 1094 to 1139

Vidkunn Jonsson from Bjarkøy in Troms, mentioned 1094 to 1139, is the man who saved the king's banner in Ulster, the north-eastern part of Ireland. When Magnus Barefoot fell there on 24 August 1103, Vidkunn stood by the king until he fell, and escaped wounded with the banner and the sword Leggbit. Later he became foster father of King Magnus the Blind. He was the son of Jon Arnesson and a central link in the Bjarkøy family.

Son of Jon Arnesson at Bjarkøy in Troms, of the Bjarkøy family, the northern branch of the Giske family. When King Magnus Barefoot fell in Ulster in Ireland on 24 August 1103, Vidkunn stood by the king until he fell. He escaped, wounded, with the king's banner and the sword Leggbit. Later he was foster father of King Magnus the Blind.

Parents: Jon Arnesson

Children: Erling Vidkunnsson den eldre

Source

Snorre, Magnus Berrføtts saga