Erling Gautesen Talgø

ERLING GAUTESON av Tolga

• Erling was married to Margareta paa Sudrheim in Sogn. Her parents were Audun paa Slinde, mentioned in 1281, and Gyrid. We can find nothing concerning the life of Erling, but his brother Isak became a Baron and also an Ambassador. His sister Eyvor was married to Ogmund Sigurdsson of Hestbo, they and the Baron were very prominent people in their locality. Erling and Margareta had a daugh- ter named Holmfrid. Erling died young. - http://www.slektenvonkrogh.no/books/Andersen_Krogh_Genealogy.pdf

Spouse

• Married: Margareta paa Sudrheim

Children

• Holmfrid ERLINGSDATTER; Holmfrid is mentioned in a letter written in 1328 (Dipl. Norv. II. Nr. 165, Riksarkivet, Oslo). She was married to Brynjulf Brynjulfson, the son of Brynjulf Jonsson, who died about 1277. Her husband died about 1314, and she, as a widow, lived on for many years at Tolga. Their daughter was named Margareta.

Sources

• The title 'Fru', as used in those days, indicated that Margareta was of the nobility, in fact the higher nobility as her ancestral connections clearly show.
• Name given to a plague introduced into Europe from Asia.