Danish Saga Kings? Ja Youbetcha

When I was young, my mother reestablished connections with family in Norway, related to her beloved Grandfather Carl. When I was a freshman in college, a zillion years ago, she went to visit, and some of them have come here as well. I have in all honesty been pretty peripheral in all this, and regret that now. I have been saying for some time I want to take her back to Norway, and still hope we can accomplish that.

Apparently this family has done extensive research into their heritage. Mom was given a copy of some of the final output relating directly to her Grandfather. I don't know what documentation was done.

So last night I started trying to translate the forward to this book. Jay! This is for you! Viking Kings and Archers abound.

"Schytte-family are our oldest known relatives in the Nordic countries. With the help of the family seal, this family traced back to the old Danish saga-kings,
all the way to the last part of the 8th century. The family's oldest members stand out as good archers, and although the seal has changed over time, archery remains in the design of the seal. Their family members who took the doctor degree in the 16th and 17th century, selected the nickname toxotious, (Latin for archery). It is likely that the actual family name Schytte comes from archery.

Right up to the 15th century Taa was used as a nickname in the Schytte-family. Professor Barry Koht believed that it came from club foot, that often walked in the family. Several Danish and Norwegian Viking Kings were of Taa/Schytte family, among them Harold Harfargre.

The image of family vapnet / seal is from "Geschlechterbuch der Familie Schutte" by Albert Schuthe, Harburg-Wilhelmsburg, Germany. "

so this is gonna be interesting. What I do know is that Great Grandpa Carl (Hendriksen) came from an island called Vega in Norway. He spent at least some time fishing with his father. His father, Hendrik Johan Eriksen, drown on a fishing boat. His mother's name was Henrika Peternella Johanna Klaudatter. These are taken directly from the family document. I will post some family sheets as I continue going through it.

Ladies Night

I was looking for some travel documents on my mothers side tonight, to confirm what I've been told about her family. I found the manifests for both my Mother's Grandmothers. Emma Petersen Hendriksen and Oline Nagelhus Lund.

Emma, my mothers maternal grandmother, arrived on the Bergensfjord in New York on 6/19/1916. Sadly she passed away in 1928 of complications after gallbladder surgery, leaving behind her husband Carl and young daughter, Mildred. She is listed as being from Helgeland district of Norway.

Emma Part 1 Emma Part 2

Lina was my mothers paternal grandmother. She arrived in New York on 10/5/1909, on a ship called United States. She was from Snaasa (yeah I'm sure I'm spelling that wrong), Norway. Lina went to Spokane, WA with her friend, and I am not sure how she wound up meeting my Great Grandpa. Have begun looking for her Marriage document. Olaf and Lina had three boys, Ole, Arnold and Ivar, and one girl, Anne together. I posted some information about their homestead in Simpson, MT a few days ago, and after farming and raising their family they retired to Mesa, AZ. Lina lived a long productive life, if the records I have are to be believed, 98 years long. I met her once or twice when I was quite young. I am hoping maybe my mom will tell us a little bit about what kind of person she was as she knew her in the comments.

Lina Part 1 Lina Part 2