Viking Heraldy of Lewis & Cinda - Bruce Rognan

generations identified back to 636 AD. Ingjald and Cecile had three children:
1) Gyrd Ingjaldson, (1387) future district governor (see next)
2) John Ingjaldsson (1390)
3) Jente Ingjaldsdatter (1392)
Sigurd and Cecile both died in a place called “O” or sometime “Oe”, in Vang, Hedmark, which was the central
headquarters of Romerike for the next 100 years. (Sigurd’s crest is pictured above)
Gyrd Injaldsson (1387 - 1438), married NN Eivindsdatter Botner, the daughter of Eivind Astesson Botner and
Tora from O, Vang. Eivind Botner’s father had been given the land of Botner by the King of Denmark Magnus-
Smek, and was one of his trusted knights. He came from Denmark, but exactly where is not yet discovered. The
Botner birthright, went to his son Eivind, and upon his death, to his only offspring a daughter. This daughter (NN
Eivindsdatter) married Gyrd and inherited the massive Botner farm through that marriage. In addition Gyrd was
the district governor, reporting to the King of Norway / Denmark /Sweden. Injald was responsible for the counties
(fylke) of Oppland, Hedmark, Vestfold and Akershus Counties.
Ester’s son, Eivind Estesson (b.1352) took over the farm in the late 1350's when
Ester died in the black plague. Eivind and his wife Tora had a daughter who
married Gyrd Ingaldsson (b. 1387) from Oe, (or O) Vagar, Hedmark. Now the
Botner farm was in possession of Gyrd Ingjaldsson and his wife Eivindsdatter
Botner
The Botner Farm was first mentioned by name on 22 January 1329 in a Loken
land deed when Ester Botner (b. 1329) took possession of it. In the years following
the Black plague, it was one of the only farms in the area that was cultivated.
The Botner farm again is mentioned in 3 Feb 1394 in a letter by the
Bishop Oystein of Vestfold, Norway. The farm is still under the King’s jurisdiction
at this time, but still owned and managed and owned by Eivind Astesson.
Gyrd Ingjaldsson and his wife NN Botner (Eivindsdatter), as a member of Heraldry
had his own coat of arms, see below. Coats of Arms were used in medieval
times so all the commoners could recognize a person of importance,
without reading or writing. Those in Heraldry enforced the coats of arms to
make sure there were no forgeries or counterfeits. Those impersonating Heraldry
were put to death. Gyrd’s crest is listed below along side of other prominent coats of arms for other family
members:
Gyrd and his wife (Gudrid?) had 5 children born at O, Vang, Hedmark, Norway:
1) Eivind Gyrdsson (1400-1448) See next.
2) Jon Gyrdsson (1409)
3) Gudrid Gyrdsdatter (1404) who married Peter Gunleicksen who moved to Skjaak, Oppland
4) NN Gyrdsson
5) Cecilia Oe Gyrdsdatter
Gyrd had died by 1438, but his inheritance was passed on to his two living sons (John and Eivind) and daughter
Gudrid. On 3 April 1443 Eivind Gyrdsson and his brother Jon were granted an additional parcel of land in
Hedmark by the King of Denmark. They also had significant land holdings in Gausdal, Gulbrandsdalen, Norway.
Some of the other farm managers at this time were Tora Gyrdsdatter and her husband Wilhelm Asmundsen
Stigsed. Gyrd’s daughter married a prominent land owner from Skjaak, Oppland County by the name of Peter
Gunleickssen (1404-1482) from the Bratt family. Their daughter Cecilie Petersdatter Bratt married Guttorm Eindridesson
Bratt Bjolstad. This is the line to which Lewis Ericksen was born. Lewis and Cinda Erickson, in addition
to being husband and wife, were also were also 1st cousins, 13 times removed.
Gyrd’s daughter Gudrid (b.1410) married Peder Gudleiksen Skjaak, (1404-1482) who was the son of Gudleick
Petersen. Peder Gudleicksen became the original founder of the town and place known as “Skjaak”, where
many of the Norwegians in this book were born.
Eivind Gyrdsson (1425 - 1500)
Eivind Gyrdsson was born in 1425 in the parish called Oe (or sometimes just O) which is in Vang, Hedmark today.
It is part of the ancient territory Romerike, as was Holand, where he died. It was Eivind who inherited the