288 NATURAL H I S T O R Y of NO RWAY. 



that is obfcure and little known, I mean the origin of all the an- 

 cient and noble families in Norway. I mall give an account of 

 thefe, as far as their names and actions are recorded, either in 

 chronicles, ancient writings, patents, &c. I have given myfelf 

 fome trouble to pick out thofe, that by frricl: examination, are 

 found to be what we call Giasv, or good ancient nobility, which 

 are now extinct, or degenerated to peafants. The names of thefe 

 families are as follow : 



Akeleye, Alfsfon, Arildfon, Ailakfibn, Auftrat, Baad, Baardf- 

 fon, Bakke, Bilt, Bing, Biornfon, Blik, Bolt, Bos, Brat, Brim 

 ften, Brufe, Budde, Darre, Doka, Drotning, Dufa, Egilflon, 

 EndritiTon, Erikffon, ErlingiTon, Findflbn, Flida, Frille, Gaas, 

 Galde or Galle, Galtung, Gifke or Gifkio, Giordffon, Green, 

 Griis, Grot, Guldhrandnon, Gunnarflbn, Gulfko, Gyldenhorn, 

 Hak, HalvorfTon, Haraldflbn, Hierne, JonrTon, Kakal, Kalis, 

 Kane, Kold, Koppe, Krakidans, Kroko, Krukow, Kyr, Lauden, 

 Lep, Liodhorn, Lior, Medalby, Mok, NehTon, Ormffon, Orn- 

 ing, OtterTon, PederlTon, PhilipfTon, Plit, Raudi or Rod, Remp, 

 Ro, Sigvortfon, Skaktavel, Skancke, Skialdarbrand, Skreiding, 

 Smor, StarFenfTon, Stenveg, Steiper, Stumpe, Svarte, Sobiorn, 

 SollerfTon, Teift, TordfTon, Torgerffon, Torp, Torftenffon, Va- 

 gakal, Verdal, VikingfTon, and perhaps many more that I have 

 not been able to find out. 



Since the time of Frideric I. when the old Norwegian nobility, 

 according to Huitfeld's account, ufed to be called away, many 

 Danifh families, on account of civil employments, places in the 

 army, and other occasions, were fent to Norway, tho' very few 

 of them are left ; and to that clafs belong the following families : 

 Bagger, Benkeftokker, Bielker, Bilder, Brokenhufer, Frifer, Hoi- 

 ker, Hoger, Huitfelder, Jernskaegger, Krabber, Krager 3 Krufer, 

 Lindenover, Lunger, Lyftruper,. Rofenkrantzer, Sehefteder, Totter, 

 Walkendorfer, Uggeruper. Of the nobility of other countries* 

 especially Germans, French, and Scotch, there are fome come in, 

 and fome ftill re£de there, as Ahnen, Barklay, Butler, Cicignon, 

 Coucheron, Crequi, Cromarti, Ferry, Flemming, Kleinov, Laut- 

 zou, Lutzov, Marfchall, Movat, Often, Reich wein, Richelieu, 

 Schak, Sincler, Storm, Wedel. 



And fince the fovereignty of Denmark, fome Norwegian fa- 

 milies, by his majefty's favour, have been raifed to the dignity % 

 3 and 



