From: viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson)
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca,alt.heraldry.sca
Subject: Norwegian family tree to 1561AD
Summary: The bare branches of my family tree
Keywords: Norse, names
Date: 7 Apr 92 04:33:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: aviator.viking.702621186
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA

Greetings!

	Several people have asked for my little family
tree, mainly for information on Norse names.  Well, here
is what I have that I can confirm (there is some more,
but it is not yet verified, that goes back to nearly 1490.
When this information is confirmed I will post or mail
updates as necessary.  I am not the only one working on
this project, and some of the information going back to
nearly 1490 appears to have possibly been forged and of
a much later date, so I have to wait too :-).

Christian Aarskog and his wife Gertrude Harklau were from the
little villiage of Haukedal where their church was located.
This was in the parish called Forde which was part of the
county called Sogn og Fjordane.  This area is close to the
west coast of Norway and north of Bergen (the farm Aarskog is
located 69.04N by 18.38E, for those with good maps, and this
is where the last name originated).  Upon landing in the USA
in 1881 Christian changed his last name to Sorenson, being
the son of Soren Aarskog.  Christian spelled his first name
both as "Christian" and as "Kristian" back in Norway.  Once
in the USA he appears to have settled on Christian.

	Going back, son-to-father, we have:
(father or son's name)
	(wife's name)

Christian Sorenson, April 27 1852 - July 1, 1918
	Gertrude Harklau, May 27, 1859 - Dec 14, 1938

Soren Maas Aarskog 1818-1908
	Maline Olsd Froisland 1796-1857

Maas Gunderson Aarskog 1790-1875
	Marta Nilsd Froisland 1796-1857

Gunder Nilsen Aarskog 1755-1839
	Kari Olsd Botten 1762-1829

Nils Olsen Aarskog 1711-1783
	Synneve Marsd 1718-

Ole Nilsen Aarskog 1671-1754
	Aagaate Gundersd 1698-1757

Nils Tostensen Aarskog 1634-1684
	Aagotte Sifursd Gjerland

Tosten Olsen Refsdal 1596-1685
	Hildri Hilsd


If we don't mind following the wife's family, starting
with the father of Marta Nilsd Froisland:

Nils Iverson Asen Froisland 1752-?
	Inger Knudsd 1762-
(again, following the wife's family)

Knud Johannesen Ardal-Asen -1793
	Anne Lards Aardal 1727-

Johannes Knudsen Aasen 1694-1759
	Helga Olsd

Knud Johannesen Moklebust 1651-1727
	Marita Chrispinisd Sandnes
(again, following the wife's family)

Chrispinus Tollefson Sandnes 1604-
	Magli Sachristd

Tollef Chrispinusen Sandnes 1564-1634
	Synneve

Chrispinus Johannesen Molster 1561-
	Kari Tollefsd Hinns


The above spellings are correct so far as they can be translated
from the original Norwegian, but I have no idea how they may
have been pronounced.  Aarskog is pronounced, using a very simple
method of phonetics: "or" as in "more" + "sko" as is sk+oh or "skoal"
(the German drinking cry ;-).  This is, essentially, the bare
branches of my family tree.  My name was passed using this evidence,
and I humbly submit this information to whomever would make use of
it for reference purposes.

		Ld. Erik Aarskog
		Axed Root, Calontir

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