Aspa is the collective name of both the farm and the group of interrelated Norwegian families of noble origins in Møre og Romsdal, a fylke (county) in southwestern Norway. Several members of this group played significant roles in the political and ecclesiastical history of Norway in the Middle Ages. The group's name comes from its origin, the two farms on the island of Aspøya in the present municipality of Tingvoll, also in Møre og Romsdal – Aspa and Boksaspa.
The island of Aspøya, the original home of the Aspa family.
Most of the family can be divided into three main branches:
Aslak Jonsson and his descendants
Trond Toraldsson and his descendants
Thorstein Eiriksson and his descendants
The first certain members of the clan were Aslak Jonsson (died before 1463) and his wife, Lady Gro. The title of "Lady" suggests that she was previously married to a knight.
Aslak was mentioned in 1443, when he willed his estate, including one-half of the Aspa farm to his daughter Jorann, who was married to Trond Toraldsson. They were the parents of the 25th Archbishop of Nidaros, Olav Trondsson (d. 1474). His brother Ivar Trondsson of Aspa (mentioned 1453–1489) inherited the farm from his mother. It is possible that he married a woman from the Teiste family, the clan that might have produced Hans Bjørnsson Teiste, the 29th Bishop of Bergen.
Olav and Ivar donated, in 1473, a large part of their lands, consisting a number of farms in Nordmøre, to the Nidaros Cathedral for a period of 30 years but a hundred years and several lawsuits would pass before the donation was returned to the Aspa family. On 11 September 1578 in Trondheim, the Herredag declared Ivar's grandson, Auden Tostensson of Aspa, the rightful heir to all the original Aspa properties of the cathedral.
Auden's daughter's son Auden Ågesson settled at Molde, as the owner of several farms, including Reknes. In other branches of the clan, the surname Trygge occurred later but its origins are uncertain.
There is a prevailing theory among the Norwegian genealogists that Jorunn, the mother of the 28th and last Catholic Archbishop of Nidaros, Olav Engelbrektsson, might be from the Aslak Jonsson branch of the Aspa family as the daughter of Ivar Trondsson from Frei in Nordmøre, and the niece of Olav Trondsson, the 26th Archbishop.[1] But, throughout the lives of Jorunn and her son, the records were more concerned with the church, the politics and the wars than with the families. So there may not be enough evidence to prove that Jorunn was the niece of Olav Trondsson and the mother of Olav Engelbrektsson as well as the sister of the 26th Archbishop of Nidaros Gaute Ivarsson, and the grandmother of Torbjørn Olavssøn Bratt, the first Lutheran "superintendent" of Trondheim.[2] Engelbrektsson did help with the education and careers of Torbjørn and his brother, Jens Olavssøn Bratt, but their biographies at Norsk Biografisk Leksikon do not name him as their uncle and Jorunn as their grandmother.[3]
Referencesedit
^Stølen, "Olav Engelbrektsson og Aspe=ætta : Resyme over synspunkt, page 232.
^(in Norwegian) See the discussions forums at Arkivverket : Riksarkivet go Statsarkivene [ Archives : Royal and State Archives of Norway ] under "Erkebishop Olav Engelbrektsson", posted between 28 August 2004 and 13 August 2007 with 94 messages, and "Erkeb. Olav Engelbrigts. og slektskr. rundt han i Trondenes og omegn" [ Arch. Olav Engelbrigts. and his Relatives in Trondenes and Area ], posted between 18 January 2008 and 9 August 2010 with 900 messages, for more details.
^The biographies of Torbjørn Olavssøn Bratt and Jens Olavssøn Bratt are at the online (in Norwegian)Norsk Biografisk Leksikon [ Norwegian Biographical Dictionary ]. Their mother is supposed to be Maria Engelbrektsdatter, the sister of the Archbishop, but she is listed as "unknown" in both biographies.
Tore Hermundsson Vigerust, editor, Aspa-seminaret [ The Aspa Seminar ] : Sandvika 25 oktober 1996, Kristiansund 6–7 september 1997, in : Adelsprosjektets skrifter, bind 2 [ Writings of the Nobility Project, Volume 2 ] (Oslo : Adelsprosjektet, kane.benkestokk.teiste forlag [ Nobility Project, Kane. Benkestokk. Teiste Publications ], 1997), ISBN82-91870-00-4
Finn Oldervik, "Ouden Oudenson i Aspen – har han levd? Gaute Ivarson – var han likevel son til Ivar Trondson i Aspen? [ Ouden Oudenson of Aspen - Did He Exist? Guate Ivarson – Was He Really the Son of Ivar Trondson of Aspen? ]", in : Jan H. Leithe and Hedvig Wist, editors, Årbok for Nordmøre 1998 [ Yearbook of North Møre 1998 ] (Kristiansund : Nordmøre Historielag [ Historical Society of Nordmøre ], 1998), ISSN 0333-2152, pages 71–77
Anders Stølen, "Olav Engelbrektsson og Aspe=ætta : Resyme over synspunkt [ Olav Engelbrektsson and the Aspa Family : Summary of the Theories", in : Bjørn Austigard and Rolf Strand, editors, Romsdal Sogelag Årsskrift 1995 [ 1995 Yearbook of the Historical Society of Romsdal ] (Molde : A.s. EKH and Engers Boktrykkeri, 1995), ISBN82-90169-48-5, pages 221-234
Ottar Roaldset, Gards- og ættesoge for Straumsnes, bind III [ History of the Families and Farms of Straumsnes, Volume 3 ], (Tingvoll : Tingvoll Sogelag [ Historical Society of Tingvoll ], 1999), pages 438 ff.
Oddvar Grønli, "Ei ættetavla frå reformasjonstida [ A Genealogical Chart from the Time of the Reformation ]", Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift [ Norwegian Genealogical Journal ], Volume 13, Issue 2 ( Oslo : Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening [ Norwegian Genealogical Society ], 1952), pages 209–244
Arne I. Hoem, "Litt mer om Aspaslekten og slekten Hagerup [ A Little More about the Aspa and Hagerup Families ]", Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift, Volume 25 (Oslo : Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening, 1975), pages 154-156
Magnus Mardal, "Aspaslekten - en nordmørsk stormannsslekt fra 1200-tallet [ Apsa Clan – A Prominent Family in North Norway from the 1200s ]", Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift, Volume 32 (Oslo : Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening, 1989), pages 53–63
Klaus Johan Grønseth Myrvoll, "Eitkvart nytt um Aspa-ætti [ A New Quarter for the Aspa Clan ]", Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift, Volume 36, Issue 4 (Oslo : Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening, 1998), pages 273-282
Klaus Johan Grønseth Myrvoll, "Margrete i Aspa – løysing på floken [ Margaret of Aspa – The Solution to the Puzzle ]", Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift, Volume 41, Issue 1 (Oslo : Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening, 2007), pages 42–63
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Aspa is the collective name of both the farm and the group of interrelated Norwegian families of noble origins in More og Romsdal a fylke county in southwestern Norway Several members of this group played significant roles in the political and ecclesiastical history of Norway in the Middle Ages The group s name comes from its origin the two farms on the island of Aspoya in the present municipality of Tingvoll also in More og Romsdal Aspa and Boksaspa The island of Aspoya the original home of the Aspa family Contents 1 The Family 2 References 3 Bibliography 3 1 Books all in Norwegian 3 2 Periodicals all in Norwegian 4 Other sourcesThe Family editMost of the family can be divided into three main branches Aslak Jonsson and his descendants Trond Toraldsson and his descendants Thorstein Eiriksson and his descendants dd The first certain members of the clan were Aslak Jonsson died before 1463 and his wife Lady Gro The title of Lady suggests that she was previously married to a knight Aslak was mentioned in 1443 when he willed his estate including one half of the Aspa farm to his daughter Jorann who was married to Trond Toraldsson They were the parents of the 25th Archbishop of Nidaros Olav Trondsson d 1474 His brother Ivar Trondsson of Aspa mentioned 1453 1489 inherited the farm from his mother It is possible that he married a woman from the Teiste family the clan that might have produced Hans Bjornsson Teiste the 29th Bishop of Bergen Olav and Ivar donated in 1473 a large part of their lands consisting a number of farms in Nordmore to the Nidaros Cathedral for a period of 30 years but a hundred years and several lawsuits would pass before the donation was returned to the Aspa family On 11 September 1578 in Trondheim the Herredag declared Ivar s grandson Auden Tostensson of Aspa the rightful heir to all the original Aspa properties of the cathedral Auden s daughter s son Auden Agesson settled at Molde as the owner of several farms including Reknes In other branches of the clan the surname Trygge occurred later but its origins are uncertain There is a prevailing theory among the Norwegian genealogists that Jorunn the mother of the 28th and last Catholic Archbishop of Nidaros Olav Engelbrektsson might be from the Aslak Jonsson branch of the Aspa family as the daughter of Ivar Trondsson from Frei in Nordmore and the niece of Olav Trondsson the 26th Archbishop 1 But throughout the lives of Jorunn and her son the records were more concerned with the church the politics and the wars than with the families So there may not be enough evidence to prove that Jorunn was the niece of Olav Trondsson and the mother of Olav Engelbrektsson as well as the sister of the 26th Archbishop of Nidaros Gaute Ivarsson and the grandmother of Torbjorn Olavsson Bratt the first Lutheran superintendent of Trondheim 2 Engelbrektsson did help with the education and careers of Torbjorn and his brother Jens Olavsson Bratt but their biographies at Norsk Biografisk Leksikon do not name him as their uncle and Jorunn as their grandmother 3 References edit Stolen Olav Engelbrektsson og Aspe aetta Resyme over synspunkt page 232 in Norwegian See the discussions forums at Arkivverket Riksarkivet go Statsarkivene Archives Royal and State Archives of Norway under Erkebishop Olav Engelbrektsson posted between 28 August 2004 and 13 August 2007 with 94 messages and Erkeb Olav Engelbrigts og slektskr rundt han i Trondenes og omegn Arch Olav Engelbrigts and his Relatives in Trondenes and Area posted between 18 January 2008 and 9 August 2010 with 900 messages for more details The biographies of Torbjorn Olavsson Bratt and Jens Olavsson Bratt are at the online in Norwegian Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Norwegian Biographical Dictionary Their mother is supposed to be Maria Engelbrektsdatter the sister of the Archbishop but she is listed as unknown in both biographies Bibliography editBooks all in Norwegian edit Tore Hermundsson Vigerust editor Aspa seminaret The Aspa Seminar Sandvika 25 oktober 1996 Kristiansund 6 7 september 1997 in Adelsprosjektets skrifter bind 2 Writings of the Nobility Project Volume 2 Oslo Adelsprosjektet kane benkestokk teiste forlag Nobility Project Kane Benkestokk Teiste Publications 1997 ISBN 82 91870 00 4 Finn Oldervik Ouden Oudenson i Aspen har han levd Gaute Ivarson var han likevel son til Ivar Trondson i Aspen Ouden Oudenson of Aspen Did He Exist Guate Ivarson Was He Really the Son of Ivar Trondson of Aspen in Jan H Leithe and Hedvig Wist editors Arbok for Nordmore 1998 Yearbook of North More 1998 Kristiansund Nordmore Historielag Historical Society of Nordmore 1998 ISSN 0333 2152 pages 71 77 Anders Stolen Olav Engelbrektsson og Aspe aetta Resyme over synspunkt Olav Engelbrektsson and the Aspa Family Summary of the Theories in Bjorn Austigard and Rolf Strand editors Romsdal Sogelag Arsskrift 1995 1995 Yearbook of the Historical Society of Romsdal Molde A s EKH and Engers Boktrykkeri 1995 ISBN 82 90169 48 5 pages 221 234 Ottar Roaldset Gards og aettesoge for Straumsnes bind III History of the Families and Farms of Straumsnes Volume 3 Tingvoll Tingvoll Sogelag Historical Society of Tingvoll 1999 pages 438 ff Periodicals all in Norwegian edit Oddvar Gronli Ei aettetavla fra reformasjonstida A Genealogical Chart from the Time of the Reformation Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift Norwegian Genealogical Journal Volume 13 Issue 2 Oslo Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening Norwegian Genealogical Society 1952 pages 209 244 Arne I Hoem Litt mer om Aspaslekten og slekten Hagerup A Little More about the Aspa and Hagerup Families Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift Volume 25 Oslo Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening 1975 pages 154 156 Magnus Mardal Aspaslekten en nordmorsk stormannsslekt fra 1200 tallet Apsa Clan A Prominent Family in North Norway from the 1200s Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift Volume 32 Oslo Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening 1989 pages 53 63 Klaus Johan Gronseth Myrvoll Eitkvart nytt um Aspa aetti A New Quarter for the Aspa Clan Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift Volume 36 Issue 4 Oslo Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening 1998 pages 273 282 Klaus Johan Gronseth Myrvoll Margrete i Aspa loysing pa floken Margaret of Aspa The Solution to the Puzzle Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift Volume 41 Issue 1 Oslo Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening 2007 pages 42 63Other sources editDiplomatarium Norvegicum Latin Diplomas of Norway Volume XXI No 415 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aspa family amp oldid 1131188764, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
